City of Adelaide ship's bell - Reference CC000806

The City of Adelaide Civic Collection

City of Adelaide ship's bell - Reference CC000806

The City of Adelaide Civic Collection

The Civic Collection is a unique collection of historic artefacts belonging to the City of Adelaide.

The complete collection features over 2800 pieces of historic memorabilia, artefacts, and other items accumulated by successive Councils since 1853.

Below is a broad sample of some of the items in the collection. Scroll through and click on an item to view.

Silver trowel dated 8 th February 1900 presented t...

Former Royal Residence Bushy House

Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Adelaide, Mr and M...

Early 19th century perfume bottle

Sterling silver trowel used to lay foundation ston...

Victoria Cross medal award for valour to Lance Cor...

24 carat gold curb chain bracelet

Sterling silver Goblet

Oil painting of Queen Adelaide

Oil paint of His Majesty King William

Sterling silver cigarette box

Bronze sculpture of Queen Adelaide

Lithograph of His Majesty King William IV

Lithograph of Queen Adelaide

Programme for the opening of the Adelaide town Hal...

Oil portrait of Queen Adelaide

Silver trowel with etched view of Adelaide Town Ha...

Portrait By A MacCormac of Vice Admiral William Jo...

Colonial sterling silver toddy ladle

Portrait of Town Clerk Thomas Worsnop Esq.

Photograph of Henry Scott Mayor of Adelaide 1877-1...

Photograph of Adolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartels Ma...

Photograph of Henry Robert Fuller Mayor of Adelaid...

Photograph William Christie Buik Mayor of Adelaide...

Photograph William Bundey Mayor of Adelaide 1883-1...

Photograph John Lazar Mayor of Adelaide 1855-1858

Photograph Sir John Colton Mayor of Adelaide 1874-...

Photograph Judah Moss Solomon Mayor of Adelaide 18...

Photograph Caleb Peacock Mayor of Adelaide 1875-18...

Photograph of Nurse Edith Louise Cavell

Photograph of Theodore Bruce, Mayor of Adelaide 19...

Photograph of Charles Willcox, Mayor of Adelaide 1...

Photograph of Frederick William Bullock, Mayor of ...

The Club House at North Terrace, Adelaide

Photograpic portrait of Prince Edward

Oil portrait of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Governor...

Photograph of the unveiling of the statue of Queen...

Oil painting of Charles Richmond John Glover, Mayo...

Modern silver cigarette box with the coat of arms ...

Wooden cigar box with coat of arms of the City of ...

Lithograph of clipper ship “City of Adelaide”

Gold plated scale model of HMAS Adelaide

Lithograph of Hindley Street from corner of King W...

Totem Pole

Copy of view of the country and of the temporary e...

Brass and steel proportional compass

View of Adelaide in 1836 showing the Vice-regal re...

Lithograph after Light, view of country and tempor...

Frontispiece of George French Angas' South Austra...

Watercolour of Trinita Del Monti at the Top of the...

Watercolour of the mountains above the tombs of th...

Watercolour of Carnack, ruins of the great temple

Watercolour of the attack of Tolosa by the Portugu...

Portrait of Mehemet Ali Pasha of Egypt and Sudan.

Portrait of Mr John Ridley

Photograph of portrait of Francis Steuart

Portrait of Mrs William Light and Mrs Henry Edward...

Portrait of Colonel William Light's sister, Sarah ...

Photograph of Union Bank of Australia

Photograph of painting of Port Adelaide in 1848

Photograph of painting of Hindley Street looking w...

Photograph of painting of Rundle Street looking ea...

Photograph of painting of King William Street look...

Photograph of waterfall near Geroldsau, Baden-Bade...

Photograph of Lichtenthal Convent (Abbey) Baden-Ba...

Castle Ebenstein near Baden-Baden, German

Photograph of Sir Arthur Blyth

Photograph of Adelaide looking north-east

Hymn written for coronation of William and Adelaid...

Picture postcard of Adelaide Bridge, Leamington, U...

Photograph of Adelaide Bridge, Leamington, United ...

Print of opening of London Bridge

Engraving of coronation procession of King William...

Photographic reproduction of portrait of Colonel W...

Photograph of portrait of Colonel William Light

Card entitling Colonel William Light to a seat in ...

Impression Seal of Colonel William Light

Receipt for one guinea for Colonel William Light m...

Hobart Town Gazette announcing the death of Queen ...

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King William Street

Jubilee Exhibition Building, North Terrace Adelaid...

King William Street

Rundle Street

Foy & Gibson Department Store (Grand Central Hotel...

Grand Central Hotel, Adelaide

Unveiling of Statue of King Edward

Sterling silver loving cup

Silver cup bowl

19th century inkstand

Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell

John Stokes Bagshaw Esq.

Sir John Colton

Sir Henry Young

Governor-General Right Honourable William Humble W...

