Canning family : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1356] • Photograph
Album one
Photos of trams (including some damaged in accidents), tram interiors, machinery, and a parade float commemorating 50 years of federation, all taken by George Canning in relation to his work on the tramways. Selected images can be viewed on the South Australiana database.
Horse drawn tram
Disused horse tram number 4 of the Parkside Tramway Co. Limited on the forecourt of the Municipal Tramways Trust depot at Hackney, after electrification had been introduced. The tram would most likely have been withdrawn from service by or before 1914, when Adelaide's horse tram services ceased.
Staff Christmas party, Tramways Depot
Women working at the Tramways Depot on Hackney Road sitting down for a Christmas lunch.
Double decker trolley bus
Double decker trolley bus, with "Charles Birks" advertisement on the side.
Tram employees
Tram employees lining up for work at the Tramways Depot, Hackney Road.
Municipal Tramways Trust Federation parade float
The Municipal Tramways Trust float in the 1951 Jubilee of Federation Parade held on 9 May 1951. The flags on the exhibit denote dates when the tramways opened.
Album two
Album two contains a menu for Christmas dinner on the ship "T.S.M.V. Manunda", a Perth bus and tram schedule which includes places of interest and how to get there, and photos of the ship "T.S.M.V. Manunda", Fremantle Harbour, and Perth and surrounding areas, taken by Sesca Canning in the 1948-1949 Christmas season when she took a trip to Perth with her friend Erica Campbell.
Album three
Album three contains contains photos of a car and caravan holiday the Canning family took to Port Lincoln in the 1940's and includes a map produced by the Port Lincoln Tourist Office. Selected images can be viewed on the South Australiana database.
Car and caravan
Car parked beside a caravan in a field near Port Lincoln. The caravan is a "Furness" caravan built at 660 South Road Edwardstown South Australia from the late 1930s until the early 1950s.
Caravan interior
George and Doris Canning sitting at the table inside their caravan, while holidaying in Port Lincoln.
Dining area, caravan
Dining area inside George and Doris Canning's caravan, with a bowl of fruit and basket of flowers on the table. The family used the caravan on a holiday to Port Lincoln.
"Ampleforth" ship
The ship "Ampleforth" docked at Port Lincoln, with a group of people sitting on the edge of the dock.
Small boat, Port Lincoln
Two members of the Canning family sitting in a small boat at the beach, while holidaying in Port Lincoln.
Album four
Album four contains photos of a trip taken by the Canning family in September 1940 to the Flinders Ranges, Port Broughton, Port Pirie, Melrose, Port Augusta, Hawker, Mernmerna, Parachilna, Angorichina, Blinman, Arratunga Creek, Wilpena Creek, Clare and Angaston, as well as some photos of scenes around Adelaide including the State War Memorial, the University of Adelaide, the Botanic Gardens and the City and University Bridges. Selected images can be viewed on the South Australiana database.
Soldier's Memorial, Port Broughton
Two women standing near the Soldier's Memorial at Port Broughton, with a car in the background.
Prests Ltd. Shop, Port Pirie
Front and side view of Prests Ltd. Shop in Port Pirie.
Tug and barge at Port Augusta
View of a tug and barge at Port Augusta with a bridge in the distance.
Dorrie Canning on the beach at Port Augusta
Dorrie Canning sitting on the steps leading to the beach at Port Augusta, with buoys and a small boat in the background.
Hawker Post Office
Dorrie Canning standing in front of the Post Office in Hawker.
Three little girls of Hawker
Three young girls of Hawker, with their toys. The first girl holds the handle of a wire doll's pram with a doll in it, the second a doll and the third another toy baby pram.
Man and dog, Mernmerna
View of "Lassie" and her master, Ken Calliss, taken through the bus window at Mernmerna.
School children at Mernmerna
A group of school children standing beside a bus on the side of the road at Mernmerna.
Sandalwood at Parachilna
A carriage full of sandalwood at Parachilna Railway Station.
Picnic lunch at Parachilna Creek
A group enjoy a picnic lunch at Parachilna Creek, with Dorrie Canning on the far left.
Drunk's seat, Blinman Hotel
Dorrie Canning sitting on the drunk's seat in front of the Blinman Hotel, with her dog "Tiger" at her feet.
Goats at Blinman
A herd of goats in a pen at Blinman.
Kangaroos at Blinman Hotel
Lucy Anesbury, the Hotel maid, with her pet kangaroos at Blinman.
Dorrie Canning on Memorial Hill, Blinman
Dorrie Canning sitting on a stone at Memorial Hill, Blinman, with her dog "Tiger" beside her. In the background is the cairn built by Blinman school children to honour their fallen soldiers of 1914.
Bond's bus, Blinman
A Bond's bus driver packs luggage on the roof of a bus as he prepares to leave Blinman.
Curious rock, Arratunga Creek
George Canning standing beside Curious Rock in the bed of the Arratunga Creek, near Blinman.