Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Tuesday morning sunshine was streaming through the skylight portion of the bowed roof on the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting snow slid off the massive building’s edges in big chunks as a fleet of school buses began arriving from all corners of the district to deliver an elite force of middle school musicians.

They came to rehearse for last night’s All-City Middle School Music Festival. Besides the musicians a gallery of visual art was arranged for display in the building lobby. The annual fine arts event is a generous gift to DMPS from former school board member Marjorie Spevak that she just keeps on giving. You’ve probably heard the term student-athletes? Mrs. Spevak makes a regular point of honoring student-artists.

The musicians were divvied into a choir, a band and an orchestra and assigned separate practice spaces.

The band settled in at the Jacobson Center and after a rowdy arrival that was a mix of middle school hijinks and random, brassy tooting everyone got down to business under the direction of Richard Thimmesch, Director of Bands at Grandview University. Same thing next door with the singers where Stephen Sieck, Co-Director of Choirs at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, blended a strong, choral voice out of the 168 squeaky, changing ones that got off the bus sounding more like the moo-sic that’s heard in that 4H building every August. Meanwhile, Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestral Activities for the Linn-Mar Community School District, was working his magic with the stringy warm-up bleats coming from the Walnut Center, up near the sheep barns.

All told, nearly 400 kids from eleven schools were selected by their music teachers to participate. They’d all been practicing the program selections at their home schools since the 2nd semester began in January so they came well-prepared. But until yesterday many of them had never met one another, let alone played together. As they tumbled off the buses, most no bigger than a cello, clad in hoodies and tennis shoes and lugging their instruments and a change of clothes, the cavernous venue looked too big for them. Each school’s delegation arrived and improvised campsite in a corner where backpacks and other gear were stowed.

By the time they broke for dinner each of the three ensembles was ready. They ate and horsed around. Then they changed into their blacks-and-whites. And finally, after weeks of separate practice, school-by-school; and one long crash, mass rehearsal, they made music together – enough to fill that big barn of a recital hall and then some.

Ryan Rowley is the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator; the DMPS Music Man, you could say. And he orchestrated quite a show last night, as per tradition. There weren’t seventy-six trombones (only seven) or a parade. But there were rows and rows of virtuosos and horns of every shape and size, etc. Yes folks, we got music, lots of it, right here in River City. Thanks to Spevak. That starts with ‘S’ and that stands for SCHOOLS!

Outside on the Jacobson Center entrance plaza is a sign that proclaims BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. It wasn’t put there with this specific event in mind. But it might as well have been.

Tuesday morning sunshine was streaming through the skylight portion of the bowed roof on the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting snow slid off the massive building’s edges in big chunks as a fleet of school buses began arriving from all corners of the district to deliver an elite force of middle school musicians.

They came to rehearse for last night’s All-City Middle School Music Festival. Besides the musicians a gallery of visual art was arranged for display in the building lobby. The annual fine arts event is a generous gift to DMPS from former school board member Marjorie Spevak that she just keeps on giving. You’ve probably heard the term student-athletes? Mrs. Spevak makes a regular point of honoring student-artists.

The musicians were divvied into a choir, a band and an orchestra and assigned separate practice spaces.

The band settled in at the Jacobson Center and after a rowdy arrival that was a mix of middle school hijinks and random, brassy tooting everyone got down to business under the direction of Richard Thimmesch, Director of Bands at Grandview University. Same thing next door with the singers where Stephen Sieck, Co-Director of Choirs at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, blended a strong, choral voice out of the 168 squeaky, changing ones that got off the bus sounding more like the moo-sic that’s heard in that 4H building every August. Meanwhile, Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestral Activities for the Linn-Mar Community School District, was working his magic with the stringy warm-up bleats coming from the Walnut Center, up near the sheep barns.

All told, nearly 400 kids from eleven schools were selected by their music teachers to participate. They’d all been practicing the program selections at their home schools since the 2nd semester began in January so they came well-prepared. But until yesterday many of them had never met one another, let alone played together. As they tumbled off the buses, most no bigger than a cello, clad in hoodies and tennis shoes and lugging their instruments and a change of clothes, the cavernous venue looked too big for them. Each school’s delegation arrived and improvised campsite in a corner where backpacks and other gear were stowed.

By the time they broke for dinner each of the three ensembles was ready. They ate and horsed around. Then they changed into their blacks-and-whites. And finally, after weeks of separate practice, school-by-school; and one long crash, mass rehearsal, they made music together – enough to fill that big barn of a recital hall and then some.

Ryan Rowley is the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator; the DMPS Music Man, you could say. And he orchestrated quite a show last night, as per tradition. There weren’t seventy-six trombones (only seven) or a parade. But there were rows and rows of virtuosos and horns of every shape and size, etc. Yes folks, we got music, lots of it, right here in River City. Thanks to Spevak. That starts with ‘S’ and that stands for SCHOOLS!

Outside on the Jacobson Center entrance plaza is a sign that proclaims BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. It wasn’t put there with this specific event in mind. But it might as well have been.

Tuesday morning sunshine was streaming through the skylight portion of the bowed roof on the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting snow slid off the massive building’s edges in big chunks as a fleet of school buses began arriving from all corners of the district to deliver an elite force of middle school musicians.

They came to rehearse for last night’s All-City Middle School Music Festival. Besides the musicians a gallery of visual art was arranged for display in the building lobby. The annual fine arts event is a generous gift to DMPS from former school board member Marjorie Spevak that she just keeps on giving. You’ve probably heard the term student-athletes? Mrs. Spevak makes a regular point of honoring student-artists.

