Papers relating to Samuel Grau Hubbe's expeditions [PRG 1415/32] • Mixed material
Depot Creek.
'Depot Creek near Port Augusta. Horse-drawn vehicles at Royal Geographical Society of Australasia gathering to unveil the plaque recording explorers who used this place'.
Unveiling plaque at Depot Creek.
Brian Ward unveiling the monument and plaque at Depot Creek, Flinders Ranges. Royal Geographical Society bicentennial project to erect a monument and plaque at Depot Creek to mark the visits of explorers Eyre, Hawker, Horrocks, Gill, Mueller and Babbage.
Memorial plaque at Depot Creek.
Close up view of the memorial plaque at Depot Creek, Flinders Ranges, part of a Royal Geographical Society bicentennial project to erect a monument and plaque at Depot Creek to mark the visits of explorers Eyre, Hawker, Horrocks, Gill, Mueller and Babbage.
Poisoned water notice.
Replica of a notice made by S.G. Hubbe as Chief Inspector of Vermin with the Lands Department, warning of poisoned water.
Cairn on Mount Strawbridge.
Members of a party re-creating the expedition from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie led by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-1896. At the cairn to S.G. Hubbe on the summit of Mount Strawbridge, Western Australia, built by William Richard Murray, second in command and Surveyor with the Survey Office, Adelaide. Mount Strawbridge was named by Hubbe after William Strawbridge (1841-1911), Surveyor General of South Australia, and Hubbe's superior.
Cairn on Mount Strawbridge.
Members of a party re-creating the expedition from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie led by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-1896. At the cairn to S.G. Hubbe on the summit of Mount Strawbridge, Western Australia, built by William Richard Murray, second in command and Surveyor with the Survey Office, Adelaide. Mount Strawbridge was named by Hubbe after William Strawbridge (1841-1911), Surveyor General of South Australia, and Hubbe's superior.
Near Mount Strawbridge.
View of the landscape near Mount Strawbridge, Western Australia, where Samuel Grau Hubbe and his party camped during their expedition. Mount Strawbridge was named by Hubbe after William Strawbridge (1841-1911), Surveyor General of South Australia, and Hubbe's superior.
Near Lake Wells.
'S.G.H. climbed this sand dune and looked out to the West across Lake Wells. View to the East'.
Ulrich Range, Western Australia.
View of Ulrich Range and the headwaters of Moxon Creek. The Range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta and Coolgardie, after his late father, Dr Ulrich Hubbe (1805-1892), who was partner in the creation of the Torrens Title System (see PRG 1242).
Ulrich Range, Western Australia.
View of Ulrich Range Western Australia. The Range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta and Coolgardie, after his late father, Dr Ulrich Hubbe (1805-1892), who was partner in the creation of the Torrens Title System (see PRG 1242).
Moxon Creek, Western Australia.
View of Moxon Creek in the Ulrich Range, Western Australia. The Creek was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta and Coolgardie. It was named after William Moxon Cook (1857-1917), a friend of Hubbe and the sporting editor of the 'Australasian'.
Lake Wells sign.
View of the signpost marking the directions of Lake Wells, Prenti Downs and Bandya, Western Australia. Caption on back: 'We were on good station tracks here, heading for Lake Wells'.
View from De La Poer Range.
Country looking South from the top of De La Poer Range, Western Australia. The range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie. The Range was named after his late friend, John Donald de la Poer Beresford (1852-1886), who had been one of the Clerks of the South Australian Parliament.
De La Poer Range.
De La Poer Range, Western Australia. Samuel Grau Hubbe travelled through the range, to the South. The range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie, after his late friend, John Donald de la Poer Beresford (1852-1886), who had been one of the Clerks of the South Australian Parliament.
De La Poer Range.
De La Poer Range, Western Australia. Samuel Grau Hubbe travelled through the range, to the South. The range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie, after his late friend, John Donald de la Poer Beresford (1852-1886), who had been one of the Clerks of the South Australian Parliament.
De La Poer Range sign.
View of the sign for the De La Poer Range Nature Reserve, Western Australia. Samuel Grau Hubbe travelled through the range, to the South. The range was named by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie, after his late friend, John Donald de la Poer Beresford (1852-1886), who had been one of the Clerks of the South Australian Parliament.
Swanson Hill.
View from Swanson Hill, Western Australia, along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Swanson Hill.
View from the top of Swanson Hill, Western Australia, showing the convoy of a party following the expedition route of Samuel Grau Hubbe.
Johnson's Well.
Johnson's Well en route to De La Poer Range, Western Australia, along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Old stockyard, Western Australia.
Caption on back: 'Old (80-90 years) chock and block stockyard', along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Mount Boreas.
View looking across country from Mount Boreas, Western Australia, along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Corkbark trees.
View of corkbark, or Hakea trees, near Mount Boreas, Western Australia, described by Samuel Grau Hubbe in his journal from the 1895-96 expedition from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Samphire, Lake Darlot.
View of samphire bushes on the edge of Lake Darlot, Western Australia, along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.
Lake Darlot, Western Australia.
View looking out over Lake Darlot, Western Australia, along the route explored by Samuel Grau Hubbe in 1895-96 when traveling from Oodnadatta to Coolgardie.