photographs and pictures collection

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC.©

PHOTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES COLLECTION

(October 2011) ______________________________________________________________ (Use Edit > Find or the ‘Binoculars’ icon to search for keywords) ‘PF’ before the number signifies a framed image or a larger item that is not stored with the albums. ‘P’ before the number signifies an album or smaller sized item stored in the ‘Benham’ cupboards. ‘MS’ indicates image from the manuscripts collection ____________________________________________________________________ FRAMED (OR LARGER SIZE) IMAGES Framed pictures in drawers of ‘Benham bookcase’: PF 1. A pen and wash by Annie E. Billiatt after the original sketch by her brother Stephen King who was a member of the Stuart’s transcontinental expedition. The Great Exploring Expedition under the Command of John McDouall Stuart Leaving Chambers Creek bears inscription in pencil and the artist's notation in ink. Identified in sketch are Frederick Waterhouse, William Keckwick, John McGorrerey, Heath Nash, James Frew, W.P. Auld, Stephen King, John Billiatt, Francis Thring an John McDouall Stuart. PF 2. Another as above, Sea Coast, Vandemans Gulf shows the raising of the flag on northern coast, 25th July 1862. PF 3. Another as above, The ambulance with Stuart. A sick Stuart being transported between two horses. PF 4. Framed portrait of Baron Ferd. von Mueller. A 19th century lithograph after L. R. Wendell, printed by Troedel & Co., Lithographers, Melbourne, titled "Baron Ferd. von Mueller". It is inscribed by von Mueller to an Hon. Joseph Cotton. Von Mueller was an explorer and government botanist for the Colony of Victoria. He visited S.A. in 1848 to help identify the cause of deficient scrub in the South-East. PF 5. Framed Strzelecki portrait. A photographic copy of an engraving, artist unknown, bearing the hand-written inscription "Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki, K.C.M.G., C.B., F.R.S., D.C.L." PF 6. Sketched portrait of unknown gentleman, drawn by H. Wilkin 1845.


PF 7 . Framed coloured manuscript copy of a map of the world by Nicolas Desliens of Dieppe, 1566. The 'Dieppe maps' (1542-1568) by Desliens and others show 'Java La Grande', a large land mass in the south thought by some to be evidence of early Portuguese or Chinese exploration of Australia's coasts. The map was hand-copied in 1884 by a colleague of E.A. Petherick, the York Gate Library cataloguer from the original in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Petherick’s notes on the map and how the copy came to be made are adhered to the back of the frame.

Items displayed on walls of library or stored elsewhere in library PF 8. Colonial and Indian exhibition lithograph A framed chromo-litho illuminated certificate emblematic of the continents after a painting by Thos. Riley, produced for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886. It was presented (with a Commemorative Medal) to the 'Geographical Society of Australasia' and therefore was probably acquired in the first season of the Society, 1885-86 before the name was changed. The medal is in office safe. PF 9. Old Colonists’ Festival dinner. A lithograph drawn on stone by Samuel Thomas Gill, printed by Penman and Galbraith, Adelaide, 27 March, 1851. The dinner commemorated the first sale of town land in March 1837. It is said that the faces are recognisable caricatures of those present. Presented by the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide, Augustus Short, to Sir Edwin Smith, Mayor of Adelaide. PF 10. Large framed world chart by Diogo Ribeiro, 1529 (copy). The framed map is a reproduction of one made in 1529 by Griggs of London, from the original in the 'Museum of the Propaganda' in Rome, by permission of Pope Leo XIII. PF 11. Portrait of Colonel Light. An oil painting on canvas by George A. J. Webb, "Colonel Light," signed and dated 1904, 60 x 50 cm, in gilded gesso frame encrusted with oak leaves and acorns. Presented by the Hon. John Lewis. Appears to be based on an oil painting by George Jones ca 1815 in the National Portrait Gallery London (NPG 982c). There is another smaller copy of the Jones painting with the Adelaide City Council (CC 646). PF 12. Framed photograph of Stephen William Silver (1819-1905), founder of the York Gate Library which was purchased by the Society in 1905 . This collection of over 7500 titles contains many rare and valuable books and manuscripts. Silver’s wife requested that this portrait be hung with the collection. PF 13. Portrait of John Lewis. An oil painting, artist's signature indecipherable, of "The Hon. John Lewis, C.M.G." John Lewis was President of the Society from 1913-1920. Lewis was a member of the Legislative Council to which he was elected in 1897. PF 14. Painting of Colonel Light’s ship. A 19th century oil painting on canvas, signed with initials D.B. "H.M.S. Rapid, off Rapid Head, South Australia", bears inscription from William Light's Log, 12 October, 1836.


PF 15. Framed oil painting of Stuart's tree in Van Diemen's Gulf painted by Annie E. Billiatt and shows on the left G. R. McMinn and on the right of the tree J. L. Parsons. Annie was the sister of Stephen King who was member of Stuart’s successful transcontinental expedition. PF 16. A photograph of Stuart’s tree in Van Dieman’s Gulf. The piece of wood at the bottom of the frame was reputed to have been cut from a bough of the tree. Presented by Mrs A. K. Baker of Unley. PF 17. Mounted photographs of the surviving members of Stuart’s exploration party ‘Presented at the RGS room, Adelaide, SA 25th July 1890 on the 28th anniversary of planting the ‘flag’ at Chambers Bay, Indian Ocean, 25th July 1862. Stephen King, F.W. Thring, W.P. Auld, F.G. Waterhouse’ Include separate photos of each and a group photograph. Men indentified by pencilled numbers. (Stored in maps cabinets in mylar sleeve) PF 18. Framed oil painting of Daniel Brock at James Poole's graveside. Poole was a surveyor in Sturt's 1844-46 expedition to 'the centre'. He died at Depot Glen and was buried under a Grevillea tree in July, 1845. Artist unknown. PF 19. Large wall map of South Australian exploration. The map was made in the Surveyor-General's Department and presented to the Society in 1923. It shows, in different colours, the routes of all the recognised explorers, the extent of the agricultural sub-division, the pastoral leases, the artesian basins, the chief water holes and the position of 'Goyder's Line'. Details have been added by hand to the standard Lands Department sheets.

PF 20. A framed coloured copy of Freycinet’s map of South Australia (Terre Napoleon), dated 1808. M. Michel Rocard, a former Prime Minister of France and Chair of the French Terra Australis 2001 committee commemorating the bicentenary of Baudin’s voyage, presented this map (printed from the original plates) to Dr Sue Barker, then President of the RGSSA and a member of the Encounter 2002 planning committee, at the unveiling of a bust of Nicolas Baudin in March 2003. Dr. Barker donated it to the Society’s Library.

PF 21. A framed coloured copy of Freycinet’s map of Kangaroo Island (Ile DeCres), dated 1803. M. Michel Rocard, a former Prime Minister of France and chair of the French Terra Australis 2001 committee commemorating the bicentenary of Baudin’s voyage, presented this map, printed from the original plates, to Anthony Brown, historical adviser to Encounter 2002 and a member of the RGSSA Council, at the unveiling of a bust of Nicolas Baudin in March 2003. Mr. Brown donated it to the Society’s Library. PF 22. Framed facsimile of Matthew Flinders’ General Chart of Australia or Terra Australis 1804. Completed by Flinders while a prisoner on Isle de France (Mauritius) from December 1803 to June 1810. Sometimes described as Australia's Birth Certificate, it is the first map to apply the name ‘Australia’ to the continent. Facsimile purchased from the UK Hydrographic Office, Taunton, as part of the Encounter 2002 Grant. (Y 46/1 shelf Xr).


PF 23. Framed map of the Adelaide region by Henry Nixon, 1838, Plan of the Preliminary Country Sections of the District of Adelaide. Reproduced under licence from the National Archives Office UK. Copies available from the Society for A$35 plus postage and handling. PF 24. Framed montage presented by NASA to the Society in 1996. Contains photographs of the space shuttle, the six astronauts, crew patch, Australian flag. Signed by Andy Thomas, a member of the expedition and an honorary life member of the Society. Text reads: This flag of Australia, crew patch and accompanying wood fragment, retrieved from the North Coast of Australia by the John McDouall Stuart expedition, were flown aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, STS-77, May 19-29, orbiting Earth 160 times, travelling 4.1 million miles. Presented to the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the crew of Endeavour. PF 25. Peutinger table: rolled map. Maps of routes for specific purposes - military or trade - were produced by the Romans, and this example is a 19th century print of a map dating back to the first century, revised, corrected and added to for the next 900 years. It has no overall orient and th Australian Institute of cartographers (sa Division_ tion and no consistent scale, resembling in this the 'strip maps' issued for specific journeys by the Royal Automobile Association. (stored in map cabinet) PF 26. Large photograph of Thomas Elder, standing, aged about 40. (stored in map cabinet). PF 27. Cloth banner of the RGSSA (1985). Embroidery by Eva Jean Chambers, past President of the Embroiders Guild of SA. Worked in silk and silk and gold thread, appliqué map of Australia. Gift to the Society by Mrs June Ward and Mr Brian Ward (Fellow of the RGSSA) to mark the Society’s centenary (1885-1985). Logo designed by Brian MacDonald, former President of the RGSSA. PF 28. Framed facsimile of South Australia; the port and town of Adelaide, on the Eastern Coast of St Vincent’s Gulf, from a drawing by Colonel W. Light, Surveyor General (Feby 7th.). No 59 of a limited edition of 200. Published by the RGSSA and the Australian Institute of Cartographers (SA Division) to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of SA. (1986). 360 x 424 mm. Printed on 70 year old deckled edged paper.