The musicians were divvied into a choir, a band and an orchestra and assigned separate practice spaces.

The band settled in at the Jacobson Center and after a rowdy arrival that was a mix of middle school hijinks and random, brassy tooting everyone got down to business under the direction of Richard Thimmesch, Director of Bands at Grandview University. Same thing next door with the singers where Stephen Sieck, Co-Director of Choirs at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, blended a strong, choral voice out of the 168 squeaky, changing ones that got off the bus sounding more like the moo-sic that’s heard in that 4H building every August. Meanwhile, Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestral Activities for the Linn-Mar Community School District, was working his magic with the stringy warm-up bleats coming from the Walnut Center, up near the sheep barns.

All told, nearly 400 kids from eleven schools were selected by their music teachers to participate. They’d all been practicing the program selections at their home schools since the 2nd semester began in January so they came well-prepared. But until yesterday many of them had never met one another, let alone played together. As they tumbled off the buses, most no bigger than a cello, clad in hoodies and tennis shoes and lugging their instruments and a change of clothes, the cavernous venue looked too big for them. Each school’s delegation arrived and improvised campsite in a corner where backpacks and other gear were stowed.

By the time they broke for dinner each of the three ensembles was ready. They ate and horsed around. Then they changed into their blacks-and-whites. And finally, after weeks of separate practice, school-by-school; and one long crash, mass rehearsal, they made music together – enough to fill that big barn of a recital hall and then some.

Ryan Rowley is the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator; the DMPS Music Man, you could say. And he orchestrated quite a show last night, as per tradition. There weren’t seventy-six trombones (only seven) or a parade. But there were rows and rows of virtuosos and horns of every shape and size, etc. Yes folks, we got music, lots of it, right here in River City. Thanks to Spevak. That starts with ‘S’ and that stands for SCHOOLS!

Outside on the Jacobson Center entrance plaza is a sign that proclaims BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. It wasn’t put there with this specific event in mind. But it might as well have been.

From Wikipedia:

Eucalyptus regnans, known variously by the common names Mountain Ash, Victorian Ash, Swamp Gum, Tasmanian Oak or Stringy Gum, is a species of Eucalyptus native to southeastern Australia, in Tasmania and Victoria. It is known to attain heights over 100 metres and is described as the tallest of the flowering plants.

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

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After taking apart the air cannon set-up, I put the pellet set-up back together.

And the trigger didn't work.

I spent a few hours looking at the circuit and it works just fine. So I put it back in and everything works fine.

My theory at this point is that trigger circuits are self centered little bastards that just need attention from time to time in order to function correctly.

The theory fits the data :-)

So this is some fiberglass-ish strips being hit by a pellet.

Cheers.

Nave foundation stone 27 Oct 1846 by Miss Fanny Conway of Jiddown Estate, architect Moses Garlick, opened 12 Sep 1847, consecrated 13 Mar 1849, tower by 1872, new bell 1896. First church of stringybark & shingles opened 4 Jul 1841 on land given by John Wickham Daw. Foundation stone Sunday School hall 21 Oct 1865, opened by Mar 1866, replacing earlier stringybark church/school. Church originally known as "St Mary's on the Sturt", later “St Mary's South Road”. Suburb named after the church.

“Church, erected by voluntary subscriptions, on the Onkaparinga road, mid-way between the river Sturt and the Brownhill creek, was opened for public worship, by the Rev. C. B. Howard, Colonial Chaplain. . . The structure of the Church is both simple and neat. It is composed of stringy bark, and is capable of accomodating [sic] almost two hundred and fifty persons. A Sunday School is attached to the Church, and a Day School is about to be established.” [Southern Australian 6 Jul 1841]

“Saint Mary’s Church. The foundation stone of this church was laid on Tuesday last in the village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, and some few acres south of the old church. . . Saint Mary's Church, In the Village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, County of Adelaide, South Australia. The foundation stone of this church was laid by Miss Conway, of Jiddown Estate, On Tuesday the 27th October, 1846, being the tenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria. Lieut. Governor of South Australia-Major Robe.” [South Australian 30 Oct 1846]

“The foundation-stone of a church near the old wooden building known as St. Mary's Church was laid on Tuesday last, in the presence of the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Messrs Woodcock and Newenham, and some of the settlers in the neighbourhood.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 31 Oct 1846]

“A meeting was held on Wednesday, at St Mary's, on the Sturt, of the inhabitants of that district, to take measures for erecting a parsonage. The Rev. John Fulford has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide for the cure of souls within the district It was resolved, after a lengthened and friendly discussion, to build on the glebe approaching Tapley's Hill — the situation being centrical for Christ Church, O'Halloran Hill, and St Mary's — which churches, for a time at least, will be supplied by the same clergyman.” [South Australian 8 Sep 1848]

“the Lord Bishop of the diocese performed the service of consecration at St. Mary's Church, on the Sturt, and afterwards preached to a large and most respectable congregation. The Very Rev. Archdeacon Hale, and the Rev. T. Fulford, bore part in the services of the day. The church, having accommodation for 130 persons, is exceedingly neat, and a very commodious parsonage house is nearly completed.” [South Australian 20 Mar 1849]

“the opening service at St. Mary's, Sturt River, on Sunday, September 12, 1846, was taken by the incumbent of St. John's (Rev. W. T. Woodcock). St. Mary's at that time being apparently an off-shoot from St. John's.” [Register 11 Feb 1928]

