-
Albion Hotel Ball
My third great-grandfather’s Grand Opening Ball at the Albion Hotel, 1864.
-
Clara Bartholomaeus
In researching First World War knitting I came across the story of Clara Bartholomaeus, the secretary of the Soldiers Aid…
-
Constitutional Museum
My father worked on the museum and restoration of the speaker’s chair.
-
Elder Park Migrant Hostel
My family – mum, dad, and four children – came out to Australia in 1959 as assisted migrants from UK.…
-
Estcourt House patient 1970
I spent 3 Months at Escourt Estcourt, I was sent there for the sea hair to clear my double pheumonia…
-
Fictional histories of Adelaide
Recently my partner Kelly and I painted a park bench in the South West on Sturt St near Whitmore Square…
-
Gorge Road Tunnel
There is a tunnel on Gorge Road near Castambul (Adelaide, South Australia). Images of the end points are embedded in the uploaded…
-
My babysitter
My uncle Gordon who was my nanas brother built and ran popeye for many years. My mum used to drop me off…
-
Pennington Hostel 1974-1975
Arrived at Pennington Hostel Sept 1974 with my family, mum, dad, two brothers and a sister. I was nearly 14…
-
Pictures from the past
Back in the Eighties I bought a set of lantern slides that, I was told, were used to illustrate a…
