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Sadly neglected by the Victorian Government- a special place left empty for near a decade
`The Chalet was built at Mount Buffalo after the first road to the summit was opened in 1908. The first Europeans recorded the Buffalo plateau in1824 and the tourist potential gained impetus in the 1880s. The latter increased the government?s interest in the alpine area and, as a result, an area of the plateau was temporarily reserved as a National Park by the government in 1898. This area was increased in 1908 and the intention to construct a Chalet on the summit announced.
Originally intended to be built of granite, the timber Chalet was designed by the Public Works Department as a temporary building, completed in 1910 and leased to Mr J Newton. Its popularity was immediate and in 1912 it was described as the epitome of luxury, with large sitting rooms, ample fireplaces, well ventilated bedrooms and hot and cold baths. Improvements were made soon after construction and these included a golf links in 1911, a north wing addition in 1912 and a south wing and billiard room in 1914.
In 1919 the new lessee, Miss Hilda Samsing, lobbied the government to make improvements to such amenities as heating and lighting, while in 1921-22, an addition to the south wing increased bedroom and bathroom facilities. The billiard room was moved to the front of the house and the terraced garden, with rubble granite retaining walls, was laid out at the front of the chalet.
In 1924 the management of the Chalet was transferred to the Railways Department and the facility was operated in a formal manner, including the issuing of standard railway tickets for all activities and the wearing of railway uniform by the porters. A service providing motor coach transport for guests from Porpunkah railway station to the Chalet commenced in 1925. This was maintained until the passenger train service on the Bright line was discontinued in 1952, and guests were then transported by motor coach from Wangaratta.
Further improvements were made to the Chalet in 1925-26, when the present dining room, the kitchen and billiard room wings were constructed, and the original dining room was converted to a ballroom, with a stage. Balustrading along the front of the building was removed and large windows inserted to provide uninterrupted views. In 1937-8 major alterations were made with the extension of the south wing and a second storey added to the central wing of the building. At this time the provisions for 200 guests at the Chalet was noted as more than equalling the best city hotels.
During the war there was a reduction of both staff and clientele at the Chalet, and servicemen and women on leave were given priority in bookings. After the war, migrants and displaced persons from Europe, many of them Jewish, found the Chalet to be a comforting reminder of their homelands. The Railways Department managed the Chalet until 1985 when the government took over its running, under the auspices of the Tourist Commission. In 1993 it was leased privately again and has continued to provide accommodation, despite the post-war development of alpine resorts by private enterprise at other locations.
Reminiscent in style to northern European Chalet architecture, the Mt Buffalo Chalet is a bungalow style, timber building on a coursed random rubble plinth, with a series of hipped and gabled corrugated iron roofs. Originally designed as a symmetrical, gabled roof building, early additions were carried out in a similar style and continued the symmetry of the front facade. The second storey addition to the central wing altered the appearance of the building, however the bungalow character was retained. Slender rough cast render chimneys with tapering tops and random coursed rubble bases; a decorative barge board over the main entry; decorative timber brackets supporting timber shingled, gable ends; exposed rafters and double hung, paned windows all add to the character of the building. Internally, some remnants of decoration remain, reflecting various stages of the Chalet?s development.
The Chalet is sited amongst granite outcrops and is surrounded by well manicured gardens. Simple, utilitarian outbuildings, including a garage, engine room, firewood store, carpenters? shop, stables and tractor shed, were constructed before 1940 and remain on the site.
Mt Buffalo Chalet is of architectural significance as one of the largest chalet complexes in Victoria. Its isolated location has prevented the intrusion of later developments, usually associated with alpine resorts. The consistency of the style in the development of the main building, particularly over the first 30 years, the domestic scale and character imparted by the bungalow style, and the retention of pre-1940 outbuildings add to the Chalet's importance.
Mt Buffalo Chalet is of historical significance for its association with the history of leisure in Victoria and the development of the Mt Buffalo National Park, and for its provision of an environment which has remained relatively unchanged since its construction in 1910. Its continual operation as a government-run tourist destination for over ninety years, and its association with the Victorian Railways from 1924, with its unique way of operating such a facility, are of importance.
Mt Buffalo Chalet is of social significance due to its association with a section of the community in their pursuit of recreation. It played a part in promoting the development of the Mt Buffalo National Park as a year round alpine resort for a broad cross section of the community.
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Hong Kong Government Department
The Fire Services Department | FSD
Hero‛s all.
Fire Services Trucks, Fire Services Officers, Fire Services Vehicles, Ambulances, Mobile Paramedics, Fireboats, Fire Stations, Search & Rescue Helicopters, Fire Investigation Dogs, etc. All Districts | Hong Kong.