“St. Mary's Church Sunday-School, Sturt. . . The spot selected is situate a little to the north of the present church, being the site of the first church of St. Mary's.” [Register 4 Jul 1865]

“St. Mary’s Sunday-School, Lecture Hall, and Institute. The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above building was performed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide at St. Mary's, Sturt on Saturday afternoon. October 21. . . The site of the proposed building is a short distance north of St. Mary's Church. It was originally selected for the church, but circumstances occurred which caused the latter to be erected where it now stands. The new building is to front the west and its size is to be 22 by 42 feet. . . The style is Gothic. Messrs. Wright and Woods kindly prepared the plan.” [Register 23 Oct 1865]

“A tea and public meeting took place in the St. Mary's Schoolroom and Institute, Sturt, on Thursday evening, March 22.” [Advertiser 24 Mar 1866]

“As the designation of the Church — St. Mary's, Sturt — causes confusion, particularly in the Post-Office, letters so addressed being sent to the Sturt Post-Office, instead of the Edwards Town one. No fault, whatever, being attributable to the Post Office authorities; it was considered advisable to change the title to St. Mary's, South-road, and the Chairman was requested to write to the Secretary of Synod, with a view to all future Synodal communications being so directed.” [Advertiser 7 Apr 1866]

“Concert at St. Mary's, South-road. . . held in St. Mary's Hall, on the South-road, in aid of the funds of St. Mary's School.” [Register 20 Jul 1872]

“St. Mary's. Church, South-road. . . The tower of the church, for which subscriptions were raised a year or two ago, is now finished at a cost, including extras, of £65 5s. 3d. A new bell, weighing more than 1 cwt., recently sent out from England, will soon be hung up inside the tower.” [Advertiser 24 Apr 1873]

“a very successful fancy fair with music, singing, and tableaux, was held in St. Mary's Hall, South-road, with the object of raising funds for the purchase of a new bell for the church, the present one having been cracked in hanging some years ago.” [Advertiser 17 Apr 1896]

“the dedication service in connection with the new bell was held in St. Mary's Church, South-road, by Bishop Harmer, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Moore (incumbent), and the Rev. A. Honner.” [Evening Journal 14 Jul 1896]

“St. Mary's, South-road. . . thanks were also passed to those ladies and gentlemen who had taken put in the entertainments to raise funds for the new bell, and. . . to Messrs. Ragless, of Tonsley Park, for their kindness in not only flooring the bell tower, but also in providing wood for the same, and ladders to reach the bell floor.” [Advertiser 8 May 1897]

“Old St. Mary’s, as the Anglican Church on the South-road is affectionately called by the inhabitants of Edwardstown and district, is shortly to be embellished with stained-glass windows. The Church has been a familiar landmark for upwards of sixty years, and the present edifice, which replaced a wooden temporary structure over half a century ago, is the oldest ecclesiastical building still remaining intact in the province. Persons who hail from the old country are often carried back in imagination to their native villages when passing by its distinctly rural English aspect, with its orthodox square tower and picturesque churchyard.” [Evening Journal 26 Sep 1898]

“within a few days, the removal of one of the oldest landmarks alone the main road. For more than 80 years the original St. Mary’s Anglican Schoolroom has stood just past the angle where the South road is joined by Daw's road. . . Mr. Daw gave the land for the schoolroom, and for St. Mary's Church and rectory a little farther south. . . The schoolroom was used in the first place for church services and other purposes, afterward serving for many years as a school and for social gatherings. It is being taken down at last by the direction of the Succession Act Trustees as past repair.” [Register 11 Feb 1928 with photo p 14]

“More than £800 had been spent on renovations to the 106-year-old St. Marys Church of England, South road, St. Marys, before last night's fire. . . destroyed the south-eastern section of the ceiling and roof and burnt the church's historical records. The fire began in the vestry and quickly spread through the shingle, straw, and galvanised iron roof. . . The last service at the church was on Sunday, but the doors are never locked.” [News 3 Jun 1953]

“The church organ was extensively damaged by water. A woman member of the congregation has offered to bear the cost of restoring it. In addition to the damage to the building, elaborate needlework by the women of the church was destroyed.” [News 4 Jun 1953]

“The fire had destroyed baptismal, wedding and burial registers dating back to the 1840's, together with candlesticks, vestments and altar linen which were stored in the vestry.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1953]

“The weekend arson attempt on SA's second-oldest church — St. Mary's Church of England on South road — is the thirteenth deliberate attempt to burn down churches in Adelaide in six years. . . But for Saturday night's fire, which destroyed a £200 organ, members of the congregation would this week have completed restoring the £3.000 damage caused by the earlier fire.” [News 5 Oct 1953]

“For the first time in years, the doors of St. Mary's Church of England on South road have been securely bolted following Saturday night's arson attempt.” [News 7 Oct 1953]

“An organ to replace the one destroyed by a fire in St. Mary's Church of England, South road, St. Marys, on October 5, has been given by Mr. H. M. Wood, of Greenhill road, Tusmore. . . Mr. and Mrs. Wood had offered to pay part of the cost of restoring the organ, which was in need of small repairs.” [Advertiser 19 Oct 1953]

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Overview

The Osage orange is a deciduous tree whose qualities actually helped it expand from its original form. It is not an actual citrus tree and over the years acquired nicknames such as "hedge apple" and "bodark", the latter being a French slang term that refers to the Native Americans using the wood in their bows. Osage orange trees are available as landscaping species, with some genetically designed to lack some of the tree's more unpleasant features.

