South Australia

  • Experiences of a colonist forty years ago; a journey from Port Phillip to South Australia in 1839 and a voyage from Port Phillip to Adelaide in 1846.

    # 15882

    [HAMILTON, George]

    Experiences of a colonist forty years ago; a journey from Port Phillip to South Australia in 1839 and a voyage from Port Phillip to Adelaide in 1846.

    By an old hand. With illustrations. Adelaide : J. Williams, 1880. Octavo, gilt-lettered red cloth, blue endpapers with previous owner’s name neatly inscribed, photographic frontispiece, pp. [viii]; 84; 79; [1]; 23; two photographic plates reproducing four painted scenes, Second edition, the first with photographic illustrations. Ferguson 10184; Holden 49

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  • Photographic portrait of an Aboriginal elder, Murray River, South Australia, circa 1920

    # 15037

    SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

    Photographic portrait of an Aboriginal elder, Murray River, South Australia, circa 1920

    Gelatin silver photograph, 150 x 103 mm, verso with contemporary inscription in pencil ‘River Murray Tribe. Govt. Photog.’; in fine condition (the tiny white scratch in the upper section is in the negative).

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  • Ceremony of laying the first stone of the collegiate school of St. Peter’s, Adelaide,

    # 14673

    Church of England. Diocese of Adelaide.

    Ceremony of laying the first stone of the collegiate school of St. Peter’s, Adelaide,

    by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide, on Thursday, May 24, 1849 … Adelaide : Printed by George Dehane, King William Street, 1849. Quarto, printed wrappers, 6 pp, mild vertical fold line and some corner creasing; ex Webster Collection, with small red stamp and manuscript collection number (2657) to last page; a good copy.  Ferguson, 5160. …

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  • Wedding portrait of an Aboriginal couple, Koonibba Mission, west coast South Australia, circa 1925

    # 13061

    Photographer unknown.

    Wedding portrait of an Aboriginal couple, Koonibba Mission, west coast South Australia, circa 1925

    Private [i.e. non-commercial] photograph on Velox paper, 101 x 75 mm; verso with paper adhesions from an old album page, but with the violet wet stamp “Velox” still visible; in fine condition. The plaque on the stone building behind the unidentified couple is the foundation stone of the Lutheran Children’s Home, Koonibba, which was opened …

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  • Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887. The only Gold Medal for weighing machines has just

    # 13101

    HENRY POOLEY & SON.

    Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887. The only Gold Medal for weighing machines has just

    been awarded to Henry Pooley & Son. 21st September, 1887. [Title from overstamp in red ink]. London : Henry Pooley & Son, 1887. Octavo sheet, printed one side only, advertising Henry Pooley & Son's many successes at international and British exhibitions, including the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition and the Highland & Agricultural Society's Show, Perth …

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  • Scotch Church, Mount Gambier

    # 11436

    WATSON & WEDD

    Scotch Church, Mount Gambier

    Late 1860s. Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 95 x 62 mm, verso imprinted 'Photographed by Watson & Wedd, Mount Gambier' and with contemporary inscription in ink 'Scotch Church, Mt. Gambier'; the albumen print lightly rubbed, the verso of the mount with mild foxing and slightly trimmed at top and bottom edges. Davies & …

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  • Map of South Australia, New South Wales, Van Diemens Land, and Settled parts of Australia.

    # 10126

    WYLD, James

    Map of South Australia, New South Wales, Van Diemens Land, and Settled parts of Australia.

    Respectfully dedicated to Major Sir T.L. Mitchell K.t D.C.L. F.G.S. &c Surveyor General of New South Wales …. London : James Wyld, [c.1848]. Engraved map with hand colouring, 620 x 1000 mm, dissected and laid on linen and edged in green silk, as issued, folding to 210 x 130 mm, in original card slipcase with …

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  • Aboriginal camp, Point McLeay, South Australia, 1880

    # 7159

    SWEET, Samuel White (1825-1886)

    Aboriginal camp, Point McLeay, South Australia, 1880

    Albumen print photograph, 170 x 210 mm, mounted on a contemporary album page of thick card, inscribed in negative at lower left Sweet Adelaide 455, a very strong print in excellent condition with rich tonal range, small section of loss to surface of the paper at right edge. The National Library of Australia's copy of …

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  • Meeting of Flinders & Baudin, Encounter Bay SA

    # 6964

    Anon.

    Meeting of Flinders & Baudin, Encounter Bay SA

    [Melbourne?] : maker unknown, [circa 1902]. Glass magic lantern slide, 80 x 80 mm, with a photograph of the plaque commemorating the meeting of Flinders and Baudin in Encounter Bay in 1802 (unveiled April 8, 1902). The glass slide is in fine condition; a later typed caption label to top edge.

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  • [ADELAIDE] Signed photographic portrait of musician A. Wyatt-Mortimer, 1892

    # 6329

    HAMMER & CO. [WYATT-MORTIMER, A, 1856-1896]

    [ADELAIDE] Signed photographic portrait of musician A. Wyatt-Mortimer, 1892

    Large format albumen print photograph, 360 x 260 mm, laid down on its original board mount with gilt embossed imprint of 'Hammer & Co. 6 Rundle St, Adelaide' to recto (mount trimmed slightly along the lower edge), the albumen print signed in ink 'Ever yours sincerely, A. Wyatt Mortimer', verso of mount with contemporary manuscript label …

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  • Grammar of the Narrinyeri tribe of Australian Aborigines

    # 5513

    TAPLIN, Reverend George

    Grammar of the Narrinyeri tribe of Australian Aborigines

    Adelaide : E. Spiller, Govt. Printer, 1880. Octavo, original printed wrappers (tiny top corner piece missing throughout), staple bound, old library stamp to inner front cover, inner hinge of the outer leaves neatly reinforced, 24 pp, internally very clean, a good copy. This grammar of the language of the Ngarrindjeri people of the region around …

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  • [ABORIGINES] Diorama of a bush scene, South Australian Court, Melbourne International Exhibition

    # 5467

    HART, Ludovico (attributed)

    [ABORIGINES] Diorama of a bush scene, South Australian Court, Melbourne International Exhibition

    Albumen print photograph, 210 x 285 mm, laid down on its original album leaf of thin card, no photographer’s imprint; the albumen print is in good condition with excellent tonal range, a small surface blemish to the right of the Aboriginal figures in lower left corner, and some fading towards the upper and right margins; …

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  • Aboriginal woman in European dress. Far North of South Australia, circa 1875.

    # 5105

    PERRY, H. R. (1846-1936)

    Aboriginal woman in European dress. Far North of South Australia, circa 1875.

    Albumen print photograph, carte de visite format, 102 x 61 mm (mount); verso with imprint of ‘H. R. Perry, Photographer‘; a good print, the upper right edge a little roughened, the mount free of foxing. In 1875-76 the travelling photographer Harry Perry made a circular trip through the interior of South Australia from Port Pirie, …

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