As of the end of 2023 :
☛ There are 83 fire stations, 41 ambulance depots, six fireboat stations, two sea rescue berths along with a diving base strategically located to provide emergency responses for all areas within designated response times
☛ The FSD has approximately 10,740 uniformed and 761 civilian members.
☛ The FSD has 719 operational fire appliances
☛ The Ambulance Command operates 457 town ambulances, 2 Paramedic Equipment Tenders, 41 Emergency Medical Assistant Motorcycles, four Mobile Casualty Treatment Centres, four Rapid Response Vehicles and six mini ambulances.
☛ A fleet of 26 vessels provides firefighting and rescue services within Hong Kong waters.
All relevant information about the Hong Kong Fire Services Department is available on their website
www.hkfsd.gov.hk/eng/index.html
It is very comprehensive.
Fire Services Department Vehicles use F with digits on their licence plates but Ambulances use A with digits on their licence plates.
Hong Kong Streets - People, Street Scenes, Traffic Scenes, Buildings + Daily Life, all Districts, Hong Kong
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Redruth.
The SA Mining Company established Kooringa or Burra as it was more usually known in 1845 as the great copper mine at Burra opened. The government owned land to the north of this and surveyed an adjoining government town in 1848 with the town lots being sold in early 1849. In this government town a goal was built, a Courthouse and an early police station and lockup. Although surrounded by Hampton an English settlement, Aberdeen a Scottish settlement and Llwchwr a Welsh settlement, the government town of Redruth was not English but primarily a Cornish settlement. It eventually had two Methodist Churches. The Primitive Methodists opened a small church in 1858 which is now privately owned and the Wesleyan Methodists opened a much grander and larger church in 1874. After Methodist Union in 1900 the Wesleyan Church became the Methodist Church. In 1924 a grand Sunday school was opened next door to this church. The Zion Primitive Methodist Church closed in 1900 and the Wesleyan Church closed in more recent decades.
A large gaol was erected at Redruth in 1856 and it was the first gaol outside of Adelaide as Burra was such a big centre of population in the colony at that time. The gaol closed in 1894 and became a reformatory for wayward girls but this too closed in 1922. It is now run by the National Trust. The fine old Courthouse in Redruth was opened in 1857 and only closed in 1986. The Italianate style Police station was erected in 1879 and was used for this purpose until 1971. Redruth had a hotel, and it was on the edge of the SAMA copper smelters. Redruth was named after the same place in Cornwall as most of the miners living there had migrated to SA from Cornwall. Among the early buyers of land in Redruth was William Paxton a chemist of Adelaide and a major investor in the Burra copper mining company. In Kooringa (Burra) be built a square of miners cottages which were rented to the mine workers. Paxton built his city house on North Terrace and it later became Ayers House. Henry Ayers, another mining company director and Premier of SA lived in it and eventually purchased it from Paxton after Paxton returned to live in England in 1855. A charming row of six Cornish miners’ terraces was built in Redruth from 8 to 18 Truro Road by James Tiver a local storekeeper in 1856. They are known as Tivers’ Row.
Aberdeen.
The township of Aberdeen was a private town west of the government town of Redruth. Next to the town of Aberdeen was the Bon accord copper mine. The town was subdivided by Robert Morehead and Matthew Young in 1849 when they advertised 144 town lots for sale. But their auction attracted only 20 buyers and Aberdeen never thrived. The railway line reached Aberdeen in 1870. The magnificent stone station was erected much later in 1883 with some later additions. The railway line closed to passengers in 1986 and the station was left derelict but grain trains serviced the grain silos until 1999. The Burra railway station has now been beautifully restored and it reopened in 2014 as a museum. Near the railway station are sale yards and the Bon Accord Hotel named after the Aberdeen copper mine. The first Bon Accord Hotel was built in the 1850s but destroyed by fire in 1879. The current Bon Accord Hotel was erected in 1880 although the sign on the building says established in 1875!
The Bon Accord mine was established by a group of Scottish investors from Aberdeen hoping to make a fortune like investors in the Burra mine had done. But they had no luck. No worthwhile lode of copper was ever discovered at Bon Accord. Mining operations opened in 1846 and closed in 1849 when land was sold to create the township of Aberdeen to raise some funds. Work started again in 1858 and continued until 1862 but again no worthwhile returns were obtained. It was in this period from 1858 to 1862 that most of the above ground mine structures were built – mine offices, blacksmith’s shop, mine managers residence, pump house etc. When the Burra Mine pump house closed in 1877 and the water levels rose the Bon Accord mine shafts were flooded and no work was ever again undertaken. The pumps though were operated to pump water for the town water supply until the Murray pipeline from Mannum reached the Burra district in 1966. The above ground mine buildings still remain and are operated by the National Trust as a mining museum.
