Peterborough railway picnic women’s winding contest. Clip from the SA Chronicle Newspaper, 7 August 1915.
Cigarette novelty race at the Peterborough railway picnic. Clip from the SA Chronicle Newspaper, 11 November 1937.
Passengers boarding the train to Ucolta for the Peterborough railway picnic. Clip from the SA Chronicle Newspaper, 11 November 1937.
Peterborough mayor SD Jones presents the cup to the winner of the railway picnic 100 yard race. Clip from the SA Chronicle Newspaper, 11 November 1937.
Peterborough Railway Picnic Committee 1938 with winning athletes. Back: WJ Purdie, AJ Glenn, M Hennesay, G Kimber, NH Pelton, H Curruthers, SD Jones, M Thomas, F Reed. Front: Baldwin, T Cherry, L Jenkins, J Cherry, R Power, R Smith.
Ladies cotton winding contest at the Peterborough Railway Picnic, c. 1940s
Peterborough railway picnic special train to Amelia Park Ucolta. Guard Roy Hogg to the left, Jack McKay, Harry Petropoulos, 1950
Peterborough railway picnic special train to Amelia Park Ucolta, 1950. Harry Petropoulos on footplate.
Peterborough Railway Picnic Day in Peterborough Yard, c. 1950s. Pat Rasmus at first window and Malcom Rasmus on ground.
T Class locomotive 218 hauling the Peterborough railway picnic train to Amelia Park, Ucolta, c. 1960.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964. L: Jim Duncan, Syd Ayliffe, Frank Scicluna, Jack Shanahan, Dave Dowd, Ross Shattock, Frank Dungey. Rear Tom Casey.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park c. 1964. Brain Hern, Mark Noble
The ocean wave at Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park c. 1964
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964. Alex Koslowicz, Alan Welsby, Bruce Madex, John ‘Tiger’ Lyon, Dick Ley, Arthur Bain.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964. Standing L to R: Brian Giles, Ozzie Andrews, Kevin Moten, Laurie Cave, Lindsay Millard, Bill Girdler. Sitting: Dave Lillywhite, Dick Ley. Children unknown.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, c. 1964
Mark Noble and John Borbas at the railway children’s Christmas picnic on the SARI oval, 1966
Riding the quad cars at the Peterborough railway children’s Christmas picnic, 1966
The first Peterborough standard gauge diesel railway picnic train through Dowd’s Hill to Amelia Park, 1967
The first Peterborough standard gauge diesel railway picnic train through Dowd’s Hill to Amelia Park, 1967
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Freda Sullivan, Denise Sullivan, Bob Sullivan, Carolyn Sullivan.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Presenting the prizes. David Dowd with microphone.
Ladies’ race at the Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Mrs Berry in the floral dress.
Amscol ice creams at the Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Bernadine Kelly and Anney Dowd.
Fun at the Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Frank ‘Oigle’ Roach (operator), Trevor Cooper (left), Karl Brandner (right with black hair), Steve Aitken, Paul Aitken, Helen ? (with pigtails).
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Philip Miller and Greg Taylor
Fun at the Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. L to R: Colleen Moroney, Colleen Symons (obscured face behind Colleen Moroney), Annie Slupeniak, Louise Smallacombe (at front), Maerschel Ley (face obscured), Judith Hadrill (front), George Baird, Patricia O’Toole, Julie Turner, Loretta Harper.
Fun at the Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Chief saveloy cook Syd Ayliffe.
Peterborough fireman Graham ‘Dusty’ Rankin, Pauline Rankin and children at the SA Railways Institute picnic, 1967
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Julie Turner of Peterborough.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Brian Giles.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Standing L: Fred Roach, Dave Lillywhite, Brian Giles. Girls L: Gillian Moroney, Antionette Retallack, Lynette Retallack, Bernadette Moroney.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. David Higginson, Peter Weydling, Robert Taylor (standing in the middle at rear), Peter Davies (face partially obscured), Adrian Dally.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. Having a ride on the quad cars. Danny van den Ende standing at rear.
Peterborough railway picnic at Amelia Park, 1967. St John’s Ambulance attendant Don Fielding.
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