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PHOTOGRAPHS IN ALBUMS OR BOXES (The ‘P’ number refers to the album or box number. Stored in the Benham bookcase) P 1. Aborigines of Northern Territory from Foelsche negatives Box contains an album of 169 sepia photographs from negatives by Paul Foelsche (1831-1914), policeman and photographer, collected and compiled by Mr. C. Kerry and presented to the RGSSA by Lady Caroline Brown in 1912. Typed and handwritten index sheets are included in a separate plastic sleeve. Tribes and localities represented: 1. Larrakeeah tribe, Port Darwin - Adelaide River 2. Cape Woolna tribe, Adelaide River 3. Minnegie or Mary River tribe, Adelaide River - Mary River 4. Alligator River tribes 5. Daly River tribes: Mallick-Mallick, Ponga-Ponga, Cheerite, Waggati 6. Roper River tribes 7. Port Essington and Malay tribes Also included is a picture of a member of a tribe in the neighbourhood of Daly Waters and one of the tribe at McArthur River on the Gulf of Carpentaria. [box inscription: Australian Aborigines – Northern Territory] P 2. Aborigines of Central Australia and New South Wales Box contains an album of approx. 100 photographs bequeathed to the RGSSA by Thomas Gill. A handwritten index is included. Some ceremonial photos have been concealed. [box inscription: “album 6”] P 3. Central Australia, Horn Expedition, 1894 Box contains an album of 78 photographs of Central Australia, mostly taken on the Horn Expedition, 1894. Handwritten index sheets are included. Subject matter includes MacDonnell Ranges, Alice Springs, Coglin River, Charlotte Waters telegraph station, Ooraminna Range, Alamba Station, Red Bank Gorge, Temple Bar Gap, etc. [box inscription: Album of photos, Horn Expedition 1894]


P 4. Views and costumes of Japan Box contains an album of 101 photographs c. 1877-1885, either taken by Baron Von Stillfried or from Beato negatives bought by the Baron. There are possibly some photos in the collection from other sources such as Farsari. Handwritten index sheets are included. Also in the box is a photocopied 1996 article on 19th Century Japanese tourist photographs and a photocopied biography of Von Stillfried. [box inscription: Japan – views and costumes] P 5. Simpson Desert, E.A. Colson, 1936 Box contains an album of 40 photographs taken by E.A. Colson during a trip across the Simpson Desert in 1936. Includes handwritten index sheets and an article on Ted Colson & Peter Haines from the Coober Pedy Times. [box inscription: 32 (MS.21C. Colson, E.A., photographs 1936] P 6. Wells-Basedow Government North West expedition 1903 Box contains an album of 182 small photographs, probably taken by Herbert Basedow. Also included is a handful of loose photos which appear to be enlargements of original photos within the album, and typed chronological notes compiled by Jenny Treloar. Note, Basedow’s journal published in RGS Proceedings vol.15. [box inscription: Wells, L.A.. Government N.W. Expedition 1903.] P 7. Port Darwin, Solomons & Torres Strait Islands, J.W. Beattie Box contains an album of 71 photographs “illustrating the scenery and peoples of the islands of the Western Pacific”. Most of these photos were taken by J.W. Beattie of Hobart and includes scenes of the Solomon Islands, Port Darwin, Thursday Island etc. Box also includes handwritten index sheets. [box inscription: Pacific Islands – early Darwin]. P 8. Papua, New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa etc. Box contains an album of 41 photographs taken in the late 1800s in Papua, New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Includes handwritten index sheets. [box inscription: South Pacific peoples]. P 9. Australian Aborigines Box contains an album of 91 photographs taken at various locations during Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen expedition(s): Alice Springs, Wyndham, Melville Island etc. Note, some ceremonial photographs are concealed. Includes handwritten index sheets. [box inscription: Australian Aborigines. Inscription on album cover says “book 6”]. Copies in Album P 21. Note: the Society holds original wax cylinders of Aboriginal songs and music recorded on the 1901 expedition. The Society donated the recording equipment. The recordings were digitised in 2010 from previously made tapes.


P 10/1 Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition, 1891-92, vol.1 Box contains an album of 58 mounted photographs, all landscapes. An index is pasted inside cover. [box inscription: The Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition 1891-92 photographs, vol.1]. The expedition was organized and run the RGSSA and led by David Lindsay. P 10/2. Elder Expedition, 1891-92, vol.2 Box contains an album of 48 mounted photographs, all landscapes. An index is pasted inside cover. [box inscription: The Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition 1891-92 photographs, vol.2] P 10/3. Elder expedition, 1891-92, Everard Ranges, S.A. & Fraser Range, W.A. Box contains 36 mounted photographs of Aborigines, taken by Dr. F.J. Elliott in the Everard Ranges, the Fraser Range and Hampton Plains. [box inscription: Aboriginal people… Elder Expedition 1891] P 10/4. Elder Expedition, duplicate photographs Three folders (two blue, one black) containing 107 duplicate photos from the Elder Expedition. These folders intended for public use. P 10/5 Two small negative strips of film with attached note: “Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition, Queen Victoria Spring… c.1890 …D.King geologist… P 10/6. Four mounted photos from Elder Expedition, copies used in a State Library display. P 11. Adelaide Cement Co. Ltd. Box contains an album of 5 mounted photographs, c.1920. [box inscription: Adelaide Cement Coy. Ltd.] P 12. War memorials, 1914–1918, Port Pirie Folio contains 8 large mounted photographs of Port Pirie war memorials taken by Stratford Portraits. (folio inscription: 1914-18 war memorials] P 13. Duryea’s Panorama of Adelaide Box contains 11 large photographs in fold-out format, a panoramic view of the city of Adelaide (photographs by Townsend Duryea, 1865). [box inscription: Panorama of Adelaide]


P 14. Sturt statue, Flinders-Baudin memorial, Elder sculpture, Stuart tree Black vinyl box/folio contains 8 miscellaneous mounted photographs, including unveiling of statue of Captain Sturt, unveiling of Flinders-Baudin memorial, Thomas Elder sculpture and the tree marked by J. McDouall Stuart. Includes handwritten index sheet. [no inscription on outside of box] P 15. Early Adelaide and district Box contains an album of 97 photographs, mostly of Adelaide, but also of Gumeracha, Robe, Kapunda, Port Elliot etc., and a few of the Suez Canal and other places visited by the photographer on the way to Australia. [box inscription: Early Adelaide and district] P 16. Adelaide, suburbs and country districts Box contains an album of 51 large mounted photographs of Adelaide buildings and views, Adelaide Hills railway stations, Marble Hill, Roseworthy etc., taken in the 1880s. Includes hand written index sheets. [box inscription: Views in Adelaide and suburbs] P 17. Broken Hill Silver Mine, N.S.W., 1887 Box contains an album of large mounted photographs taken by J. Duncan Peirce in 1887. Includes handwritten index sheets. [box inscription: Broken Hill Silver Mine – Peirce] P 18. Aboriginal subjects Box contains 13 loose mounted photographs of groups of Aboriginals, posed and studio shots of native police, witnesses in Willshire court case etc. Locations include Port Augusta, Port Darwin and Adelaide River. Includes handwritten index sheet. [box inscription: Aboriginal subjects] P 19. R.T. Maurice transcontinental expedition, 1904 Box contains an album of 69 photographs taken on the Maurice expedition in 1904. Includes handwritten annotations and a photocopied article on the expedition from Wide World magazine Dec. 1905. [box inscription: Photographs – R.T. Maurice’s explorations] P. 20. Italy, France, North America Box contains an album of 119 mostly large mounted photographs, depicting scenes in Italy, the French Riviera and on the North American continent. There is no indication of who “M.A.B.” was, but photos appear to be mid to late 19th C. Includes handwritten index sheets. [box inscription: M.A.B. – her book]


P. 21. Aboriginal subjects, F.J. Gillen & Baldwin Spencer 32 photographs of Aborigines, including corroboree scenes. A brief note says “Spencer & Gillen – mainly Gillen?” Appear to be copies of Album P 9. P 22. Number not used P 23. Number not used P 24. Number not used P 25. India. Pagodas Box contains an album of about 80 large mounted photographs of pagodas and carved stone pillars in India. Handwritten list included. [box inscription: Indian photographs from J. Ferguson] P 26. Bali and Bangkok Large green box contains 45 large mounted photographs of Bali scenes, plus 2 photographs taken in Bangkok by Mr. W.J. Lowell. [no box inscription]. P 27. Buenos Aires Box contains an album of 13 large mounted photographs of Buenos Aires scenes, taken by a photographer named Delamere in the late 19th C. [box inscription: Views in Buenos Aires. Delamere.] P 28. India. Todas and Kotahs, hill tribes Box contains an album of mounted photographs of hill tribes of North India. Photos were taken by a J.Fergusson, probably Sir James Fergusson who was Governor of South Australia, 1869-1872. Includes two pages of handwritten notes. [box inscription: Photographs of the Todas and Kotahs] P 29. RGSSA – miscellaneous photographs A collection of slim albums of photographs of RGSSA members and their field trips and other activities. Also included are copies of numerous historical scenes and portraits: P 29/1 P 29/ 1/1 Series of small b&w photos, 1930s(?): - view along jetty towards Largs Pier Hotel - King William Street looking south - 3 different photos of Chain of Ponds - Adelaide Railway Station - River Torrens


- Protestant Hall - Port Adelaide ferry - ship at Port Adelaide - Public Library - Adelaide Fire Station, Wakefield Street - South African War Memorial - St, Peters’ Cathedral - view of Adelaide from Charles Moore’s building - Glenelg Town Hall - Semaphore clock - double decker bus - 2 different photos of botanical gardens P 29/1/2. Surviving members of Stuart’s exploration party: - composite picture of 5 individual photos - 4 separate photos of individual members (Stephen King, F.W. Thring, W.P Auld & F.G. Waterhouse), plus one group photograph. For a larger version see PF 17. 3. old photograph of explorer John Ross 4. colour photo of RGSSA library, 1980s(?) 5. two colour photos of Dennis Sitters mounting photos in this very album. 6. b&w photo mounted on cardboard, of members of Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition in Adelaide in 1909: A.L.A. Mackintosh, J.B. Adams, Douglas Mawson, Ernest Shackleton. 29/ 2: Todd marker excursion April 1991 29 colour photos of RGSSA excursion including erecting a plaque. People mentioned in captions: John Porter, Jean Porter, Uni Carnegie, Roger Cundell, Sylvia Whitehead, Grattan Wheaton, Else Ahrens. P 29/ 3 P 29/ 3//1. colour photo: donation of Frank Wild papers – Rod Shearing, Valerie Sitters and Bruce James Martin. P 29/ 3/2. b&w photo of Nicholas Newland. P 29/ 3/3. sepia photo: picnic group at Frenchman’s Rock, Penneshaw, 1900. Group includes Mr. Wilson, James Richard Murray, Mrs Davidson (mother of James Murray), Mary Ann Simpson (Mrs. Waller), niece of Mary Seymour, Emma Seymour (Mrs. Barrat), daughter of Mary Seymour, Mary Seymour (nee Thomas), daughter of Nat Thomas and Betsy. Mary Seymour was first recorded child of a European in S.A. Her mother Betsy was a Tasmanian Aborigine. P 29/ 3/4. b&w photo of Flora Falls on the way to Victoria River.


