________________________________________________________________________ FIRST OVERLAND TRIP ADELAIDE – DARWIN SRG 37 MURRAY AUNGER AND HARRY DUTTON, 1908 Series List ________________________________________________________________________ Captions for the pictorial record of the trip. Captions run for pictures from left to right thus: 1. 2. Roll and frame numbers refer to the negatives kept 3. 4 with the albums. _______________________________________________________________________ ALBUM ONE ______________________________________________________________________ Page/Photo Captions Roll Frame ________________________________________________________________________ 1/1 On the track just south of Oodnadatta. 1 43 Harry Dutton is in the picture and the railway line can be seen in the background. 1/2 On the track just south of Oodnadatta. ― 44 1/3 Depot Sandhills four miles north of ― 1 Horse Shoe Bend. 1/4 Part of Horse Shoe Bend Station ― 45 showing the "painted cliffs". 2/1 Mount Dutton, south of Oodnadatta. ― 2 2/2 The railway line approaching Oodnadatta. ― 3 2/3 One of the many sandy water courses. ― 5 2/4 Granite stones between Oodnadatta ― 4 and Horse Shoe Bend. 3/1 Stony outcrop south of Oodnadatta. ― 6 3/2 Crossing Niels Creek by the Algebuckina Bridge. ― 8 3/3 On the track just south of Oodnadatta. ― 7 3/4 Oodnadatta. ― 9 4/1 Oodnadatta railway station and township. ― 10 4/2 Blood's Creek Hotel. ― 12 4/3 Watercourse near crown point. The bank 1 11 has to be broken down for the crossing. 4/4 Crown Point. The flat top is ironstone. ― 13 SRG 37/3 Series list Page 1 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ This is said to have been the original height of the surrounding country. 5/1 Horse Shoe Bend station. ― 14 5/2 Harry Dutton with a group at the station. ― 16 5/53 Donkey Team at Horse Shoe Bend Station. ― 15 5/4 The donkey teamster. ― 17 6/1 Horse Shoe Bend Station. ― 18 6/2 A station hand. ― 20 6/3 In the Depot Sandhills ― 19 6/4 ― ― ― 21 7/1 H.M. Royal Mail. Camel team with mail ― 22 on its way to Alice. 7/2 The Talbot being towed down hill by the ― 23 donkey team. Note the twin wheels. 7/3 Mt. Gillen in the McDonnell Ranges. 2 23a 7/4 Another view. 1 24 8/1 Heavy Tree Gap through the Range, now 2 24a followed by the railway. The town of Alice Springs is on this flat. 8/2 Alice Springs. ― 25a 8/3 Stony watercourses north of Alice. ― 27a 8/4 Do. ― 26a 9/1 ― ― 28a 9/2 Telegraph station at Alice Springs. ― 30a 9/3 A local party which accompanied the over- 2 29a landers over the McDonnell Ranges. 9/4 Francis Birtles, another well-known overlander. ― 31a SRG 37/3 Series list Page 2 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 10/1 Francis Birtles. ― 32a 10/2 ― ― 34a 10/3 Aborigines near Barrow Creek. ― 33a 10/4 View near Central Mt. Stewart (?). ― 35a 11/1 Near Central Mt. Stewart. The Mt. is ― 36a seen rising on the right. 11/2 Some of the Devil's Marbles. ― 38a 11/3 This marble is 15ft in diameter. ― 37a The overlanders tried to push it over. These are found between Barrow & Pennant's Creek. 11/4 More of them. ― 39a 12/1 More views of the marbles. ― 40a 12/2 ― ― ― 41a 12/3 ― ― . ― 43a 12/4 ― ― ― 42a 13/1 More marbles ― 44a 13/2 Sergt. Allchurch. ― 2a 13/3 Near Wickliff Well N. of Barrow Creek. ― 45a 13/4 The 20 h.p. Talbot in which the first ― 1a attempt was made. This was left 40 miles S. of Tennant's Creek on Xmas Day. On Xmas Eve 17" of rain fell. Just N. of where the car is shown was the Little Edinburgh Swamp which was impassable after the rain. 14/1 A northern station. 2 3a 14/2 Abo women in mourning at Tennant's Ck. ― 4a Their bodies have been covered with pipeclay in accordance with custom. 14/3 Three picanninnies. ― 5a SRG 37/3 Series list Page 3 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 15/1 Abos. put on a sham fight. ― 6a 15/2 ― ― ― 8a 15/3 Sister and brothers. ― 7a 15/4 Vegetable garden in Helen Springs Station, ― 9a N. of Powell's Ck. 16/1 Tennant Creek. telegraph station. ― 10a 16/2 The telegraph operator. ― 12a 16/3 Waterhole at Tennant's Ck. ― 11a 17/1 Abos. in war paint. ― 13a 17/2 ― ― ― 14a 17/3 ― ― ― 16a 17/4 ― ― ― 15a 18/1 Dalhousie Springs Station. ― 17a 18/2 Daly Waters Station. ― 18a 18/3 Blacks' camp near Daly Waters. ― 20a 18/4 Abos. sleeping. They sleep this way through the ― 19a coldest nights, with little fires between each sleeper. 