Identification

The Osage orange is a medium-sized tree, typically around 30 feet high, with spines on its branches and trunk. The dark green leaves are as long as 6 inches and taper to a point; they turn yellow in the fall. The trunk is short and the branches grow in such a manner that they frequently overlap. The gray to brown bark has deep furrows and ridges and the small green flowers develop around June, with male and female flowers on separate trees.

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History

The original geographic distribution of this tree encompassed southeastern parts of Oklahoma, a strip though East Texas and parts of Arkansas. However, the tree's thorny nature made it a perfect species to plant close together to form a barrier, long before the advent of barbed wire in the 1880s, according to the Great Plains Nature Center website. Farmers and ranchers would use the tree to build a "living fence," as it was nearly impenetrable to cattle, horses and other animals. The species gets its odd name from the fact that the Osage tribe resided near the tree's native range and the fruit has an aroma that reminds many people of an orange.

Fruit

The fruit of the Osage orange consists of a fleshy middle that has as many as 200 seeds surrounding it. The fruit has a stringy texture and looks like a yellow-green ball. The seeds have a slimy husk around them but are edible if you desire to take the trouble to remove the husk. Squirrels in particular make the effort, as they find these seeds delightful and will spend hours by an Osage orange, tearing into the fruit.

UPDATED February 2022.

The Active, a 49 ton ketch, was built by William Woodward of Cockle Creek, Brisbane Waters (Kincumber) and was completed ready for service on the 12th January 1877. Note Register records Coral Creek aslocation but William Woodward's shipyard was at Cockle Creek.

Her greatest feature was a shallow draft that allowed her to operate across shallow bars. After a long service of 20 years, she sank at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour on January 19th 1898 and was completely wrecked.

DETAILS

Official Number: 74902

Registered Sydney 1877/01

Length: 67.6 ft

Breadth: 17.6 ft

Depth in Hold: 6.2 ft

Registered tonnage 49.19 tons

Builder: William Woodward of Cockle Creek, Brisbane Water

OWNERS:

1877 William Woodward

Sold March 1877 to William Henry Fisher (Shoalhaven)

Sold May 1879 to George Fisher (Sydney)

Sold June 1880 John Smith and Thomas Moorhead (Bermagui)

Sold September 1882 to Thomas Moorhead and John Breckenridge, Cape Hawke (Sawmiller Forster)

Sold September 1882 to John Wylie Breckenridge, Cape Hawke

Wrecked 19th January 1898 while entering Newcastle harbour

AUCTIONS 1877 and 1879

In February 1877 the Active was put up for Auction (The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 2 Feb 1877).

NEW KETCH. JUST ARRIVED FROM BRISBANE WATER.

Built under special superintendence by Mr. Woodward.

GILCHRIST, STUBBS, and WESTON will sell by auction, at the Rooms, THIS DAY,

February 2, at 11 o'clock,

That excellent ketch, launched this month from Woodward's Yard, Brisbane Water, and now, lying off Pyrmont Bridge. This vessel, coppered and copper fastened, is of the following dimensions:

Length, 76 feet over all

beam, 18 feet

Depth of hold, 6 feet 4.

She can receive down her main hatch 40 feet girders, is faithfully built, and suited especially for our coasting trade. Terms at sale.

The Active was put up for auction again in May 1879 and was presumably purchased by George Fisher. The following advertisement details the auction

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 26 Apr 1879

THURSDAY May 1, at the City Mart.

Fast-sailing Ketch ACTIVE, 49 tons register, carries 650 bags maize, or 25,000 feet timber.

Recently repaired, refastened, and metalled, and now in fine order for sea.

By order of the mortgagee.

FRASER and CO. will sell by auction, at the City Mart, on THURSDAY, May 1, at 11 o'clock, The fast-sailing ketch ACTIVE, with gear, stores, &c.

A good chance for the coasting trade now opening.

Inventory at Rooms.

Terms at sale.

KETCH ACTIVE DELIVERS PROVISIONS FOR BERMAGUI GOLDFIELDS

The Active regularly traded between Sydney and Bermagui. Her shallow draft allowed her to cross the bar while steamers such as the Australian had to stand off shore. The following extract describes the Active’s role

“Hitherto only one small vessel regularly traded to this small port - a craft known as the Active - and she generally managed to make good weather over the bar. A strong

southerly would check a vessel entering the port, but the headland would afford shelter. Mr. Moorehead has for over eight years carried on a sawmill on this river, employing several men. There are good forests of spotted gum near at hand, and stringy and iron bark

trees too abound. The Active's trade consisted of bringing down stores and returning with sawn timber and dairy produce.” The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 8 Oct 1880

During the 1880 gold rush to the Montreal goldfields, north of Bermagui, large numbers of diggers (searching for gold) descended on Bermagui. At one stage supplies were particularly short as reported “The Kameruka arrived on Thursday morning with 150 diggers. The Australian came in in the evening with another hundred, and the Illawarra landed another hundred this morning. The passage per G. and B. Nicoll's boats is 20s, but I hear that it is considerably higher by the I. S. N. Co. Although — owing to the uncertain means of landing goods — provisions were scarce on Saturday, and flour not to be had for love or money, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; yet they are reasonable in price, and the arrival of the Active, ketch, has again made them plentiful.” The Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883) Thu 7 Oct 1880

ACTIVE WRECKED AT ENTRANCE TO NEWCASTLE HARBOUR

After the purchase of the Active by John Breckenridge (Forster and later Failford) in 1882 she regularly traded to Cape Hawke. In early 1898 she was unfortunately wrecked at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour.

