Photographs [PRG 1471/5] • Photograph
Allison family in front of haystack
Four young children (aged about 3-11 years) perched on a ladder leaning against a hay stack. Their parents, Frederick William and Jessie (nee Menmuir) Allison of Strathalbyn (Walter Henry Allison's uncle and aunt), are standing on either side. The children are Ida May (b. 1911), Laurie John (b.1915), Gwendoline Menmuir (b.1913), and Jean Miller (b. 1907).
Young woman with handiwork
Photo captioned 'Yours truly' shows a young woman holding a piece of handiwork and seated outside a window of a stone house (probably the Allison family home at Milang, S.A.).
Woman feeding pet lambs
A young woman feeding poddy lambs in the yard of a stone house, with chooks nearby, and a water tank and outbuilding in the background. [Uncaptioned, possibly at Milang, and part of a mixed farm.]
Allison family group
Two boys and a girl (possibly Florence Allison), probably siblings of W.H. Allison, standing in a yard behind a seated woman, possibly their mother. Caption reads 'This is not quite as good. The sun was a little brighter' (probably in Florence Allison's handwriting, and located at Milang, S.A.).
Gum trees
Badly faded snapshot of two large eucalyptus trees, with a caption on the back written by Walter Henry Allison's sister: 'Two Gum Trees, a short distance from our house, am enclosing a leaf off one'.
Florence Allison
Small snapshot portrait of Walter Henry Allison's sister, Florence (aged about 12 years) with the caption 'Florence Allison / Do you know her?'.
Three young people
Two young women, one in a long white dress, the other in blouse and skirt and holding a tennis racket, are standing on either side of a man seated beneath a tree (possibly Walter Henry Allison), their hands on his shoulders. Foreground shows rocky pasture with hills in the distance.
Young woman
Uncaptioned portrait photo of an unidentified young woman about 20 years old, with her hair pulled back, and wearing white lacework collar.
Frederick and Jessie Allison
Uncaptioned photo of Frederick William and Jessie (nee Menmuir) Allison of Strathalbyn (Walter Henry Allisons uncle and aunt), standing in an open gateway between a tall wooden fence and a post and wire fence.
Frederick William Allison
Photo of Frederick William Allison (Walter Henry Allison's uncle) of Strathalbyn, dressed for work in a brimmed hat, double-breasted mid-length coat, and trousers tucked into black leather boots, and carrying a large, tin milk bucket. Peering from behind the gate is his daughter Ida. A letter on the reverse reads: 'Dear Wallie I am just going to call on you this morning to see if [you] want any milk how about taking two pints this is just a snap by Miss Menmuir at their gate one morning. Hope you are getting on all right & keeping fit & well & that you have a pleasent [sic] Christmas & a quite [sic] time. Best love & wishes to you boy From Uncle Will That is Ida looking through the gate.
Post office at Milang
Uncaptioned photo of Milang's Post & Telegraph Office, a stone building facing the unpaved crossroads.
Portrait of 'Marjorie'
Oval studio portrait of a young woman with brunette hair tied back in a large ribbon. She is wearing a black suit, white, lace-collared blouse, and white brimmed hat decorated with a wide ribbon. Caption reads: 'Hoping you will know who this is & also you will like it With love Marjorie'.
A crowd outside the fire-damaged Town Hall at Wallaroo
A crowd assembled outside the fire-damaged Town Hall at Wallaroo. A sign for the Savings Bank of South Australia is adjacent to the front entrance of the building, and bicycles are parked against a steel fence at a level train crossing in the foreground. A note on the reverse, signed by 'E' reads 'This is the Ruins of the Town Hall Where the X is, is yours truly & next to me is two of my girl friends Misses Una Hooper & Nell Dorey'.
Australian Imperial Force soldiers and officers
A large group of Australian Imperial Force soldiers and officers are posed in front of a brick building with tall, white window shutters. A note on the reverse, from 'F.G.' reads 'Taken in front of C.V.R. Rough but honest'.
R.C. Letchford
Formal portrait of A.I.F. soldier, R.C. Letchford of Mount Barker, S.A.
Hughie Sutherland
Formal portrait of A.I.F. soldier, Hughie [Hugh] Sutherland of Millicent, S.A. Son of Andrew Sutherland and Ann Wake. Born 5th Oct 1895 Millicent. 2nd Depot Bat AIF No 5759.
Arthur Dodd and Celly McHugh
Formal portraits of A.I.F. soldiers, Arthur Dodd of Millicent, S.A. and Celly McHugh(?) of Quorn, S.A.