Alfred Myers

Sir John Lavington Bonython

Sir James Hurtle Fisher

Edward John Eyre

John Lloyd Hyndman

Queen Victoria

Franklin Street

Currie Street

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Adelaide Liedertafel

King William Street

Field Marshall The Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellington Ware

Views and maps of Port Lincoln, South Australia

Sir John Cox Bray

Commemorative dish of the US 7th Fleet

King William IV

Bust of King William IV

Queen Adelaide

Sketch of Thomas Wilson's house, NorthAdelaide

Sketch of house on East Terrace, Adelaide

Duke of Gloucester

Duchess of Gloucester

Ceremonial mask

Lord Mayors Medals

Tanjore Art Plate

Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay medal

City of Melbourne key

Handbag belonging to Queen Adelaide

The York Hotel, Rundle Street Adelaide

Foy & Gibson's Department Store, Rundle Street Ade...

Queen Adelaide

Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress Garden Party

Statue of Hercules

Venere (Venus) di Canova Statue

The York Hotel, Rundle Street Adelaide

Halifax Street Depot

Rundle Street

King William Street

Nation Bank of Australasia, King William Street

Adelaide Botanical Garden & Hospital

GPO, King Willam Street

Lunatic Asylum

Churches in Wakefield Street

Rundle Street

Adelaide Botanical Garden

King William Street

Bridge over river

Floating Palais de Dance

Town Hall, Adelaide

North Terrace

Institute Building, North Terrace

North Terrace

King William Street

Grenfell Street

Rundle Street

King William Street

Rundle Street

Grenfell Street

King William Road

Epworth Building

Gouger Street

Adelaide Town Hall

Torrens Lake

Adelaide Oval

Museum North Terrace

Largs Bay Jetty

Museum of Economic Botany, Botanic Gardens

Elder Park

Torrens Lake

General Post Office, Victoria Square

Largs Bay

Adelaide Fire Brigade

View of Adelaide from South east corner

South Australian Bushman's Contingent

Gouger Street

Medal commemorating the marriage of the Duke and D...

Commemorative medal for the opening of the Tower B...

Portrait of Mayor Adolph Heinrich Friedrich Bartel...

The colonization of South Australia by R. Torrens ...

Portrait of William Townsend

Bronze Statue "The Athlete"

South African War Memorial

Panoramic view of Adelaide

Sir George Le Hunte

Portrait of Mr Frank Johnson

"Moral Plays" book

Sextant belonging to Colonel William Light

Five inch theodolite

Engineering or Dumpy Level

16 inch engineers or dumpy level tripod stand

Box or pocket sextant

Photograph Of John Rundle

Prismatic compass in leather case

Brass pantograph

Fencing rapiers

Brass compass with floating satin steel disc in or...

Portrait of Mr George Penton

Bank of Adelaide Building King William Street

Unveiling statue of Captain Charles Sturt

Plan of port and town of Adelaide

Sir Robert Wilson

Villa of Dionedes from views of Pompeii

"Palermo from the Gardens of the Convent of Santa ...

"Public Bakehouse" from views of Pompeii

Mr Caleb Peacock

Queen Adelaide's brooch

19th century French candlesticks

Wooden matchbox holder from HMS Buffalo

Wood from Captain Charles Sturt's boat

Westley Richards Flintlock horse pistols

Folding map of Adelaide, South Australia c1842

Early view of Port Adelaide

Piece of original light post of Adelaide

Queen Adelaide's bedroom jug (ewer)

Queen Adelaide's china soap box

Queen Adelaide's bowl

Satin shoes belonging to Queen Adelaide

Hindley Street looking west

Rundle Street looking east

Cushion cover hand-worked by Queen Adelaide

Wooden doll in the image of Queen Adelaide

View of Flinders Street

View of Victoria Square

King William Street

View of the South Australia Company Bridge over th...

View of Rundle Street

Boating on the lake at Bentley Priory

Photograph of Bentley Priory

View of house at Bentley Priory

Copy of proceedings on presentation of fountain Ru...

Shaw's painting of opening ball at Town Hall 1866

Framed picture of the ship "Hooghley"

Hotchkiss ammunition cartridge from HMAS Sydney

Queen Adelaide's thimble

Velvet handbag presented by Queen Adelaide

19th century sterling silver travelling flatware b...

Queen Adelaide's travelling set

China coronation mug with portraits of Queen Adela...

Linen face towel with Queen Adelaide's cypher

City of Adelaide

Etching of King William IV and Queen Adelaide

23 Grand Parade, St Leonards East Sussex, United K...

23 Grand Parade, St Leonards East Sussex, UK

China sauce boat

Framed photograph of HMAS Adelaide

Coloured lithograph of William IV King of England

Coloured lithograph of Queen Adelaide

The Royal Exchange with inset of King William IV a...

Print of King William IV

Print of Queen Adelaide

General Post Office Victoria Square, Adelaide

Portrait of Queen Adelaide

Knitted woolen Shawl given to Queen Adelaide

Elder Conservatorium of Music (Elder Hall)

Lithograph of Adelaide 1876

Segment of John McDouall Stuart's tree

Medal commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen V...