“THE KETCH ACTIVE SUNK. INSIDE THE BREAKWATER. About 10 o'clock last night [Wednesday 19th January 1898] the ketch Active, laden with hardwood timber, and bound from Cape Hawke to Morpeth, was suddenly caught by a southerly wind just inside the breakwater. The captain let go the anchor. Immediately after a curious bumping sensation was felt, and she sank in about seven minutes. The crew, four in number, escaped, in their own boat, but everything belonging to them and the ship went down with her. Mr. Hannell, the shipping master, ordered their admission to the Sailors' Home, where they were at once provided for. The Active, which is 49 tons register, and 20 years old, is uninsured. She is owned by Mr. Breckenridge, of Cape Hawke, and had 23,300 feet of ironbark timber on board.” Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) - Thursday 20 January 1898

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The rendang lamb was very good, full of chunky mock-lamb made from gluten. It even had a stringy texture of meat.

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This is a white-breasted woodswallow. Once we had a white-breasted sea eagle too, that is, before a push by some perpetually outraged twits offended by the word breast forced a change to white-bellied sea eagle.

Who gets to decide? How is this gorgeous little bird less offensive than, say, a similarly dressed sea eagle?

This is so much silliness. The family Paridae is chockers with tits and yet they've kept their name. Who is their sponsor? The Itty Bitty Titty Committee?

Stupidity abounds. Representations to change the name Blacktown by whitefellas for some spurious reason when those who aren't whitefellas actually like the name have parallels in the silly interpretation that Blackmans Swamp was renamed Orange so it wouldn't cause offence. What errant nonsense! Chief Constable John Blackman of Bathurst police gave his name to the swamp when he led an exploratory party through there in 1823. It was Major Sir Thomas Mitchell who renamed it much later after his old army buddy William of Orange in a bit of snivelling, grovelling, entitled misbehaviour. Perhaps it's payback — what was once Major Mitchell's cockatoo, a beautiful parrot, is now drabbly named the pink cockatoo.

So hands up: who is offended by the word breast and if you are what are you intending to call those taste deficient dry stringy things off the front of chickens that you see in all supermarkets?

recipe: xxx chocolate sponge cake with raspberries/strawbrries,rum and cream.

chocolate sponge

Ingredients

2 thirds of a cup/60g plain flour

half a cup/60 corn flour

2 thirds of a cup/60g of cocoa

2 cups/180g icing sugar (very fine sugar)

5 eggs separated + pinch of salt

a splash of rum

Sift the plain flour, corn flour and cocoa together. Set aside.

Keep 3 table spoons of the icing sugar for egg whites.

Beat the remaining sugar and egg yolks together until light and 'stringy'

In another bowl beat the egg whites and salt until soft soft peaks form add sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff peaks are formed.

damn it this will have to be done in installments.

stay tuned folks!!!

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

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This was an experiment in many special effects, like drool, snow/ice, blood etc. I created areas of object source lighting with snot green and scorpion green and the aid of an airbrush, what I tried to create is an overall natural look accentuated with areas of saturated colour like the greens and reds.The blood was created with layers of ink and stringy glue and water effects. The icicles are melted flying stands and the blood flying from the beasts claw is built up from fine strands of melted flying stand and water effects that beaded at the ends. The snow is bi-carb and water effects. Thankyou for looking :)

My cover pictures are the result of a collage lesson I got from Nelly's online art-workshop. The main basic is to use scraps in your home sprinkle it with some water, take snapshots with your camera as close as possible and manipulate a finish touch with some photoshop! I do hope you like it! ♥

Since most conifers are evergreens, the leaves of many conifers are long, thin and have a needle-like appearance, but others, including most of the Cupressaceae and some of the Podocarpaceae, have flat, triangular scale-like leaves.

They are monoecious, subdioecious or (rarely) dioecious trees and shrubs from 1–116 m (3–379 ft) tall. The bark of mature trees is commonly orange- to red- brown and of stringy texture, often flaking or peeling in vertical strips, but smooth, scaly or hard and square-cracked in some species.

The remains of a spiders web wrapped around the leaves caught my eye

So...

Yesterday I started getting an irritation in my left eye. This morning it was terrible. Almost stuck shut and gritty. My friend looked at it (he's a doctor) and diagnosed me as having bacterial conjunctivitis.

Internet Definition:Bacterial conjunctivitis due to common pyogenic (pus-producing) bacteria causes marked grittiness/irritation and a stringy, opaque, greyish or yellowish mucopurulent discharge that may cause the lids to stick together, especially after sleep. Another symptom that could be caused by Bacterial conjunctivitis is severe crusting of the infected eye and the surrounding skin. However, contrary to popular belief, discharge is not essential to the diagnosis. Bacteria such as Chlamydia trachomatis or Moraxella can cause a non-exudative but persistent conjunctivitis without much redness. The gritty and/or scratchy feeling is sometimes localized enough for patients to insist they must have a foreign body in the eye. The more acute pyogenic infections can be painful. Like viral conjunctivitis, it usually affects only one eye but may spread easily to the other eye.

He prescribed me some drops and said it should clear up soon- whooh!

