Series 133: Aerial views of Adelaide Oval during the 1929 Ashes Test [BRG 397/2/133] • Photograph
Item 01: Traffic on City Bridge.
Aerial view of King William Road and the City Bridge over the River Torrens, looking south-south east. Pedestrians, cars and trams are on the bridge, which occupies the centre of the image. Small boats are moored along the bank of the river near Jolley's Boathouse.
Item 02: Aerial view of 1929 Ashes Test Match.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval during the 1929 Ashes cricket test match against England. St Peter's Cathedral and North Adelaide are in the background of the image, and Memorial Drive tennis courts in the foreground. The scoreboard shows the state of play on day 2 of the Test, with England's Wally Hammond and George Geary batting in the first innings.
Item 03: Aerial view of Adelaide Oval and Palais de Danse.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval, looking south east, during the cricket test between England and Australia in February 1929. The River Torrens and the Palais de Danse are in the background.
Item 04: Adelaide Oval during 1929 cricket test.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval looking north, during the Test Match between England and Australia in 1929. War Memorial Drive and the River Torrens are in the foreground.
Item 05: Adelaide Oval southern carpark.
Aerial photograph of cars parked outside the southern gates of Adelaide Oval during the 1929 Ashes Test Match.
Item 06: Cars parked outside Adelaide Oval.
Aerial photograph of cars parked to the north east of Adelaide Oval, near Montefiore Hill, during the 1929 Ashes Test Match.
Item 07: Adelaide during the 1929 Ashes Test.
Aerial photograph looking south east across the 1929 Ashes test match at Adelaide Oval, towards the River Torrens, Palais de Danse, and the city of Adelaide.
Item 08: Aerial view of Adelaide Oval.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval, looking north west. War Memorial Drive is in the foreground and Montefiore Road is in the background. Play is underway between England and Australia in the Ashes test match of 1929.
Item 09: Adelaide Oval and Torrens River, 1929.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval during the 1929 Ashes cricket match, looking south. The River Torrens is in the background. The Palais de Danse is situated on the river, to the left of the image.
Item 10: Aerial view of Adelaide Oval and North Adelaide.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval during the 1929 Ashes Test Match, taken from a high altitude and looking north towards North Adelaide. A packed crowd is watching Wally Hammond and George Geary bat on day 2 of the test.
Item 11: Cricket crowd, 1929.
Aerial photograph of Adelaide Oval looking south. Just visible in the background is the River Torrens and the Palais de Danse. The occasion is the 1929 Ashes Test Match between England and Australia. A large crowd fills the ground, but players are not on the field in this image.
Item 12: Rural property.
An aerial view of an unidentified rural property, showing two houses and various paddocks, with a road running behind the property.
Item 13: Cars at Adelaide Oval.
Aerial photograph of cars parked near Adelaide Oval during the 1929 cricket test. Montefiore Road is to the right of the image.
Item 14: City Bridge, North Adelaide.
Aerial photograph, looking south west, of the King William Road bridge over the River Torrens. War Memorial Drive is in the background and Sir Edwin Smith Avenue is in the forground to the right.