P 29/ 3/5. b&w photo of John & Ron Praite. P 29/ 3/6. b&w photo of Yvonne Thomas & Mrs. Yelland. P 29/ 3/7. b&w photo of Bruce Mason and another man. P 29/ 3/8. b&w photo of Kathy MacDonald and partner(?) P 29/ 3/9. b&w photo of Marian Wells, Mrs R.A. Simpson & Kathleen Symes. P 29/ 3/10. b&w photo of Gail & Graham Ward. P 29/ 3/11. b&w photo of illustration of Lady Jane Franklin by Thomas Bock. P 29/ 3/12. colour photo of stained glass windows in Brougham Place Uniting Church, North Adelaide commemorating the Calvert Expedition (Led by L. A. Wells in 1896) P 29/ 3/13. two colour photos of memorial at North Road Cemetery to explorers Charles Frederick Wells and George Lindsay Jones. P 29/ 3/14. two colour photos of RGSSA Council rooms (old location, 1980s?) P 29/ 3/15. six colour photos of RGSSA library (old location, 1980s?), two including Ros Blandy. 29/4: Sub-Antarctic cruise, February 1990. 40 colour photos of a sub-Antarctic cruise by RGSSA members in February 1990. Includes Stewart Island, Bluff (Southland, NZ), Enderby Island, Auckland Island, Adams Island, Monumental Island. People identified in photos are Grattan & Junelee Wheaton, Russ Christie, Bruce MacDonald, Dick Farrell. 29/ 5: RGSSA members excursions, 1990s 1. Exploring the Flinders Ranges: 12 colour photos. Locations: John McDouall Stuart’s hut and old homestead at Wilpena Pound. People identified in photos: Grattan & Junelee Wheaton, Valmai Hankel, Jill Streich, Pat & Rod Shearing, Fran Awcock, Warren & Bunty Bonython, Lynette Rashheed, Sue Barker, Barbara Hardy, Brian Ward. 2. Lake Eyre South study, 1995: 18 colour photos. Locations include Pimba Hotel and Screech-Owl Creek. People identified in photos: Paul Hewton, Archie MacArthur, Mary Baker, Helen Owens, Darren Niejalke, Bill Tostevin, Elizabeth Hermann, John Read, Fiona Taylor. 3. Burra trip, 1995: 14 colour photos, various locations at Burra and Hampton. People identified in photos are Rod & Pat Shearing, Mary & Tom Strange, Elaine Smythe, Colin Harris, Elizabeth & Moxon Simpson, Irma & Tom Wigley. P 29/ 6


P 29/ 6 /1. 10 colour photos of the unveiling of the Goyder’s Line plaque at Truro, July 1983. People indentified in the photos are Mayo Rice, Donald Hopgood (Minister of Environment), Brian Ward, Bruce MacDonald, Margaret Goyder Kerr. P 29/ 6/ 2. 5 colour photos of Police Foundation ceremony and unveiling of plaque dedicated to explorer Peter Egerton Warburton. People identified in photos are Chief Superintendent Potts, Vinnie Ciccarello (Mayor of Kensington & Norwood), David Hunt (Commissioner of Police), Peter Bayfield Egerton Warburton. P 29/ 6/ 3. colour photo of Warren Horton (director of National Library) and Rod Shearing, presentation of Community Heritage Grant. P 29/ 6 /4, b&w photo of Dr. Herbert Basedow, 1925. P 29/ 6 /5. b&w photo of Simpson Newland. P 29/ 6 /6. b&w photo of Sir Henry Newland. P 29/ 6 /7. b&w photo of V.M. Newland (World War I?). P 29/ 6/ 8. b&w photo of Stuart Centenary. People identified in photo are Cyril Thomas, C.L. Alexander, James Chambers, H.J. Finnis, G.W. Symes (1962?). P 29/ 6/ 9. 6 sepia photos of George French Angas, his wife and daughters, studio portraits. P 29/ 6/ 10. Mounted sepia photo of Hon. John Lewis. P 29/ 7: RGSSA members excursions 1. Horrocks expedition, April 1986. 10 colour photos. Locations: Penwortham, Yacka, Frome Crossing, Bundaleer, nr. Elliston, Mt. Hall. Excursion group included Ralph Grandison. 2. Village settlements excursion, April 1994. 20 colour photos. Locations: Renmark, Murtho, Waikerie, Lyrup, Waikerie, Morgan, Riversleigh, Peter Creek. People identified in photos are Rod Shearing, Meredith Arnold. P 29/ 8: RGSSA members Depot Creek excursion (date?) 6 colour photos and 38 b&w photos. People identified: Moxon & Elizabeth Simpson, Joan Paton & Pat, Mary Horrocks & daughter, Bruce Macdonald, Gordon Coulthard, Lady Hawker, Brian Ward, Grattan & Junelee Wheaton, Mellisa Gibbs, Robin Lamacraft, Kevin Fitzgerald, Michael Keain, Bruce Mills, Ralph Grandison. P 29/ 9: various historical photographs P 29/ 9/1. b&w photo of G.V. Lawrence unveiling memorial to Captain Francis Cadell, 1953.


P 29/ 9/2. b&w photo of Mr. Parker (President RGS), Mrs. F. L. Parker, and others decorating Light’s statue for Centenary celebrations. P 29/ 9/3. b&w photo of Frederick Samuel Burr, 1980s? P 29/ 9/4. two b&w photos of the Toll Gate at Glen Osmond, 1960. P 29/ 9/5. b&w photo of Toll Gate plaque, 1959-60. P 29/ 9/6. b&w photo of second Toll Gate plaque, 1960. P 29/ 9/7. b&w photo of Hon. Martin Cameron M.L.C. at “dig” tree, 1984. P 29/ 9/8. b&w photo of “camp at acacia clump on plain”, no date. P 29/ 9/9. b&w photo of cairn erected by James Lewis. P 29/ 9/10. b&w photo of Fishery Falls on Warburton River, undated. P 29/ 9/11. b&w photo of statue of Matthew Flinders. P 29/ 9/12. sepia photo of William John Wills monument at Totnes, England. P 29/ 9/13. large sepia photo of South Australian Burke Relief Expedition members: John Davis, Bobby Poole, John McKinlay, John Kirby and Paul Wylde. P 29/ 9/14. large mounted b&w photo of Hon. John Lewis M.L.C. P 29/ 9/15. b&w photo of His Excellency Lieut. Governor Sir Samuel Way addressing the assembly at the unveiling of the new monument to Colonel William Light, Light Square 1936. P 29/ 9/16. sepia photo of John McDouall Stuart’s grave at Kensal Green, photographed by R.K. Thomas, 1902. P 29/ 9/17. large b&w photo showing presentation of Sturt’s flags and piece of boat to RGSSA by Minister of Education (Hon. C.L. Abbott), Jan 1946. In photo: C.L. Abbott, C.M. Hambridge, Sir Howard Lloyd, F.L. Parker. P 29/ 9/18. large b&w photo of ‘London Bridge’ near Sandstone, W.A. P 29/10: various historical photographs P 29/10/1. two large b&w photos of John McDouall Stuart’s grave showing inscription. P 29/10/2. two colour photos of John McDouall Stuart’s grave showing inscription. P 29/10/3. large sepia photo of King William Street, looking south, early 20th C?


P 29/10/4. b&w photo of John McDouall Stuart Departure Centenary Ceremony, North Adelaide, 25 October 1961. P 29/10/5. b&w photo of Sir Samuel Way unveiling monument to William Light, in Light Square 1936. P 29/10/6. two b&w photos of RGSSA councillors meeting to commemorate centenary of preliminary meeting. Photos include Brian Ward, Nicholas Newland, Valmai Hankel, Murray McCaskill, Stewart Fraser, David Carr, C. Warren Bonython, Colin Harris, Maurice Keain, Ken Peake-Jones. 1985. P 29/10/7. two b&w photos of RGSSA commemorative plaque unveiled by Governor Sir Donald Dunstan at Beaumont House, 1985. P 29/10/8. b&w photo of Kenneth Peake-Jones and Sir Donald Dunstan, 1985, at launch of Society’s centenary history “Branch without a tree”. P 29/10/9. b&w photo of open Landau (c1858) (driven by Clem Wilson of Hahndorf), in which Sir Donald Dunstan arrived at Beaumont house for the above ceremonies. P 29/10/10. colour photo of grave of Lawrence Allen Wells, Mitcham Cemetery. P 29/10/11. colour photo of Frank Thring’s grave restored by RGSSA 1994. P 29/10/12. three colour photos of grave of William Darton Kekwick at Blinman Cemetery. Photos taken 20 September 1976. P 29/10/13. colour photo of drawing of William Kekwick, taken at Blinman Area School. P 29/10/14. three b&w photos of unveiling of plaque dedicated to John Tennant by Dr. C.E.C. Wilson and Mr. J.T. Mortlock. P 29/10/15. four b&w photos of unveiling of Horrocks Memorial, Horrocks Pass, September 21st 1946 by C.M. Hambridge and R.G. Schiller. P 29/10/16. b&w photo of Goyder’s Line plaque, 1983. Kyancutta? P 29/11: RGSSA field trips P 29/11/1. ten colour photos of Captain Collet Barker field day Nov. 4 1989. Locations included nr. Normanville, Strangways Hill and Murray Mouth. People identified in photos are Carla Mellor & Alison Dolling. Photos donated by Elsie Ahrens. P 29/11/2. four colour photos of Fleurieu Peninsula trip Nov. 3 1990. Locations Sellicks Hill, Inman Valley, Port Elliot, Glacier Rock. People identified in photos are Bob Bowman and Bob Mossell. Photos donated by Uni Carnegie.


