The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, at some time in the 1890s. 

This engraving of Adelaide created by South Australian artist Thomas Peirce is the earliest known ‘bird’s eye’ view of the city. 

Zoom in to this aerial view of the City of Adelaide in 1876 for a wonderfully detailed, three dimensional picture of its buildings and surrounds. 

This compass is believed to have been used by John William Billiatt on the successful 1861-1862 expedition with John McDouall Stuart across Australia, from Adelaide to Chambers Bay, east of the present site of Darwin.

A colourfully dressed Hungarian gentleman. 

Wooden post used to mark the point where the boundaries of South Australia the Northern Territory and Queensland meet.

Smoking cap owned and worn by John McDouall Stuart.

Survey chain used by Isaac Guley in surveying the City of Adelaide with Colonel Light.

A collectable toy with a moving story.