Watercolour sketch of Penang 1830

Watercolour sketch of Scavengers Calcutta Adjuntan...

Watercolour sketch of Admirals house Penang 1830

Watercolour of Governor's residence Penang 1830

Watercolour of brick kiln Penang 1830

Watercolour of Admiral's house Penang 1830

Queen Adelaide's Book of Common Prayer

Engraving of Queen Adelaide

Commemorative medal for the Adelaide Jubilee Inter...

Engraving of King William IV

Engraving of Queen Adelaide

Children of the late Sir James Hurtle Fisher and M...

Queen Adelaide's autograph

Yellow gold brooch depicting King William IV

Pottery coronation jug with portraits of King Will...

Lacquered papier-mache snuff box

Double-ended seal presented as a gift by Queen Ade...

Copperplate engraving of King William IV

Copperplate engraving of Queen Adelaide

Porcelain dish bearing Queen Adelaide's cypher

Ruthven Mansions, Pulteney Street

St Peter's Cathedral

Sir James Ferguson

John Lloyd Hyndman

Statuette of Queen Victoria

Headstone of John Lloyd Hyndman

William Townsend - Former Mayor of Adelaide

Imperial Hotel King William Street, Adelaide

Grave of Captain Francis Light

Medal commemorating King William IV and Queen Adel...

Pocket pistol

Napoli Di Romania

The steamship "Nile"

Percussion Fowling Piece rifle

Plan of H.M.S. Buffalo

Cap badge of first battalion of the Dorsetshire Re...

Allen Pepper revolver

Photograph of Miss Mary Barker

Colonel William Light's tea caddy

Cap badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment

Back cap badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment

Regimental badge of the Somerset Light Infantry

Cap badge of the Fourth Queen's Own Hussars

Silver Mayor and Mayoress invitation

Sterling silver gilt replica annointing spoon

Group of portraits of about colonists who arrived ...

Victorian sterling silver presentation trowel

Photograph of Mayor Of Kew

19th century glass goblet with Queen Adelaide's cy...

Inviation to opening of Town Hall banquet

Coronation of King William IV and Queen Adelaide

Watercolour by Colonel William Light of Cape St Vi...

Photograph of drawing of first government house by...

Photograph of Mr William Jacob

Photograph of Mrs William Jacob

Photograph Of Mr William Jacob

Shell work box with satinwood and ebony stand

Photograph of portion of Victoria Square and King ...

Plate Commemorating The Jubilee Exhibition In Adel...

Photographic reproduction of Mrs Light and Mrs Hen...

Photographic portrait of William Gilchrist Lambert

Photograph of John Martin and Company

Photograph of Rundle Street in 1886

John Martin and Company Limited Rundle Street, Ade...

Photograph of John Martin and Company Limited Rund...

Fire at John Martin and Company

John Martin and Company Rundle Street

New John Martin & Co Rundle Street (Mall) 1937

Portrait of Colonel William Light

Invitation to opening banquet of the Town Hall 186...

Ceremonial sword belonging to Sergeant Thomas Wors...

Oil portrait of Mayor Sir John Colton

Photograph of Victoria Square looking north

Medallion to commemorate 100th anniversary of Sydn...

Medal commemorating the 100th anniversary of the t...

"Pesto" by Colonel William Light

Gavel with accompanying stand

Portrait of C.J. Coates Esq.

Baptist Chapel at 65 Flinders Street, town acre 27...

Adelaide Town Hall before additions c1867

City of Adelaide ship's bell

19th century sterling silver filigree oval fruit b...

Silver framed mirror designed to act as a base for...

Oil portrait King George IV

Departure of the South Australian Bushmen's Contin...

Pinchbeck double-ended seal in the form of claspin...

Notebook with needlework done by Queen Adelaide

Mid 19th century yellow gold pencil

Coin struck to commemorate 1881 Exhibition in Adel...

Portrait of Queen Adelaide

Glass figurine of Queen Victoria

Glass figurine of the Prince Consort, Prince Alber...

Portrait of Queen Adelaide

Sterling silver child's rocking crib

James Shaw “City Ball in honour of H.R.H. The Duke...

Sheffield Plate Urn

Commemorative gold medallion of Queen Adelaide

Medal to commemorate the visit of H.I.H. Emperor o...

Portrait of Mayor Sir Lewis Cohen

Diploma awarded to the Corporation of the City of ...

Portrait of William Alexander MacKinnon

Silver Medal

Sterling Silver Mace

Mayoral Chain

Portrait of Colonel Gawler, Governor Of South Aust...

Portrait of Colonel William Light

A brief journal of the proceedings of William Ligh...

Colonial sterling silver three handled "Loving Cup...

Opening Ball in the Town Hall Adelaide

George III Sterling Silver Punch Bowl