P 29/11/3. eleven colour photos of Depot Glen trip, October 2 1994. Locations include Milparinka and Depot Glen, including Poole’s grave. People identified in photos are Grattan Wheaton & Roger Cundell. P 29/11/4. fourteen colour photos of Depot Creek trip (unknown date – 1987?) including photo of commemorative plaque dedicated to various explorers. People identified in photos are Gordon Coulthard, Joan Paton, Robin Lamacraft, Moxon Simpson, Mary Horrocks & daughter, Ralph Grandison, Kevin Fitzgerald, Lady Hawker, Grattan Wheaton, Brian Ward, Bruce Macdonald, Colin Harris, Mellisa Gibbs, Bruce Mills. P 29/12 P 29/12/1. nine b&w photos of camping coach safari to Haddon Corner, Sep – Oct 1985, including unveiling of plaque by presidents of Queensland and S.A. RGSA branches. Locations include Rawnsley Park/Rawnsley Bluff, Birdsville Track, Haddon Corner, Birdsville (including Colson monument), Cooper Creek at Innamincka, Montecollina Bore on Strezelecki Track, Wilpena Pound campsite. People identified in photographs are Ken Sutton, Brian Ward, Moxon Simpson, Allen & Colin Horne (nephews of Ted Colson). P 29/12/2. five b&w photos of RGSSA Warrina outback trek to commemorate the Elder Expedition. Locations include Beltana, Warrina, Peake Telegraph Repeater station, Mount Illbillie Massif in Everard Ranges. People identified in photos are Jean Mayo, John Evans, George Mayo, Ken Peake-Jones, Dawn Macdonald and children, Brian Ward, Colin Harris, Bruce Macdonald. P 29/12/3. eight colour photos of RGS trip to Depot Glen (October 1994) to commemorate 150th anniversary of Sturt’s stay there. Includes photos of possible remains of Sturt’s underground room, headstone of James Poole’s grave and blazed tree. People identified in photos are Junelee Wheaton, Peggy Cundell, Roger Cundell. P 29/12/4. 13 historical photos relating to exploration of the Simpson Desert: - b&w photo of Major Peter Egerton Warburton, John W. Lewis, and another man. - b&w photo of surveyor Augustus Poeppel. - b&w photo of surveyor Lawrence Allen Wells. - b&w photo of Charles Winnecke. - b&w photo of David Lindsay. - b&w photo of members of expedition lead by Henry Vere Barclay in 1904, including Barclay, Macpherson, and Sir Langdon Bonython. - b&w photo of Ted Colson, Alice Colson and Peter Ains. - b&w photo of Ted Colson in 1938.


- 5 b&w photos of C.T. Madigan, including riding camel and handling snake. P 29/ 13 P 29/ 13/1. two b&w photos of proposed Colson’s Peak, “Virgin’s Breast”. P 29/ 13/2. two b&w photos of Alexander Thomas Magarey, one with his son Archi Magarey. P 29/ 13/3. two b&w photos relating to Calvert Expedition: - Members of expedition: G.L. Jones, Bejah Dervish, A.T. Magarey, C.F. Wells, L.A. Wells, G.A. Keartland. - Bejah Dervish with camel. P 29/ 13/4. b&w photo of the Hon. John Lewis P 29/ 13/5. B&w photo of members of Elder Scientific Exploration Expedition: H.W. Leech, L.A. Wells, A. Warren, D. Lindsay, V. Streich, H.J. Elliot, R. Helms, A.P. Gwynne, R. Ramsay. P 29/ 13/6. large sepia photo of L.A. Wells. P 29/ 13/7. b&w photo of Charles E. Fenner, 1936. P 29/ 13/8. two b&w photos of Sir Archibald Grenfell Price, Canberra 1965. P 29/ 13/9. b&w photo of Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller. P 29/ 13/10. b&w photo of Ken Peake-Jones. P 29/ 13/11. b&w photo of C. Warren Bonython. P 29/ 13/12. Colour photo of C. Warren Bonython at Lake Eyre North, 1970. P 29/ 13/13. B&w photo of Alan McLellan lookout. P 29/ 13/14. b&w photo of Phyllis Mander-Jones. P 29/ 13/15. b&w photo of Alfred Allen Simpson. P 29/ 13/16. b&w photo of Miss Charlotte Eyre Sturt. P 29/ 13/17. b&w photo of Sir Samuel Davenport at Beaumont, 1902. P 29/ 13/18. b&w photo of Sir Langdon Bonython. P 29/ 13/19. b&w photo of Sir Thomas Elder.


P 29/ 13/20 b&w photo of Simpson Desert Expedition 1939: C.T. Madigan on camel. P 29/ 13/21. b&w photo of Kenneth Peake-Jones. P 29/ 13/22. large b&w photo of Stephen William Silver. P 29/ 13/23. b&w photo of Sir Samuel Davenport. P 29/ 13/24. b&w photo of Sir Lavington Bonython. P 29/ 13/25. b&w photo of Major-General G.W. Symes. P 29/14 Number not used P 29/15 Number not used P 29/16. Album contains 11 large b&w photos of the official opening of the RGSSA rooms and library at the SA State Library, May 1987. Includes copies of the official invitation, a provisional programme, a speech given by Bruce MacDonald and a speech given by the Governor, Sir Donald Dunston. People identified in photos are Valmai Hankel, Bruce MacDonald, Sir Donald Dunstan, Lady Dunstan, Dawn MacDonald, Robert Rusk, Barbara Wiese, Ros Blandy. P 29/ 17. Album contains 40 colour photos of a sea trip to Auckland Island and Campbell Island in February and March 1990. People identified in photos are Ashley Christie, Mark Harris, Paul Cutfield, David Hayden, Junelee Wheaton, Dick Farrell, Ross Bannister, Elsie Ahrens. Photos taken by Grattan Wheaton? P 29/18. 1. eight colour photos of Eyre Peninsular trip, 1992. Locations include Sam Jericho’s farm. People identified in photos are Harry Butler, Sam Jericho, Lorna Jericho, Chris Jericho. 2. mounted sepia photo of an 1849 sketch of Adelaide. 3. copy of Matthew Flinders’ marriage certificate. 4. large b&w photo of Basil Newland. P 29/19. P 29/19/1. 1992 colour photo of tree blazed by Warburton on the Oakover River. Person identified in photo: Ridge Warburton. P 29/19/2. 1993 colour photo of Helen Williams in RGS rooms.


P 29/19/3. b&w photo of members of Calvert expedition. Note this is a larger and clearer copy of the photo in album 29/13. People identified in photo are C.F. Wells, G.L. Jones, L.A. Wells, Bejah Dervish, G.A. Keartland, A.T Magarey. P 29/19/4. colour photo of Valerie Sitters, Mike Banks and Warwick Deacock in RGS rooms 1997. P 29/19/5. colour photo of RGSSA members at Victor Harbor. Person identified in photo: Bob Bowman. P 29/19/6. b&w photo of Stephen William Silver. P 29/19/7. large b&w photo of RGSSA rooms, 1960s? P 29/19/8. large b&w photo of Nicholas Newland in RGSSA rooms, 1960s? P 29/19/9. b&w photo of Institute Building, North Terrace, 1908 P 29/19/10. b&w photo of Sir Samuel Davenport in his vineyard at Beaumont, 1903. P 29/19/11. b&w photo of F. Clarence Martin, Mrs. Ann Marshall and Professor Griffith Taylor (geologist with Scott’s Antarctic expedition), Adelaide, 1948. P 29/19/12. b&w photo of audience at RGSSA Centenary opening at Beaumont House, 1985. People identified in photo: Anne Willis, Terry K. Bell, Di Rudd and David Carr. P 29/19/13. b&w photo of C. Warren Bonython and a lady, possibly at same location as previous photo. P 29/19/14 b&w photo of Margaret Goyder Kerr and Brian Ward at unveiling of Goyder’s Line plaque at Kyancutta, 1983. P 29/19/15. b&w photo of a cartoon caricature of Count A. De Fleurieu, from a London newspaper. P 29/19/16. four colour photos of RGSSA Centenary Silver Medal presentations, Christmas 1993. Identified in photos: Jock Makin, Melissa Gibbs, Bruce Macdonald, Valmai Hankel, Brian Ward. P 29/19/17. large sepia photograph of members of South Australian Relief Expedition: John Davis, Bobby Poole, John McKinlay, John Kirby, Paul Wylde. P 29/19/18. John Lewis Prize photographs, 1990. Proof sleets only consisting of 15 small colour photos. P 29/19/19. two colour photos of Keith Conlon and TV crew in RGSSA rooms, 1997. P 29/19/20. two colour photos taken in RGSSA rooms. People in photos: Warren Horton, Valerie Sitters, Rod Shearing, Jock Makin, David Margitich, Geoff Witham.