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Tuesday morning sunshine was streaming through the skylight portion of the bowed roof on the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting snow slid off the massive building’s edges in big chunks as a fleet of school buses began arriving from all corners of the district to deliver an elite force of middle school musicians.

They came to rehearse for last night’s All-City Middle School Music Festival. Besides the musicians a gallery of visual art was arranged for display in the building lobby. The annual fine arts event is a generous gift to DMPS from former school board member Marjorie Spevak that she just keeps on giving. You’ve probably heard the term student-athletes? Mrs. Spevak makes a regular point of honoring student-artists.

The musicians were divvied into a choir, a band and an orchestra and assigned separate practice spaces.

The band settled in at the Jacobson Center and after a rowdy arrival that was a mix of middle school hijinks and random, brassy tooting everyone got down to business under the direction of Richard Thimmesch, Director of Bands at Grandview University. Same thing next door with the singers where Stephen Sieck, Co-Director of Choirs at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, blended a strong, choral voice out of the 168 squeaky, changing ones that got off the bus sounding more like the moo-sic that’s heard in that 4H building every August. Meanwhile, Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestral Activities for the Linn-Mar Community School District, was working his magic with the stringy warm-up bleats coming from the Walnut Center, up near the sheep barns.

All told, nearly 400 kids from eleven schools were selected by their music teachers to participate. They’d all been practicing the program selections at their home schools since the 2nd semester began in January so they came well-prepared. But until yesterday many of them had never met one another, let alone played together. As they tumbled off the buses, most no bigger than a cello, clad in hoodies and tennis shoes and lugging their instruments and a change of clothes, the cavernous venue looked too big for them. Each school’s delegation arrived and improvised campsite in a corner where backpacks and other gear were stowed.

By the time they broke for dinner each of the three ensembles was ready. They ate and horsed around. Then they changed into their blacks-and-whites. And finally, after weeks of separate practice, school-by-school; and one long crash, mass rehearsal, they made music together – enough to fill that big barn of a recital hall and then some.

Ryan Rowley is the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator; the DMPS Music Man, you could say. And he orchestrated quite a show last night, as per tradition. There weren’t seventy-six trombones (only seven) or a parade. But there were rows and rows of virtuosos and horns of every shape and size, etc. Yes folks, we got music, lots of it, right here in River City. Thanks to Spevak. That starts with ‘S’ and that stands for SCHOOLS!

Outside on the Jacobson Center entrance plaza is a sign that proclaims BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. It wasn’t put there with this specific event in mind. But it might as well have been.

To tell the truth, this wasn't for *my* dinner, and y'all are verrrry lucky that Flickr doesn't have fragrance sharing capabilities. My darling husband loves the stuff.

Stinky Tofu is a Taiwanese delicacy that's made from fermented bean curd. That's all I know, because everytime I ask for more information I hear "You Don't Want To Know." It lives up to it's name, it's very stinky. I still remember the time my husband spilled some in the car and didn't clean it up. That was worse than the time a cat got locked in our car and used it as a bathroom facility...

MMmmmm What's for dinner?

Stringy bark??

Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

A space station flying past Wales on 11th March 2010 at 7.10pm. Shot taken on a tripod hence the stringy effect

Umbrella Pine

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Deer Resistant

Named for the whorls of shiny, deep-green foliage encircling its branches like the ribs of an umbrella, this evergreen stands out in any crowd. Dense, heavy branching and luxuriant foliage, single-or-multi-stemmed. Bark is thick, soft red-brown, and stringy.

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ok, finally got to use my blanket...so this pose is not original - i know...I did other stuff with it too, but frankly, this is how it looks best. Couldn't even tell ya what I did in pp except used two LT textures...didn't like background color so messed with it awhile before I found a happy spot :)

The Cotton Memorial Institute Hall of Mylor

The original hall at Mylor was stringy bark and corrugated iron built on land donated by George Witherage Cotton. Born in Kent, England, Cotton arrived in South Australia in 1848. He became a land agent and politician, working tirelessly for the system known as the “Working Men’s Blocks” scheme, whereby the Government of the day offered, at low rent, small parcels of land up to 8ha to working men. Cotton was known as the “Blocker’s Friend”. By 1896 about 12,900 people, lived on such blocks in Adelaide’s suburbs and at country towns such as Mylor.

After Cotton died, it was decided to erect a hall in honour at Mylor.

Mylor, the leading blocker’s town of South Australia, was en fete on 13 February on the occasion of the opening of its Institute Hall by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Fowell Buxton KCMG.

His Excellency drove from Marble Hill to Mount Lofty Railway Station, where the Ministers and party were awaiting his arrival. The Treasurer and the members drove up from the city. Others took the 10.20 train from Adelaide, while Dr. Cockburn drove across from Mount Barker

A drive round the hills brought the party to Scott's Creek, a number of blocks being passed en route. His Excellency, accompanied by the majority of his companions, left the vehicles at Mr. Acland's, a blocker who has a very comfortable place. They received a cordial welcome, the lady of the house producing delicious peaches, apples, and other samples of the fruit which is grown on land which a few years since produced nothing but the eucalyptus. The Scott's Creek School was visited.

Thenceforth climbing the heights and getting down on the other side over rough and deep rutty narrow roads was somewhat perilous. More than once the travellers had very narrow escape from accident, but expert handling of the reins carried them safely through. These half-made tracks were certainly never meant for vehicles of the description in which half of the party were driven.