Engine: Cummins 6BT5.9 six cylinder diesel
Transmission: Clark 6 speed power shift
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Rishi Sunak MP newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer arrives at HM Treasury and meets his team.
In a house of gorgeous rooms, the morning room is a standout, with its golden hand-painted Chinese wallpaper adorned with birds and flowers.
I was given the chance to try out the Leica Q thanks to the folks at Leica Store Miami and the Miami Street Photography Festival.
Looking upwards in the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.
The intersections of the circles on each layer combine to appear, from this angle, to make an eye.
The Blavatnik School of Government was founded in 2010, with this building becoming operational in 2015. It was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2016.
An image of Sir Walter Raleigh bowing to an image of the state captiol labeled "1792-1831"
and another of the capitol building that is labeled "1833-1942."
Digital Collection:
North Carolina Postcards
Publisher:
Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass.;
Date:
1942
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.); Wake County (N.C.);
Collection in Repository
North Carolina Postcard Collection (P052), collection guide available online at www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/52postc.html
The Division of Natural Areas and Preserves is separate from the Division of Wildlife within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Hong Kong Government Department
Hong Kong Correctional Services | CSD
CSD Vehicles | Buses, Trucks, Vans, Cars and CSD Officers etc.
All Districts, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong CSD important statistics are very simple, as of June 30th 2024
☛ there are 29 Prisons (Correctional Facilities) in Hong Kong
☛ the average daily prison population as of December 31st 2023 was 8,498 miscreants only
☛ there are approximately 7,254 employees working for the CSD
All relevant information about the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department is available on their website.
www.csd.gov.hk/english/home/home.html
It is very comprehensive.
Correctional Services Department Vehicles use AM with digits on their licence plates
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Out of work
My contract for the week was cancelled but my fashion plans remain!
For a three-day seminar in New Mexico, I planned to do a 3 Days 3 Ways series with this houndstooth skirt. When the government shutdown cancelled my contract, I decided to modify my style plans, but still show you three ways to wear this skirt over three days. On the bright side, I can now incorporate denim, novelty tights, extreme pattern mixing, and high heels into the outfits.
Jacket, Jessica Simpson. Turtleneck, A New Day. Skirt, Outlander (thrifted and gifted). Tights, Disney. Boots, Vince Camuto. Sunglasses, Earthbound Trading Co. Necklace, Zad. Bag, Anne Klein (thrifted).
Government House is located in Sydney, Australia alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of the Sydney Opera House.
Constructed between 1837 and 1843, the property has been the official residence of the Governor of New South Wales since Sir George Gipps in 1845, except for two brief periods; the first between 1901 to 1914, when the property was leased to the Commonwealth of Australia as the residence of the Governor-General of Australia, and the second from 1996 to 2011. The property was returned as the Governor's residence in October 2011.
This is how a government high school looks like at Srinagar, the shikara parked outside is their school bus.
Shot at Dal Lake, Srinagar.
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A bit of a grab shot of Ukrainian Government/Ukraine Air Force Antonov An-26 07 Yellow as it lands at Kyiv Borispil Airport, Ukriane
A small corner of the reasonably sized and derelict Chelmsford Crown Buildings in Beeches Road Chelmsford (UK) in the process of demolition during May 2014.
These 'Government Offices' as they were locally known closed in December 2012 and have been occupied by the DSS, DHSS, Job Centre Plus, Benefits Agency, DSA Driving Test Centre, DWP Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), Animal Health Office/ State Veterinary Service, Department Of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and numerous other defunct and current government agencies and departments over the years.
I was born and grew up just a few hundred yards from here and went to infant and junior (elementary) school right next door, so it's kind of sad to see the demise of these buildings which dates from the early 1950's at least. I've never known anything else located here.
As the rest of this suburb of Chelmsford is all residential there's no prizes for guessing on what will eventually be built here. Developers Telereal Trillium/Linden Homes will build 46 homes which I think is quite a small number for this reasonably sized site.
This is Sydney's Government House, built between 1837 to 1845 and the residence of the governor of New South Wales from 1845 to 1914, and then 1915 to 1996. On both occasions the governor was evicted by Labour state governments.
Government House is considered one of the finest examples of gothic revival architecture in NSW and will soon become a residence once again. The current and 37th governor, Marie Bashir, appointed in 2001, is expected to move in once work taking place on the upper level bedrooms and living areas is completed.