P 29/20 1. 18 colour photos of sea trip from New Zealand to Campbell Island. Identified in photos: Chris Mann, Chris Challies, Elsie Ahrens, Dick Farrell, Roger Cundell, David Simms, Grattan Wheaton, Junelee Wheaton, Elizabeth Naylor, Richard Swale, Ben Naylor, Stella Rowe, Mark Crompton, Ella Vander Heidon, Alison Emery, Bruce MacDonald, David Hayden, Richard Swales, Shaggy Harris. 2. 22 colour photos of Eyre Peninsular trip, 1992. Locations include Port Lincoln, Coffin Bay, Streaky Bay. Identified in photos: Harry Butler, Peter Blacker, Margaret Jenkins, Terry Krieg, Leith McGillivray, Paul Hewton, Barry Symons, June Hanley, Vince Smith, Tom Wigley, Wendy Laffer. P 29/21 to P29/25 These albums contain numerous b&w photos of outback Australia taken from the air. Most are indistinct and impossible to identify. These are probably copies of photos taken over Central Australia, including Lake Eyre, during an aerial reconnaissance by C.T. Madigan in 1929. [a full account appears in RGSSA Proceedings, vol.30]. Also, album 25 includes 12 b&w photos, possibly from the 1930s, of Dalhousie, including Dalhousie Station, native humpies, Ironstone Hill, hot water springs, etc. P 30 RGSSA photographic negatives Folder containing negatives and thumbnail copies of all the photographs in a number of the above albums. Copying done in 1995 by John Dallwitz. 1. Maurice expedition (19) 2. Australian Aborigines (‘Book no.6”) (9) 3. Wells expedition 1903 (6) 4. “Album 6” (2) 5. Colson photographs 1936 (5) 6. Horn expedition (3) 7. Unlabeled green box, incl. J.Taylor, Port Augusta 8. Duryea’s panorama of Adelaide (13) 9. South Pacific peoples (8) P 31. RGSSA photographic negatives Folder containing negatives and thumbnail copies of all the photographs in a number of the above albums. Copying done in 1995 by John Dallwitz.


P 32. R.G.S. field trip – Screech Owl Creek, April 1994 Folder containing 105 photographic slides. Includes typed annotations. P 33. Miscellaneous slides Archival box containing various photographic slides: 1. Lake Eyre South study/ Screech Owl Creek 2. Lake Eyre South study/Todd marker excursion/launch of “Explore the Flinders Ranges” 3. R.G.S. excursion to the Gawler Ranges 1990. 4. Haddon Corner safari 1985. P 34. Miscellaneous photographs Archival box containing various items: P 34/1. Album containing 42 photographs of the Lake Dutton Horrocks marker expedition, April 1996. Photos taken by Barry Symons. People identified in photos: Grattan Wheaton, Rod Shearing, Jock Makin, Valmai Hankel. P 34/2. Album containing 80 photographs taken in the Flinders Ranges, probably 1990s. P 34/3. Envelope containing 8 black & white miscellaneous photographs. “Bruce McDonald” written on envelope. Includes: - photo of members of C.T. Madigan’s Expedition during a national radio broadcast from the Simpson Desert in 1939: Cecil Madigan, Harold Fletcher, Robert Simpson and Bob Crocker. - photo from the Elder expedition, of a number of men with camels, apparently taken at Warrina Railway Siding in May 1891. - photo encaptioned “Forrest’s rock hole – camp no. 3”, probably John Forrest’s camp somewhere near or on the Canning Stock Route. - photo of Sir Samuel Davenport. - photo of Dr. H.L. Penman reading instruments in Lake Eyre, 1951. - photo of sketch by David Herrgott of Benjamin Babbage writing his report, captioned “A satisfactory conclusion”. - photo of part of North Terrace, Adelaide, including Institute Building, 1920s.


P 34/4. Large colour photograph of corkwood tree in Simpson desert blazed by David Lindsay in 1886 (located by Denis Bartell in May 1980). P 34/5. Envelope containing 14 colour photos of English locations associated with S.W. Silver, taken by Uni Carnegie(?). Includes views of Letcombe Regis area, obelisk to Maori King Hirango, Bishp’s chair and altar of St. Andrews donated in memory of S.W. Silver, memorial tablet to Harriet Ellen Silver, and site of S.W. Silver’s shop in London. P 34/6. Envelope containing 5 miscellaneous photographs: McKinlay’s flask and walking stick; Bill Richardson & John Streich, 1995; Edmunds’ diary; Collier’s diary. P 34/7 Envelope containing 2 negatives of Billiatt sketches. P 34/8. Small box of colour slides plus typed notes, Crawley New Town, U.K., from Town and Country Planning Association, London, 1970s? P 34/9. Envelope containing small sepia photograph of Zulu man and woman. P 34/10. mounted sepia photograph of Colonel Light’s monument in Light Square, Adelaide, photo dated 21/5/1898. Note this is the earlier monument, demolished and replaced by a new one in 1905. P 34/11. Photograph of Gov. Sir Donald Dunstan presenting John Lewis gold medal to Kenneth Peake-Jones at Beaumont House, 16/3/1985. RGSSA President Brian Ward also in picture. P 34/12. Envelope containing small sepia photo of Chang-Yu-Sing, the “Chinese Giant”, photographed in London, late 19th C. This copy appears to have Chang-Yu-Sing’s autograph on back in pencil. P 34/13. Envelope containing small sepia photo of “Norwegian Giant”, Henrik Brustad, late 19th C. P 34/14. Envelope containing 6 colour photographs taken by Denis Bartell of Native Wells and tree blazed by David Lindsay. P 34/15. Envelope containing 4 slides of RGSSA members dining after trip to Depot Creek, October 1988. P 34/16. Envelope containing 10 colour photographs of Professor Ian Thornton giving Brock Memorial Lecture and receiving the Lewis Gold Medal from RGSSA President Jock Makin, 19/8/1993. Others in photos are Anne Thornton, Professor Neville Harris, Norman Lewis, Bob Lewis. P 34/17. Envelope containing 3 b&w slides of Billiatt sketches relating to Stuart expedition.


P 34/18. Small envelope containing 10 b&w photographs of Victor Harbor, possibly 1930s. P 34/19. Large envelope containing various miscellaneous unidentified photos and negatives P 34/20. Envelope containing photo of John Lewis with grandchildren, and photo of John Lewis’s father. P 34/21. Envelope containing photo of Windich Springs (encaptioned “plate 1”), by W. H. Butler. P 34/22. Mounted photo of bust of Sir Thomas Elder (sculpted by Mr. T. Woolner). Photo reprinted from an 1890 issue of “The Builder” magazine (U.K.) and appears to have been signed by Elder. P 35. Album of photographs of RGS activities. Album contains approx. 230 mostly colour photographs, many taken by Kath Crilly: P 35/1. fifteen photos taken in RGS rooms in January 1994. Includes photos of relics: John Lewis satchel used during construction of Overland Telegraph Line in 1871-72, Coulthard’s canteen, and Colonel Light’s sword. People identified in photos are Jock Makin, Paul Hewton, Maureen & Jim Coulthard, Helen Williams, Valmai Hankel, Edward Stokes and Valerie Sitters. P 35/2. six photos of Francis Thring’s grave, taken in early 1994. P 35/3. seventeen photos taken in RGS rooms during 1994 and 1995. Includes photos of John Lewis satchel. Annie Billiatt sketches, John McDouall Stuart’s redgum table with portrait of Col. Light, and portrait of John Lewis. People identified in other photos are Jock Makin, David Margititch, Geoff Witham, Rod Shearing, Ian Crilly, Alan Wallace, Brian Ward and Roger Brown. P 35/4. six b&w photos of historic portraits of Sturt, Warburton, Babbage, Charles & Alice Todd, plus a sketch of Babbage by Hergott. Note Todd pictures are separate from others. P 35/5. one colour photo of Brian Ward and Roger Brown. P 35/6. one photo of launch of SA Year Book 1995. People identified in photo are Hon. Stephen Baker, Peter Gardener, Bruce MacDonald, Rod Shearing. P 35/7. eight photos of launch of Explore the Flinders Ranges guide book, November 15 1995. People identified in photos are Rod Shearing, Graham Ingerson (Tourism Minister), Murray McCaskill, Sue Barker, Brian Ward, Warren Bonython


P 35/8. six photos taken at RGS exhibition, Nov. 15 1995. People identified in photos are Valmai Hankel and Helen Williams. P 35/9. two photos taken at RGSSA Chistmas dinner, Stoneyfell Winery, Dec. 1995. P35/10. three photos of Explore the Flinders Ranges book window display at 5UV, Jan 1996. P 35/11. six photos taken at book launch of Across the Centre by Edward Stokes. People identified in photos are Mr & Mrs Stephen Baker, Dame Roma Mitchell, Edward Stokes, Pearce Bowman, Andrew Andrejewskis, Valerie & Dennis Sitters, Peter & Anne Bowyer, Bruce MacDonald, Kate Crilly. P 35/12. two photos taken at Edward Stokes lecture. People identified in photos are Colin Harris, Elaine Smythe, Alan Wallace, Wendy Holden, Grattan Wheaton, Edward Stokes, Dame Roma Mitchell, Rod & Pat Shearing, Mr & Mrs Thomas (parents of astronaut Andrew Thomas). P 35/13. five photos of John McDouall Stuart Society statue ceremony, Victoria Square, March 1996 P 35/14. 45 photos of RGS Horrocks event, Easter 1996. Locations include Uro Bluff on Kootaberra Station, erecting plaque at Lake Dutton site of Horrocks’ shooting in 1846 from S.T. Gill’s painting “Invalid’s tent”, Oakden Hills homestead including a 1947 Horrocks plaque, Gulnare plaque and cairn, Clare Town Hall & plaque, Penwortham including Horrocks’ grave and cairn. Note 4 Clare photos separate from others. People identified in photos include Rod & Pat Shearing, Jill Streich, Barry Symons, John Streich, Colin Harris, Les Evans, Joe Mack, Grattan & Junelee Wheaton, Kath Crilly, Geraldine Pearce, Elaine Smythe, Ian Crilly, Vida Dawson, Jon Clark. P 35/15. five photos of Silver Centenary medal presentations, 1996. People identified in photos are Rod Shearing, Rob Marshall, Robert Coggins, Sue Barker, and geography students Wendy Harris and Andrew Weinmann. P 35/16. eight photos of RGS/ABS ‘Filling in the Maps’ launch. People identified in photos are Rod Shearing, Stephen Baker, Bruce MacDonald, Valmai Hankel, Kenneth Peake-Jones, Colin Harris, John Streich. P 35/17. two Calvert Expedition related photos - Bruce MacDonald with David Davies (Law’s grandson). P 35/18. two photos of Tindale lecture, 1996. People in photos: Rod Shearing and Phillip Jones. P 35/19. three photos of RGS annual dinner, 1996. People identified: Pamela Rajkowski, Rod Shearing, Dennis Harbard.