Sir Fowell left the vehicle whenever there was a halt, and on one occasion he walked a considerable distance over the rough country that he might enter the houses and talk with the inhabitants. Leaving Leslie's Creek the travellers eventually got to the Old Echunga road. Campbell Cottage and Glen Cotton were personally inspected, and after more rough riding through Aldgate Valley. Mylor was reach at 2.30pm. His Excellency visited the public school and the children granted a half-holiday the next day.

His Excellency, Captain Guise, and Dr. Campbell then proceeded to Warrakilla, the residence of Mr. G. W. Goyder, with whom they lunched, while the rest of the Adelaide visitors sat down to a very acceptable luncheon provided in the Institute by a number of the ladies.

The Cotton Memorial Institute formally opened after 4pm. The building, which is only a temporary one, has been erected by subscription. It is of wood and iron, which can be utilized for the permanent structure later. It is 30ft x 20ft.

[Ref: Mylor History Group and the Advertiser 15-2-1896]

In 1922 a new hall was constructed of local stone on the same site by local builder Eusebius Wilson Jnr., who had built a number of homes and other buildings in Mylor. The hall foundation stone was laid 24 June 1922 by Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG.

The committee then entertained Sir Langdon Bonython at afternoon tea. Later a public tea was held and was well patronised. In the evening a concert was given to a packed house.

Interesting memories of early days of the movement were recalled at Mylor on Saturday [27 January] when the new Institute, to be known as the Mylor Cotton Memorial Hall, was opened by Mr C H Cotton, a son of the founder of the settlement.

Mr L Meredith (president of the institute committee) said the fine new hall had been built on the site of the temporary building which had served the needs of the district so long. With his friends and neighbours he had striven hard to obtain an adequate building.

Ten years ago they had organised working bees to clear the land surrounding the old Institute, and it had been intended then to proceed with the erection of the new building. The war, however, had driven the project into the background. The people had therefore lent all their energies to patriotic purposes. The honour roll that hung on the wall testified to the patriotism of the district, for it contained the names of 47 soldiers and two nurses, a number of whom had made the supreme sacrifice.

[Ref: Chronicle 1-7-1922 and the Advertiser 29-1-1923]

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Mum finally bought another box of miracle pills which i used up last month.

I'm nothing without this, i leak mucus like a tight grip on a jumbo tube of UHU glue, only UHU glue ain't that disgusting (but less stringy)

My saviour!

I is getting better. Unlike Superman this green thing makes me stronger! They say two pills three times daily for adults or those who know abit of pharmacy: 2 pills TDS(or whatever, yes i did some dispensing part time in NUH once).

remember kids no over dosing!

"I will devour you."

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Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Tuesday morning sunshine was streaming through the skylight portion of the bowed roof on the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Melting snow slid off the massive building’s edges in big chunks as a fleet of school buses began arriving from all corners of the district to deliver an elite force of middle school musicians.

They came to rehearse for last night’s All-City Middle School Music Festival. Besides the musicians a gallery of visual art was arranged for display in the building lobby. The annual fine arts event is a generous gift to DMPS from former school board member Marjorie Spevak that she just keeps on giving. You’ve probably heard the term student-athletes? Mrs. Spevak makes a regular point of honoring student-artists.

The musicians were divvied into a choir, a band and an orchestra and assigned separate practice spaces.

The band settled in at the Jacobson Center and after a rowdy arrival that was a mix of middle school hijinks and random, brassy tooting everyone got down to business under the direction of Richard Thimmesch, Director of Bands at Grandview University. Same thing next door with the singers where Stephen Sieck, Co-Director of Choirs at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, blended a strong, choral voice out of the 168 squeaky, changing ones that got off the bus sounding more like the moo-sic that’s heard in that 4H building every August. Meanwhile, Joshua Reznicow, Director of Orchestral Activities for the Linn-Mar Community School District, was working his magic with the stringy warm-up bleats coming from the Walnut Center, up near the sheep barns.

All told, nearly 400 kids from eleven schools were selected by their music teachers to participate. They’d all been practicing the program selections at their home schools since the 2nd semester began in January so they came well-prepared. But until yesterday many of them had never met one another, let alone played together. As they tumbled off the buses, most no bigger than a cello, clad in hoodies and tennis shoes and lugging their instruments and a change of clothes, the cavernous venue looked too big for them. Each school’s delegation arrived and improvised campsite in a corner where backpacks and other gear were stowed.

By the time they broke for dinner each of the three ensembles was ready. They ate and horsed around. Then they changed into their blacks-and-whites. And finally, after weeks of separate practice, school-by-school; and one long crash, mass rehearsal, they made music together – enough to fill that big barn of a recital hall and then some.

Ryan Rowley is the district’s Fine Arts Coordinator; the DMPS Music Man, you could say. And he orchestrated quite a show last night, as per tradition. There weren’t seventy-six trombones (only seven) or a parade. But there were rows and rows of virtuosos and horns of every shape and size, etc. Yes folks, we got music, lots of it, right here in River City. Thanks to Spevak. That starts with ‘S’ and that stands for SCHOOLS!

Outside on the Jacobson Center entrance plaza is a sign that proclaims BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE. It wasn’t put there with this specific event in mind. But it might as well have been.