Private Allan O. Coker
Formal portrait signed by No 1842 Private Allan Oswald Coker, farmer of Salisbury, S.A. Private Coker, a member of the 2nd Reinforcements, 5th Pioneer Battalion (5th Pioneers), enlisted on 29 February 1916, he was killed in action in France on 29 July 1918.
Postcard from France
French postcard contains a sepia studio portrait of a curly-haired little girl about two years old and holding an apple, with new year greeting 'bonne annee' in raised inscription at bottom. A letter to Wallie (W.H. Allison) from Jeanne Muselet, aged seven, of Hesdin L'Abbe, France, near Calais, is on the reverse, dated 22 May 1918.
Postcard from France (letter on reverse)
Letter to Wallie (W.H. Allison) from Jeanne Muselet, aged seven, of Hesdin L'Abbe, France, near Calais, written in French on the reverse of a postcard dated 22 May 1918. Translated it reads 'Dear Wallie, Forgive me for not having replied sooner. I was pleased to receive your little card safely. I lost your address. I am glad to know that you are well. Everyone here is well. I send you my best wishes. A small card will please me so much. Your friend Jeanne [Joan] Muselet'. To view the front of the postcard SEE PRG 1471/5/19.
Jeanne Muselet
French carte-de-visite, signed by Jeanne Muselet, of Hesdin l'Abbe, France, near Calais, contains studio portrait of the young girl about seven years old and wearing a lace dress. An art deco floral pattern in blue ink, with advertisement for the studio, H. Caron, 51 Rue Victor Hugo, Boulognes-sur-Mer, near Calais, is on the reverse. W.H. Allison met Jeanne when he was billeted with other soldiers at her grandmother's home in Hesdin l'Abbe.
Jeanne Muselet
Formal portrait of Jeanne Muselet (aged about seven years old) of Hesdin L'Abbe, France, near Calais, printed on a French postcard, with a handwritten note to W.H. Allison on the back: 'Souvenir Amical de Jeanne' and the date 18-11-18.
Interior of military hospital
Uncaptioned photograph of the interior of an army hospital, probably in France. Unidentified wounded soldiers (possibly including Walter Henry Allison of Milang, S.A.) are lying in beds, elevated at the foot. Nurses and other hospital personnel are posed amongst the patients, with buckets on the floor and some equipment visible. Printed on French postcard (ca. June 1918).
Interior of military hospital
Uncaptioned photograph of the interior of an army hospital, probably in France. Unidentified wounded soldiers (possibly including Walter Henry Allison of Milang) are lying in beds. Several hospital staff and a barrel wood stove are visible in the ward. Printed on French postcard (ca. June 1918).
Patients outside a military hospital
Uncaptioned photograph of unidentified wounded soldiers (possibly including Walter Henry Allison of Milang) lying in beds lined up outside of an army hospital, probably in France. The beds face onto a gravel footpath under tall, leafy trees. Nurses in uniform are in attendance, and striped umbrellas provide shade. Printed on French postcard (ca. June 1918).
Patients outside a military hospital
Photograph of an unidentified soldier (possibly Walter Henry Allison of Milang) dressed in A.I.F. uniform and lying partly upright in bed outside of a corrugated steel building, probably in Bristol, England (ca.1919). Duplicate of PRG 1471/5/26.
Patients outside a military hospital
Photograph of an unidentified soldier (possibly Walter Henry Allison of Milang) dressed in A.I.F. uniform and lying partly upright in bed outside of a corrugated steel building, probably in Bristol, England (ca.1919). Duplicate of PRG 1471/5/25.
Patients outside a military hospital
Photo of A.I.F. soldiers lying in beds lined up outside of a corrugated steel building, probably in Bristol, England. Note on the reverse reads, 'R.L. Hough [possibly pictured] of Fitzroy Street, Grafton, Clarence River, N.S.W.' (ca.1919).
Convalescent soldiers on deck
Photo of five unidentified soldiers, out of uniform and posed on the deck of a ship, with open water in background. Two are standing with crutches, and one with a walking stick. Possibly taken by W.H. Allison, while on board the hospital ship, Karoola, during his voyage from Bristol, England to Australia, ca.May 1919.
Military hospital ward
Uncaptioned photo of the interior of an army hospital ward, probably in Bristol, England. Patients are lying in bed or seated with crutches, posing with nurses for group shot with view of a wrapped and elevated foot in foreground (ca.1918). Duplicate of PRG 1471/5/30.