19/1 Anthills near Daly Waters. Here, the high grass has 3 15a been burnt, otherwise the anthills would not be visible. 19/2 Powell's Ck. station. ― 16a 19/3 A waterhole in the tropic zone. ― 18a 19/4 A view of Newcastle Waters. 3 17a 20/1 Flight of birds over newcastle Waters — ― 19a mostly waterfowl. 20/2 Newcastle Waters Station. ― 21a 20/3 Another view. ― 20 a 20/4 The head station. ― 22a SRG 37/3 Series list Page 4 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 21/1 A station hand. ― 23a 21/2 Lance Lewis. ― 24a 21/3 Another view of the station. ― 26a 21/4 Newcastle Waters. ― 25a 22/1 More views around Newcastle Waters. ― 27 a 22/2 ― ― ― ― ― 28 a 22/3 ― ― ― ― ― 30 a 22/4 ― ― ― ― ― 29 a 23/1 The station well. ― 31a 23/2 Outbuildings. ― 32a 23/3 Some of the staff. ― 34a 23/4 Helen's Springs ― 33a (Referred to in "We of the Never Never.") 24/1 Crossing a watercourse. ― 35a 24/2 A traveller's Grave on the Alice Track. ― 36a 24/3 More anthills. ― 38a 24/4 Renner's Springs. ― 37 a SRG 37/3 Series list Page 5 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ ALBUM TWO ________________________________________________________________________ Photo Captions Roll Frame ________________________________________________________________________ 1/1 Anthills N. of Daly Waters. 4 33 1/2 High grass along the Elsie Ck. ― 34 1/3 A traveller's wayside grave. ― 35 1/4 Climbing out of a Ck. ― 36 2/1 Another creek. ― 37 2/2 North of Daly Waters. ― 38 2/3 Anthills 250m. S. of Darwin. ― 39 2/4 Do. ― 40 3/1 A rocky gorge. ― 41 3/2 A steep gully. ― 42 3/3 Climbing out of a watercourse. 5 42 3/4 And another. ― 43 4/1 And again. ― 44 4/2 Anthills near Pine Ck. ― 45 4/3 Pine Ck. End of the railway in 1908. ― 2 4/4 Another anthill. ― 1 5/1 Anthills between Daly Waters and the Katherine. ― 3 5/2 High grass along the route. ― 4 5/3 ― ― ― ― 5 5/4 Anthill with a hat on. ― 6 6/1 Watercourse along the track. ― 7 6/2 ― ― ― ― 8 SRG 37/3 Series list Page 6 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 6/3 Watercourse along the track. 5 9 6/4 ― ― ― ― 10 7/1 Katherine River telegraph station. ― 11 7/2 Water lilies in Elsie Ck, ― 12 7/3 Two views on the Katherine. ― 14 7/4 ― ― ― ― 13 8/1 Katherine River. ― 15 8/2 Adelaide River. ― 16 8/3 Water lilies in Elsie Ck. ― 18 8/4 Katherine telegraph station. ― 17 9/1 The Katherine. ― 19 9/2 View showing hotel in distance. ― 20 9/3 Adelaide River. ― 22 9/4 Adelaide River. 80m. S. Darwin. ― 21 10/1 More water lilies. ― 23 10/2 Sergt. Allchurch. Telegraph master. ― 26 tapping the line near Katherine River. 10/3 Rough going in the Katherine country. ― 24 10/4 Birt Plain. ― 25 11/1 Railway bridge at Adelaide River. ― 27 11/2 Crossing Adelaide River. ― 28 11/3 A backwater where lilies grow. ― 30 11/4 A backwater where lilies grow. ― 29 12/1 Looking for a crossing. ― 31 12/2 Adelaide River. 5 32 12/3 Adelaide River. ― 33 SRG 37/3 Series list Page 7 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 12/4 Crossing Edith Ck. with a rush. ― 34 There is a tarpaulin round the engine. 13/1 The second Talbot crossing Edith Ck. ― 35 13/2 ― ― ― ― ― 36 13/3 High grass near Adelaide River. ― 38 13/4 Last camp before reaching Port Darwin. ― 37 14/1 Cutting a track through the rum jungle. 6 32 14/2 ― ― ― ― ― 33 14/3 ― ― ― ― ― 34 14/4 ― ― ― ― ― 35 15/1 Thick rum jungle. ― 36 15/2 A party at the lighthouse west of Darwin. ― 37 15/3 Avenue of coconut palms in Darwin Botanical Gdns. ― 39 15/4 A Banyan Tree. ‘ 38 16/1 Giant Japanese bamboo in Botanical Gdns. ― 40 16/2 A Palm tree in the Gardens. ― 41 16/3 Another view in the Gardens. ― 42 16/4 The Main street, Darwin. ― 43 17/1 Lighthouse near Fanny Point. ― 44 17/2 Lighthouse. ― 1 17/3 The Lighthouse boat. ― 45 17/4 Darwin Jetty. ― 2 18/1 A pearling lugger. 6 3 18/2 Steamer from Sydney to the East. ― 4 SRG 37/3 Series list Page 8 of 9 ________________________________________________________________________ 18/3 Remainder are views taken on the boat ― 5 journey from Darwin. 18/4 ― 6 19/1 ― 7 19/2 ― 8 19/3 ― 10 19/4 ― 9 20/1 ― 11 20/2 View taken on the boat journey from Darwin. ― 12 20/3 ― ― ― ― ― ― 14 20/4 ― ― ― ― ― ― 13 21/1 ― ― ― ― ― ― 15 21/2 ― ― ― ― ― ― 16 21/3 ― ― ― ― ― ― 18 21/4 ― ― ― ― ― ― 17 22/1 ― ― ― ― ― ― 19 22/2 ― ― ― ― ― ― 20 The first attempt was made by a 20 h.p. Clement-Talbot. When this was left up north after heavy rains, the overlanders returned to Adelaide and set out again later with a 25 Clement-Talbot, picking the other car up en route.