P 35/20. four photos of new RGS rooms, 1997. People identified: Valerie & Dennis Sitters. P 35/21. two photos of Alan Wallace in RGS rooms. P 35/22. one photo: Lake Eyre South study lecture. People in photo: John Eaton, Scott Mitchell, Rod Shearing, Danny Clifton, 1997. P 35/23. three photos of John McDouall Stuart statue ceremony, April 1997. People identified in photos: Pat & Rod Shearing, Ralph Grandison, Kathy Whalen, Barry Symons. P 35/24. eight photos of Lewis prize awards, 1997. People identified: Alan Wallace, Sue Barker, Anthony Brown, Bob Lewis, Neville Harris, Barry Symons, Helen Williams, prize winners Andrew Johnson and Christine Holton, parents of prizewinner Timothy Ireland. P 35/25. photo of Rod Shearing with Dame Roma Mitchell, 1997. P 35/26. four photos of items in RGSSA rooms, including statue of John McDouall Stuart, Sturt’s cannon, Gosse’s tree relic, and portrait of Colonel Light. P 35/27. eight photos of Governor Sir Eric Neale’s visit to RGSSA rooms, May 1997. People identified in photos are Sir Eric Neale, Rod Shearing, Val Sitters, Valmai Hankel, Grattan Wheaton, Alan Wallace. P 35/28. three photos of Colonel Light’s plaque, Thebarton, May 1997. P 35/29. one photo of RGSSA lecture supper in Institute building, July 1998. Identified in photo: Colin Harris, Uni Carnegie. P 35/30. three photos of Flinders statue and plaque, North Terrace, October 1997. P 35/31. five photos of Kangaroo Island book launch in Institute building, November 1999. Identified in photos: Alan Wallace, Brian Samuels, Sue Lewis, Rod Shearing. Anne Burrows, Michael Beer, Dorothy Kotz, Sue Barker, John Seaton. P 35/32. four photos of new interpretive sign installation at Todd marker on SA/NSW border, October 1998. Persons identified: Brian Glennie, John Seaton, Barry Symons, Junelee Wheaton, Rod Shearing, Kathy Whalen, P 35/33. one photo from RGSSA lecture, Institute building, July 1998: Dr. John Wamsley and John Seaton. P 35/34. photo of Sue Barker and ? P 35/35. photo of Prof. Faye Gayle and ?


P 35/36. nine unidentified photos of people in RGSSA rooms, some appear to be Lewis presentations. P 35/37. seven photos taken in RGSSA rooms in May 2000: David Elder, Grattan Wheaton, Jeff Nicholas. P 35/36. four photos of SA Historical Society’s picnic, Elder Park, November 2000. Pictures include Horrocks’ tent. P 35/37. seven photos taken in RGSSA rooms, June 2000: Sue Barker, Sarah Laurence, Grattan Wheaton, Les Heathcote, Peter Smailes, Barry Symons, Neville Harris, Faye Gayle. Graham McLeod, Allan Wallace. P 35/38. thirteen photos of Holdfast Shores tour, March 1999. Persons identified: Bob Boorman, John Seaton, Brent Banks, Elaine Smyth, Richard Hayward, Glen Millar. P 35/39. photo of Valerie Sitters in RGSSA rooms, July 1998. P 35/40. photo of relief plaque on Elder statue, camel exploration, A. Drury 1924? Photo taken in 1997. Also includes an envelope containing 10 loose photos. P 36. Miscellaneous Plastic archive box containing numerous envelopes of photographs: P 36/1. Envelope containing two photos of William Rudall, copies of originals held by Mrs. Barbara Rennie. First photo is a portrait of Rudall taken by Fruhling Studio, Adelaide, 1896-97. The other is of Rudall riding a camel, taken when leaving Roebourne to search for Calvert Expedition members George Jones and Charles Wells in November 1896. P 36/2. Envelope labelled “Lady Brown photographs” containing a number of negatives of pictures of individual Aborigines. P 36/3. Unmarked envelope containing 22 colour photos and negatives of an archeological dig, probably Lake Eyre South. People identified in photos are John Seaton, Bill Tostevin, Paul Hewton, Jock Makin and Peter Bowyer. P 36/4. Number not used P 36/5. Envelope containing a photo of members of R.T. Maurice’s exploration party, reproduced from The Adelaide Observer 19/11/1902. Identified in photo: Yarrie, Munjena, Peter, R. Murray, R.T. Maurice. P 36/6. Envelope containing eight large format photographs of desert Aborigines. One photo is of Frank Gillen and Baldwin Spencer with four aboriginal men in European clothes, so other photos are probably Gillen & Spencer related.


P 36/7. Six small colour photos, “Troglodyte’s cave, Glen Thirsty, N.T., Ken Johnson 1983.” P 36/8. Envelope containing photocopy of picture of the S.S. Tararua on the Roper River, plus two recent colour photos of locations discovered by Ernest Giles, and one of Winnecke’s cairn marking the site of W.C. Gosse’s camp no.7. Photos donated by Martin Cameron. P 36/9. Small envelope containing one slide of a map depicting routes of explorers pre 1891, areas to be explored by the Elder Expedition. P 36/10. Eight loose b&w photographs of Sir Samuel & Lady Margaret Davenport. These are late 20th C. copies of 1903 originals. P 36/11. Small folder containing 8 colour photos of unveiling of Colonel Light’s cottage plaque on north bank of Torrens, 1997. Three more photographs are in a separate envelope. People identified in photos are Bill Tostevin, Rod Shearing, Jane Lomax-Smith (Mayor of Adelaide), Peter Bowyer, Alan Wallace, Tony Brown, Wendy Holden, Warren Bonython, John Tregenza, Ralph Grandison, Mrs. Grandison, Grattan Wheaton, Roger Brown, Barry Symons, Neville Harris, Brian Ward, Robbi Cooter, Pat Shearing, Ian Crilly, Rob Chard. P 36/12. Envelope containing 4 colour photos of salvage of Gill bookcases, August 2002. Identified in photos: Richard Chinner, Dick Bland. P 36/13. Envelope containing one colour photo of William Coulthard’s grave, taken in 1984 by Bill Tinker. Donated by Paul McIntosh.. P 36/14. Folder containing 5 large (19th C.?) photographs of models of Herod’s temple, King Solomon’s temple, Justinian’s church, Tabernacle, and Harem es Sherif. P 36/15 Envelope containing 4 b&w photos (plus duplicates, 11 prints in all) of RGSSA prize winners and members of their families with RGSSA President Uni Carnegie (what year?). Identified in one picture are Rod Shearing, Grattan Wheaton, Brian Ward, Warren Bonython, Melissa Gibbs and June Ward. in background. P 36/16. Envelope containing strip of film depicting Light’s level. P 36/17. Envelope containing 3 negatives of what looks like an official unveiling of a monument or cairn. P 36/18. Envelope containing 40 colour photographs of Todd marker excursion to the River Murray, 1991. Second envelope containing 40 colour photos (mostly dups?). Also includes a set of negatives. Identified in photos: Surveyor-General of South Australia John Porter, and Brian Glenny. Photos taken by Uni Carnegie P 36/19. Envelope containing two colour slides: “Frank taking a GPS reading…” and “Flinders Ranges”. From Rod Shearing?


P 36/20. Envelope containing 5 colour photos of RGSSA Award of Fellowship to Ken Peake-Jones, 2004. Identified in photos: Kenneth Peake-Jones, RGSSA President Peter Smailes, Warren Bonython. P 36/21. Three large colour photos in plastic sleeve: Hamilton waterhole, S.A. Plains west of Lake Eyre, S.A. Finke River, N.T. P 36/22. Envelope containing 17 colour photographs of Althorpe Island, S.A. (Yorke Peninsular), including lighthouse, 1992. P 36/23. Envelope containing 6 large b&w reproduced photos of lighthouses etc, 1900ish, originals probably in State Library collection: Cape Borda Cape Willoughby Cape du Couedic Cape St. Albans Reeves Pt. (quarry) Also includes floppy disc labelled “Malmaison image”. P 36/24. Small envelope labelled “Truro plaques”. Contains one colour photo of unveiling of Goyder’s Line plaque at Truro. Identified in photo: RGSSA President Brian Ward, Dr. D.J. Hopgood, and Bruce MacDonald. Also includes a small packet of negatives. P 36/25. Envelope containing two large composite photos of J. McDouall Stuart’s chair and small desk (held by RGSSA). P 36/26. Number not used P 36/27. Envelope marked “Stillfried photo” containing one large b&w photo of three Japanese warriors, posed in studio. This is a modern copy of an original probably taken by Baron Raimund von Stillfried. P 36/28. Envelope marked “photos of George French Angas and family + copy of will of William Henry Angas”. Photocopy of the will is included, but not the photos (note these are in album 6 of Box 29.). P 36/29. Envelope containing one large and one small photo of RGSSA Librarian Val Sitters. P 36/30. Envelope containing a strip of negatives and marked “colour transparency – Java La Grande (Jomard – Henri II)”.


P 36/31. Envelope marked “photographs of plates from ‘Plates illustrated of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia’ ”. Envelope actually contains: - two b&w photos of Belzoni plates as above. - four b&w photos of Hergott sketches relating to Babbage expedition. (original sketches are part of RGSSA manuscript collection MS 87 (54c) - two b&w composite photos of Richard Thilwell Maurice drawings of Aboriginal paintings in the Everard and Musgrave Ranges (original drawings in RGSSA manuscript collection MS 108 (66c) P 36/32. Envelope containing two b&w photos of early maps in the Ortelius Atlas, marked “photographs of illustrations from Theatre de L’Univers by Ortelius 1598” P 36/33. Envelope containing photo of inscription on Matthew Flinders plaque, location probably Queensland. P 36/34. Envelope containing a handful of photos taken by Denis Marfleet of illustrations to Angus, Maurice and Hergott MSS. Also included are a number of negatives related to Angas. P 36/35. Envelope containing one large photo of a portion of explorers map on wall of RGSSA library. P 36/36. Folder marked “J. Moffatt, Edinburgh”, containing mounted photo of a sculpture by Birnie Rhind. P 36/37. Small envelope containing 5 strips of negatives of photographic work used during RGS Centenary exhibition 1985. P 36/38. Envelope containing an early photo of Light’s cottage and photocopy of Thebarton block plan. P 36/39. Envelope containing 5 colour photos of State Library display at the Maritime Museum 1993. P 36/40. Small envelope containing 2 colour photos of K.I. book launch at State Library, 1990s? People identified in photos: Dorothy Katz (Minister for the Environment), Sue Barker, John Seaton. Envelope also includes one colour photo of unidentified people , labelled “Mawson Lakes visit”. P 36/41. Small envelope containing 4 colour photos of RGSSA members at Oak Bore, Mallee… April-May 2001. Identified in photos: Paul Hewton, Anne Dwyer, Pat Beale P 36/42. Envelope containing photocopied plan of Coolgardie Cemetery, including graves of Ernest Giles & Victor Streich.