The building is managed by the Historic Houses Trust, which on its website shows the view of the verandah on the eastern side - which has a great view of Sydney harbour. The entrance hall has portraits and family crests for the previous 36 governors, with one space remaining (after which some rearranging may be in order). The ballroom is used for ceremonies including citizenship, concerts and Australian Honours.
Sydney's best quality sandstone is yellow block, used for an extensive restoration here in the 1890's. A curious aside; much yellow block was quarried in Pyrmont which has largely been built over, suggesting it may be hard to get for future restoration.
Hong Kong Government Department | All Departments
Misc. Hong Kong Government Vehicles
All Hong Kong Government operated vehicles have a licence plate that starts AM (there are a few exceptions, see below) and have a number sequence comprising 1 to 4 numbers. A high end car generally denotes it is the chauffeur driven vehicle of a high ranking Hong Kong Government Minister and a few really Senior Ministers have cars with 2 letter number plates ( CS, FS, CJ and SJ) | Status is important even in the Government as is the use of lucky numbers (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 0 etc) on licence plates.
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong has the Hong Kong Emblem ( large badge ) on the front and back of the vehicle but remarkably (for me anyway) the best Government licence plate is the number I on the official car of the Commissioner of Police, top that as they say!
The exceptions : - the Emergency Service Vehicles ( Fire Trucks and Ambulances ) use F with digits and A with digits
☛ The Hong Kong Government has many departments that use vehicles, see the Hong Kong Government Department list below my research indicates that the Government currently has in excess of 6,500 ✚ licenced vehicles on the road.
☛ Go here for an Alphabetical Listing of Hong Kong Government and Related Organisations | Departments
www.gov.hk/en/about/govdirectory/govwebsite/alphabetical....
The most common Government Misc. Vehicles ( excluding cars ) ie Trucks, Vans and Buses you see on the streets are used by such departments as Hongkong Post, Customs and Excise Department, Water Services Department, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Government Logistics Department and such.
It is also common to see private contractor vehicles working for Government Departments
All purchasing of Government Vehicles is a tender process and as vehicles can last a good few years and as new vehicles are purchased on a regular basis, it is a real mish mash of brands, I do get the impression that low price is not the deciding factor, I imagine equipment and after sales service are major factors and quality European and Japanese brands are very common.
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☛ Photography is simply a hobby for me, I do NOT sell my images and all of my images can be FREELY downloaded from this site in the original upload image size or 5 other sizes, please note that you DO NOT have to ask for permission to download and use any of my images!
The sunrise from our camp on Government Island. Part of the Les Cheneaux Islands in Michigans Upper Peninsula. Amazing tour with the folks from Woods and Waters Ecotours.
Find out more at michigan.org
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The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, the original Government House was located near Fort York. Destroyed in the War of 1812 when a powder magazine exploded, it relocated in 1815 to the Elmsley house, located on the current site of 880 Bay St., which was destroyed by fire in 1862.
This building, the third Government House, was completed in 1870. It, in turn, was sold in 1912 and demolished a few years later. The fourth Government House, known as Chorley Park, was demolished by mayor Nathan Phillips in 1960, and became the present-day Chorley Park.
Creator: Warwick Bros & Rutter, Limited
Date: 1910 circa
Identifier: PC 3124 or PCR-2215
Format: Picture
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library Digital Archive
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You can order order a print or high-resolution copy.
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the center of what is now known as Beijing, (formerly Peking) China, and now houses the Palace Museum. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government for almost 500 years.
Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 72 ha (180 acres).[1][not in citation given] The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture,[2] and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987,[2] and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artefacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War. With over 14 million annual visitors, the Palace Museum is the most visited Museum in the world.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
The Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) at the centre of the Forbidden City
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, iii, iv
Reference439
UNESCO regionAsia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription1987 (11th Session)
Extensions2004
This article contains Chinese text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters.
The common English name, "the Forbidden City", is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjinchéng; literally: "Purple Forbidden City"). The name Zijin Cheng first formally appeared in 1576.[4] Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace".[5]
The name "Zijin Cheng" is a name with significance on many levels. Zi, or "Purple", refers to the North Star, which in ancient China was called the Ziwei Star, and in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, the Ziwei Enclosure (Chinese: 紫微垣; pinyin: Zǐwēiyuán), was the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, as the residence of the terrestrial emperor, was its earthly counterpart. Jin, or "Forbidden", referred to the fact that no one could enter or leave the palace without the emperor's permission. Cheng means a city.[6]
Today, the site is most commonly known in Chinese as Gùgōng (故宫), which means the "Former Palace".[7] The museum which is based in these buildings is known as the "Palace Museum" (Chinese: 故宫博物院; pinyin: Gùgōng Bówùyùan).