P 36/43. Envelope labelled “Aboriginal areas” and “Miss M. Mills” containing a Landsat(?) photograph of Oodnadatta area. P 36/44. Envelope labelled “Faull drawing used on bookplate”, containing small cartoon and note from Jim Faull. P 36/45. Small envelope containing 5 colour photos from Uni Carnegie – SA/NSW state boundary marker 21/4/1991 P 36/46. Envelope containing Uni Carnegie notes on Eyre Peninsular trip. P 36/47. Envelope containing 25 colour photos of Lewis Prize certificate presentations, 1990s. P 36/48. Envelope containing 12 colour photos of members’ Simpson Desert trip, 1990s? Includes Dalhousie ruins and 1962 plaque commemorating C.T. Madigan’s 1939 expedition. P 36/49. Paper bag containing three copies of a b&w photo of Warren Bonython taken at launch of RGSSA Centenary at Beaumont House, March 16th 1985. P 36/50. Envelope labelled “Jock Makin”, containing 6 negatives of photos of portraits of Davenport and Bonython from Town Hall. P 36/51. Folder containing 5 enlarged b&w photos of an old house at Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland, possibly John McDouall Stuart’s birthplace. P 36/52. Envelope containing 52 b&w photos, views of Mauritius taken and collected by Mrs Ken Wills in 1935. Includes photo of a Matthew Flinders monument. Donated by Ken Wills. P 36/53. Envelope containing 3 colour photos relating to a National Trust street plaque to explorer Lawrence Allen Wells. North Terrace? 1985? P 36/54. Small envelope containing two letters relating to an autographed picture of the Duke of Wellington (not included). P 36/55. Envelope containing two colour photos of Lewis Prize presentation (different occasion to no.47 above). Identified in photos: Bob Lewis, Uni Carnegie. P 36/56. Envelope containing 4 colour photos, plus negs, of John McDouall Stuart’s grave, Kensal Green, U.K. Photos taken in 1991. P 36/57. Small card folder containing 2 b&w negs used for plates in John Tregenza’s book on George French Angas. P 36/58. Envelope containing 4 b&w negs (copies from b&w prints only) of Kenneth Peake-Jones, Sir Samuel Davenport, Simpson Newland, and Sir Archibald Grenfell Price.


P 36/59 Envelope containing 4 colour photos from Uni Carnegie – Nicholas Newland, Terry Krieg, Beth Curran 2005. P 36/60. Envelope containing three colour photos of RGSSA annual dinner 2005. People identified in photos: Alan & Wendy Wallace, Elaine & Roger Smyth, Valmai Hankel and Helen Williams. Envelope also contains six colour photos taken in the Arkaroola area by Uni Carnegie in 2003. Includes views from Radium Ridge, Arkaroola waterhole, Mount Oliphant and Acacia Ridge track. Dr. Tim Tolley identified in one photo. P 36/61. Brochure/town plan of Burra with pencil annotations in plastic sleeve. Relates to photos in album P 29/5, taken during RGGSSA day trip in October 1995. P 36/62. Envelope containing 12 colour photos, and negatives, of RGSSA books stacks (old location in State Library Bastyan Wing), date 21/6/2001. P 36/63. Envelope marked “Wild letters”, containing 4 colour photographs of the first two pages of what appears to be a three page letter (dated 28/1/1912) from someone aboard the S.Y. Aurora delivering supplies to Macquarie Island from Hobart. Letter addressed to “Gussie”. P 36/64. Envelope marked “Warana trip May 1985” containing negatives only of five photos. P 36/65. Envelope marked “photos of Tam(?)”, containing 3 colour photos of a statuette of a cat and one rear view of a larger statue. Location unknown. Photos taken by Uni Carnegie. P 36/66. Batch of 19 colour photos of Murray River/Morgan area, dated April 1994. Locations include Morgan, Murtho, Lyrup, Gillen (“Riversleigh” pumping station), Waikerie (pump house, Chinese wall hanging etc), People identified in photos include Rod Shearing, Meredith Arnold. P 36/67. Small folder containing two Matthew Flinders related b&w photos: 1. A memorial arch at Port Lincoln between “new” Civic Hall and “new” Institute building. 2. twin bronze plaques in honour of Flinders, photographed together before their erection on separate walls at the same location as the memorial arch at Port Lincoln. The plaques were unveiled on 27 May 1936 by S.A. Governor Sir Winston Dugan, so both photographs date from that time. P 36/68. Envelope containing a small colour photographic reproduction of a 19th C print of a Nicolas Baudin portrait and another one of Matthew Flinders. P 36/69. Envelope containing a postcard photograph of Table Rock, Port Noarlunga, addressed to Thomas Gill in 1909. Envelope also includes a b&w postcard of the sea at Port Elliot, and two 1890s photos of Albany, W.A. P 36/70. Seven colour strips of negatives in plastic holder, unlabeled but some pix appear to be wildlife.


P 36/71. Envelope containing one colour photo of Barry Symons at the Todd obelisk on S.A./N.S.W. border from Kath Krilly, 1990s? P 36/72. Plastic sleeve containing two b&w photo reproductions of bird illustrations, a colour photograph from a Writers’ Week session, and a colour photo of Elizabeth Caldicott & John Seaton at a RGSSA lecture 1997. P 36/73. Envelope containing one colour photo of prize winners and RGSSA Council members, 1992? Identified in photo: Uni Carnegie, Valmai Hankel, Melissa Gibbs, Rod Shearing, Elizabeth Davies, Bob Coggins, Brian Ward, Bob Lewis, David Gerin, Elaine Stratford, Neville Harris. P 36/74. Plastic sleeve containing photo of string of camels in MacDonnell ranges, labelled “Expedition at Horseshoe Bend 1913, Captain S.A. White and wife”. This is a copy of a photograph in the S.A. White Collection at the South Australian Museum. P 36/75. Envelope containing two negatives of portraits of Alexander Thomas Magarey, “copies from old sepia prints”, from Miss Constance Magarey. P 36/76. Envelope containing 26 colour photos from book launch of The Simpson Desert, by Mark Shephard, published by RGSSA in 1992. Identified in photos: Mark Shephard, Warren Bonython, Jock Makin, Colin Harris, Ros Blandy, Uni Carnegie, Mary Ryan, Grattan Wheaton. P 36/77. Very small envelope containing 16 b&w views of Mildura, 1940s(?), donated by Ron Praite. P 36/78. Small envelope containing negative strips, labelled “RGS inventory photos”, various fixtures and furniture, no date. P 36/79. Envelope containing 6 colour slides of a desert field trip(?), several negative strips, and some receipts, 1988. P 36/80. Old Kodak envelope containing six negative slides of maps of China and Japan, possibly 1930s. P 36/81. Fold-out of b&w views of Marino, SA, dated 1940-41. P 36/82. Envelope containing 10 b&w negatives, labeled “Haddon Corner safari, Sep-Oct 1985” – copies from colour slides taken by Bruce MacDonald. P 36/83. Envelope containing 44 small b&w photos from an expedition led by Warren Bonython to measure flooding of Lake Eyre in 1949/50. Included is a printed list of 23 field workers involved, including various scientists, and boys from St. Peter’s College, Adelaide, some of whom appear in the photographs. Warren Bonython is the only person identified so far.


P 36/84. Envelope containing 5 colour photos + negs of a 1985 RGS trip to Haddon Corner. From Barry Symons. P 36/85. Envelope containing b&w photo of gum tree marked by Sir Ross Smith as a boy at Mutooroo Station. Photo taken by H.R. Adamson. P 36/86. Small paper bag containing 8 b&w negatives of George French Angas Rio de Janeiro paintings. P 36/87. Envelope containing 8 b&w photos, 1912-18, Auburn and Drumcalpin, including harvest at Drumcalpin, the Jones family at Rice Creek, Mr.Thompson head teacher at Auburn Public School, Nurse Laity, and one taken at the Royal Adelaide Show in 1912. P 36/88. Envelope containing 6 colour photos of RGS members trip to Cape Jervis wind farm, 2005, from Uni Carnegie. Identified in photos: Alan Wallace, Christopher Steele, Peter Smailes, Rex Hosking, John Seaton. P 36/89. Envelope containing 3 colour photos of RGS members Christmas dinner 2001. Identified in photos: Elain Smyth, Neville Harris, Valmai Hankel. P 36/90. Envelope containing 7 colour photos of Banrock Station, RGS trip 2003. P 36/91. Envelope containing 5 b&w photos of creek and hillside and what appear to be sites of Aboriginal cooking fires. Included is a handwritten letter mentioning ovens(?) and canoe tree. A man and a woman appear in one picture. Pictures possibly taken in 1940s. P 36/92. Envelope containing small b&w postcard of Government House, Hobart, early 20th C.? P 36/93. Paper bag containing B&W negative of Flinders Map. P 36/94. Envelope containing an admission ticket to a Royal Colonial Institute (London) lecture on Tasmania by Dr. J.L. Miller, dated June 1879, and admitting a “Mr. Gill”. Also in envelope is a magazine cutting of an illustration of (Maori) Major Kopata. P 36/95. Envelope containing 8 colour photos and 2 slides of RGS members’ trips to the Flinders Ranges, August and September 2003. From Uni Carnegie. Locations include Sunders Gorge, Oraparinna, Haywards Huts track and Wilpena Pound. People identified in photos are Peter Smailes and Brenton Newman. P 36/96. Envelope containing colour photo of a portrait of a member of the Welsh family, possibly the mother of Col. James Welsh who married Colonel Light’s sister Sarah. Photograph taken by Mr. K.T. Borrow and donated in 1991. P 36/97. Small envelope containing 4 colour slides of illustrations from the Ill. Adelaide Post 1869-1871.


P 36/98. Envelope containing 2 colour photos and negatives of Stephen Silver’s house at York Gate, Regent’s Park, London, taken by Ros Blandy, 1980s?. P 36/99 Envelope containing eight colour photos of joint RGSSA/Naturalists Socity of SA excursion, September 2007, taken by Uni Carnegie. Locations include Nuriootpa, Freeling Cemetery, Virginia, Carclew Church and Cemetery, and Parker’s Road Cemetery. People identified in photos are Jenny Treloar, Christopher Steel, Rod Shearing and Andrew Allanson P 36/100 Envelope containing ten colour photos taken at RGSSA 2004 Awards Night at Prince Alfred College Theatre, 22/4/2004. People identified in photos are Peter Smailes, Dr. Y. Tan, Mark Tutton, John McArthur, Eduardo Rosso, Thomas Ivey, Kate Engedow, Elizabeth Cala, Mr. Forrest, Sue Barker, Jenny Treloar. P 36/101 Envelope containing nine colour photos donated by Rod Shearing: - Society members visit State Herbarium, April 2006. Identified in photo: Bob Baldock, June Ward, Ros Blandy, Brian Wood, Chris Steele. - photo of Society sponsored Goyder’s Line plaque near Kyancutta on Eyre Highway, June 2006. - view from foothills of Encounter Bay with Murray Mouth, Coorong and lakes in distance, June 2006. - photo of Rod Shearing at Eyre’s waterhole, Flinders Highway nr. Streaky Bay, June 2006. - photo of old grape vine possibly dating from 1840s, Osmond Terrace Norwood, July 2004. - photo of workers pruning vines at Chateau Tanunda. - 3 photos from RGSSA 12th Birthday celebration, July 2005. P 36/102 Envelope containing five recent postcards from the Old Treasury Building, King William Street, Adelaide, depicting 19th C. surveying equipment etc. P36/103 Envelope containing four colour photographs of Cosh Pioneer Cottage at The Bluff, lower Eyre Peninsular taken in October 2009. Includes a photo of Errol Cosh and plaque. Also includes a leaflet on history of the cottage plus handwritten notes by Bob Clisby. P36/104 Envelope containing eight colour photos of November 2010 visit to RGSSA Library by members of the State Library of S.A. Board. P 37 Tibet. Younghusband Expedition, 1903-04


P 37/1: Album contains 27 b&w photos taken by Francis Younghusband in 1903-04 and developed from original “lost” plates lent to the Society by R.D. Farquharson. Includes handwritten index sheets, a reprint of article from RGSSA proceedings by Farquharson and some correspondence. P 37/2: Envelope containing Tibet Younghusband photos from set held by Bob Major, 17 large format prints and two strips of negatives. Also includes two typed sheets of text. P 37/3: Album contains b&w copies of 27 photographs taken in Tibet by Colonel Francis Younghusband in 1904. Also includes copies of documentation re provenance of these photos. P 37/4: Album contains 16 b&w photos of Tibet from the Younghusband expedition. These copies are larger format and are copies from a set held by Bob Major. P 38. Manilla folder containing envelopes of b&w photos used in the publication “Discover the Barossa”, 1991 Includes photos of: first Langmeil Lutheran church, Kreig’s saddlery, Kingsford House, old Angaston streetscape, Kapunda Herald printing office, Ferguson implement works, settlement of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Light’s Pass, Schwarz house, portrait of Pastor Kavel, family group at Gomersal, Linkes implement factory, Albion Mills at Gawler, grape pickers at Yalumba 1914, Wirra Wirra homestead, Elder Smith bldg Kapunda, St. Gill engine house Kapunda, 8 photos of Holland House at Turretfield, Cornish farmhouse at St. Johns, Kew House at Bethany, NT museum at Tanunda, slab barn at Bethany, miners cottage Kapunda, Mount Crawford polo team 1905, main street Williamstown, phosphate quarry, Seppelts distillery, Lindsay Park garden c1920, Tepper’s sketch of water mill, Para Wirra goldmine in 1939, Krieg’s brickworks, James Martin & Co at Gawler, Para Para mansion, fire at Tanunda Mill, approach to Mount Crawford, Barossa Reservoir 1910, St. Peter & Paul’s Roman Catholic church, Rosedale, P 39. Large envelope containing miscellaneous photos and various documentation. A number of these photographs appear to have been used in various RGSSA publications. Some are copies of pictures noted elsewhere in this list. - Matthew Flinders’ house at 53 Stanhope Street, Pancras with proposed position of plaque. - Mataranca, Northern Territory – photo of river or billabong. - Palm Creek, Northern Territory – photo with names A.A. Simpson and Walter Seisler on back. - photo of man inspecting Aboriginal ovens? - photo of portrait of Sir T. Stamford Raffles. - 2 copies of photo of sketch of waterhole, entitled “Weeringilbunna”.


- photo of S.A. Institute and public library c.1890 (copy of original in Mortlock Library). - small photo of Douglas Mawson 1914 (copy of original in Mortlock Library). - colour photo of Hindmarsh River, Victor Harbor taken by R.S. Sladdin, 1930. - colour photo taken in 1999 of house in France occupied by E. Wakefield. - 1999 photo of RGS members visit to Mawson Lakes, including Roger & Peggy Cundell and Bruce Pippin. - May 1953 photo of geologist D.King and surveyor W.G. Fenner at Lake Eyre measuring tracks left by Dr. Cecil Madigan in 1929. (MISSING 17/2/2011) - May 1951 photo by C.W. Bonython of expedition camp at Lake Eyre. - photo of portrait of Sir Thomas Mitchell. - photo of 19th C. illustration of gold miners. - photo of three ladies, RGSSA members, 1970s? Mrs. Simpson, Kathleen Symes and ? PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE RGSSA MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION Barclay, Captain Henry Vere (MS 7c) Includes several photographic prints of Easter Island statues and a photo of a sketch of statues. Bates, Mrs. Daisy Mae (MS 9c) Includes three small photos taken at Ooldea: Ooldea Sports Day 1919; original view of Ooldea Soak; “Mrs. Bates and a group of natives”, Feb. 1920. Colson, Edmund Albert (MS 21c) Simpson Desert photos, 1936 – see Box 5 above. Deland, Charles Combe (MS 30c) Includes 15 b&w photographs of Bougainville c.1935 Gill, Thomas (MS 47, 48c) Includes small mounted photographs of portraits of Colonel Light, Thomas Gilbert and W.J. S. Pullen, also one unidentified photograph. Light, Colonel William (MS 60c) Includes a photograph of a portrait of Light’s sister Sarah, with typescript note on the photograph.


Maurice, Richard Thilwell (MS 7d) Photographs of Maurice’s explorations. See Box 19 above. Public Library, Art Gallery & Museum of S.A., letters concerning Burke’s tree, 1916-17 (MS 126c) Includes two photographs of “Burke’s tree” taken by Edgar R. Waite. Royal Geographical Society of Australia (S.A. Branch): McDouall Stuart Centenary 1962 (MS 78c) Includes three photographs, one of John McDouall Stuart 1863, Stacy, Photo, N. Adelaide, a modern copy of this portrait and an old photograph of Patrick Auld. Royal Geographical Society of Australia (S.A. Branch): 1961 correspondence about York Gate Library (MS 81c) Includes photograph of part of the library. Somerville, James Dugald (MS 89c) Includes a photograph of the grave of John Charles Darke, surveyor, three photos of a document concerning the surname Hergott, and a photograph of J.D. Somerville in 1933. Strzelecki, Sir Paul Edmund de (MS 28a) Includes a (mutilated) portrait photograph of a note on Strzelecki. Bartell, Dennis (MS) Includes a colour photograph of Lindsay’s blazed tree. (MS) Bauer, F.C. (MS) Book celebrating the combined centenary of the Queensland and S.A. branches of the R.G.S., includes 72 colour photographs of members’ trip to Haddon Corner in 1985 plus a b&w photo of Kenneth Sutton, president of Qld. branch. (MS) Bonython, C. Warren (MS) Includes five colour photographs taken in the Willouran Range. Calpernum/Taylorville Scientific Study 2004 (MS) Includes colour photographs of field activities. Fletcher, Philippa L. (MS) Includes two coloured photographs of Thomas Gill’s home “Willalar” and the Glen Osmond cemetary. Gibbons, Trevor (MS) Rostrevor College Peake-Simpson Trek 1985. Includes a colour photograph of a David Lindsay plaque placed at the Peake Telegraph Station. Glenie, Brian (MS) Unveiling of plaque at Lake Littra, Chowilla Station. Includes two coloured photographs of obelisk and plaque.


Herrmann, Elizabeth (MS) Mallee mound mapping, 2001. Includes 21 b&w photos. Casuarina dam, Taylorville, 2001. Includes 19 colour photos. Calpernum Lake Marreti 2002, Includes 12 colour photos. Magarey, A.T. (MS) Includes three photographs: A.T Magarey and his son Archie Campbell Magarey; Sir Josiah Symon; A.T. Magarey taken in Kentucky. Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch) Inc Centenary 1885-1985 (MS) Includes b&w photographs of exhibition. Sons of Gwalia (MS) Includes 4 colour pho tos of the headframe base built 1896, the original shaft, and Irma Wigley at the re-opened mine July 1984. The Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc., Mortlock Wing C/- State Library of South Australia North Terrace Adelaide South Australia 5000 PO box 3661 Rundle Mall Adelaide South Australia 5000 Phone 61 8 820277266 Email: [email protected]

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