History[edit]
Main article: History of the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City as depicted in a Ming dynasty painting
When Hongwu Emperor's son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, and construction began in 1406 on what would become the Forbidden City.[6]
Construction lasted 14 years and required more than a million workers.[8] Material used include whole logs of precious Phoebe zhennan wood (Chinese: 楠木; pinyin: nánmù) found in the jungles of south-western China, and large blocks of marble from quarries near Beijing.[9] The floors of major halls were paved with "golden bricks" (Chinese: 金砖; pinyin: jīnzhuān), specially baked paving bricks from Suzhou.[8]
From 1420 to 1644, the Forbidden City was the seat of the Ming dynasty. In April 1644, it was captured by rebel forces led by Li Zicheng, who proclaimed himself emperor of the Shun dynasty.[10] He soon fled before the combined armies of former Ming general Wu Sangui and Manchu forces, setting fire to parts of the Forbidden City in the process.[11]
By October, the Manchus had achieved supremacy in northern China, and a ceremony was held at the Forbidden City to proclaim the young Shunzhi Emperor as ruler of all China under the Qing dynasty.[12] The Qing rulers changed the names on some of the principal buildings, to emphasise "Harmony" rather than "Supremacy",[13] made the name plates bilingual (Chinese and Manchu),[14] and introduced Shamanist elements to the palace.[15]
In 1860, during the Second Opium War, Anglo-French forces took control of the Forbidden City and occupied it until the end of the war.[16] In 1900 Empress Dowager Cixi fled from the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion, leaving it to be occupied by forces of the treaty powers until the following year.[16]
The East Glorious Gate under renovation as part of the 16-year restoration process
After being the home of 24 emperors – 14 of the Ming dynasty and 10 of the Qing dynasty – the Forbidden City ceased being the political centre of China in 1912 with the abdication of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. Under an agreement with the new Republic of China government, Puyi remained in the Inner Court, while the Outer Court was given over to public use,[17] until he was evicted after a coup in 1924.[18] The Palace Museum was then established in the Forbidden City in 1925.[19] In 1933, the Japanese invasion of China forced the evacuation of the national treasures in the Forbidden City.[20] Part of the collection was returned at the end of World War II,[21] but the other part was evacuated to Taiwan in 1948 under orders by Chiang Kai-shek, whose Kuomintang was losing the Chinese Civil War. This relatively small but high quality collection was kept in storage until 1965, when it again became public, as the core of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.[22]
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, some damage was done to the Forbidden City as the country was swept up in revolutionary zeal.[23] During the Cultural Revolution, however, further destruction was prevented when Premier Zhou Enlai sent an army battalion to guard the city.[24]
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties",[25] due to its significant place in the development of Chinese architecture and culture. It is currently administered by the Palace Museum, which is carrying out a sixteen-year restoration project to repair and restore all buildings in the Forbidden City to their pre-1912 state.[26]
In recent years, the presence of commercial enterprises in the Forbidden City has become controversial.[27] A Starbucks store that opened in 2000 sparked objections and eventually closed on 13 July 2007.[28][29] Chinese media also took notice of a pair of souvenir shops that refused to admit Chinese citizens in order to price-gouge foreign customers in 2006.
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Cette maison (qui date de 1863) et les terrains de ce point de repère unique, initialement établi en 1830, sont exceptionnellement importants pour leur rôle historique et continu dans l'administration de l'Australie occidentale. Government House continue d'être la résidence officielle du gouverneur de l'Australie-Occidentale.
This house (1863) and grounds of this unique landmark, originally established in 1830, are exceptionally significant for their historic and ongoing role in the administration of Western Australia. Government House continues to be the offical residence of the Governor of Western Australia.
Hanjeongsik, Korean Tabel d’hote
May 4, 2015
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
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President Jacob Zuma speaks at the launch Operation Phakisa on Agriculture, LandReform and Rural Development (Photos GCIS)
President Jacob Zuma with sponsors and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu lay the foundation for the new building at the Adams College in Durban. (Photo: GCIS)
President Jacob Zuma with Ethekwini Mayor James Nxumalo, African Union Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu and Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa dance as Adams College students sing in Durban. (Photo: GCIS)
3237 runs light engine out of Newcastle station after a long day of shuttles.
At the time of this photo, there was a little over one month until the truncation of this railway line, cutting it back at Wickham, which is about two kilometres earlier.
Perkins St footbridge, Newcastle, NSW.
Saturday 8 November 2014.