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I was first taken by the appearance of these rolls that could pass as the distant cousin of the Green Giant (but edible). Perhaps spinach juice was used to colour the normally white opaque noodle wrapping, but the greener version made me feel healthy just eating the silky sheets. Just cooked meaty grouper slices remained moist while the snow pea sprouts were a little past wilted (pretty good as they could be stringy (aka old) or mushy (i.e. over cooked)) that added a slight body to the slippery dish. The plate came naked as seen which was a positive thing to note because any soy dressing would mask the innate sweet flavours of the fish slices or the tender sprouts. I would have preferred to have had it with a touch of chili (I love chili) but this was pretty good on its own.

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Emu Bottom Homestead is a historic homestead near Sunbury, in Victoria. Built around 1836, Emu Bottom is the oldest existing farmhouse constructed by settlers in Victoria. It was so named because it was on low lying ground which was the haunt of numerous emus. The main homestead and some of its outlying buildings were constructed from local stone, dry coursed with creek mud and stringy bark.

Emu Bottom is also a rare example of early Australian colonial architecture, with its twelve paned deeply recessed windows recalling the old world, whilst the homestead was also intelligently adapted to the new harsh Australian environment with its wide verandas and easterly aspect.

The building of Emu Bottom homestead commenced circa 1836. George Evans (1785 – 1876), who had arrived on the Schooner Enterprise from Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in 1835, settled near modern day Sunbury. Emu Bottom, later called Emu Vale, was occupied by George Evans, by squatting license, as one of many large squatting runs on Crown Land. In 1843, George Evans, then aged fifty-eight, married eighteen year old Anne Holden. Six children were born from the union and grew up at the homestead. After 1851, many squatting runs, including Emu Bottom, became available for outright purchase. To George Evans' dismay, “his” run was purchased by the immensely wealthy pastoralist W. J. T. Clarke. The homestead block of 640 acres stayed with George Evans, but this was hardly viable. In about 1860, George Evans leased the property and moved to operate the Royal Oak Hotel in Queen Street in central Melbourne. He died in Melbourne in 1876, but his family eventually returned to Emu Bottom. In 1916 the last of Evans’ son’s died and the property passed through several owners, being renamed “Holly Green.”

In 1968, the property was purchased by the current owners, and Holly Green was completely restored and was given back its original - if perhaps less poetic - name. During restoration, several discoveries were made including the original kitchen fireplace and oven, as well as some artifacts. Today the homestead and surrounds are managed as a reception centre.

Good Morning,

It was a weekend of hikes.

A short 20 minute drive, east from our house, gets you up into the northern reaches of the Santa Cruz Mountains. We love these mountains because they act as a fog break for us. When Half Moon Bay is socked in, we're usually enjoying sun in Belmont. While we've loved them from a distance, this weekend we took two hikes to explore them - up close and personal.

Nana & Cha-Cha were kind enough to take the kids to a movie on Friday night. This let Chelsey & I head out on a date. Again we ventured up into the mountains to go for a hike. We walked along the Russian Ridge trail for a few miles in the wind and clouds. We talked about our plans for the waning days of Summer and beyond. Dinner was burgers and a nice glass of wine at the fantastic Mountain House restaurant. We wrapped up the day with a hug and a kiss goodnight to the kids.

On Saturday morning, the boys and I jumped in the car and set off to explore the Tunitas Creek Redwoods. The boys powered through solid 2 mile hike. We covered a good bit of vertical terrain. We counted 8 banana slugs. Listened to birds. We looked under fern fronds for their see pods. We checked out several species of lichen and moss -- the boys giggled when they learned that the long, stringy moss, hanging from the Madrone trees is call Old Man's Beard. It was a great way to start our weekend.

Sunday, the boys decided they wanted me to teach them how to shave. I took the blade off the razor. Lathered them up. And let them have at it. It was pretty hilarious.

Sunday night, Sharon & Kenbo hosted us for Sunday Family Dinner. The boys loved playing with Alex & Evan. We enjoyed catching up with Kenbo, Sharon, Aunt Leslie, and with Auntie Cookie and Carolyn who had dropped Samantha off at Berkeley for her Sophomore year.

Great day. Great weekend. Great life.

We're lucky.

Love to you all.

Mike

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St Mary’s before tower completed.

Nave foundation stone 27 Oct 1846 by Miss Fanny Conway of Jiddown Estate, architect Moses Garlick, opened 12 Sep 1847, consecrated 13 Mar 1849, tower by 1872, new bell 1896. First church of stringybark & shingles opened 4 Jul 1841 on land given by John Wickham Daw. Foundation stone Sunday School hall 21 Oct 1865, opened by Mar 1866, replacing earlier stringybark church/school. Church originally known as "St Mary's on the Sturt", later “St Mary's South Road”. Suburb named after the church. [Photo from State Library of SA: B-12574 (1857)]

“Church, erected by voluntary subscriptions, on the Onkaparinga road, mid-way between the river Sturt and the Brownhill creek, was opened for public worship, by the Rev. C. B. Howard, Colonial Chaplain. . . The structure of the Church is both simple and neat. It is composed of stringy bark, and is capable of accomodating [sic] almost two hundred and fifty persons. A Sunday School is attached to the Church, and a Day School is about to be established.” [Southern Australian 6 Jul 1841]

“Saint Mary’s Church. The foundation stone of this church was laid on Tuesday last in the village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, and some few acres south of the old church. . . Saint Mary's Church, In the Village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, County of Adelaide, South Australia. The foundation stone of this church was laid by Miss Conway, of Jiddown Estate, On Tuesday the 27th October, 1846, being the tenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria. Lieut. Governor of South Australia-Major Robe.” [South Australian 30 Oct 1846]

“The foundation-stone of a church near the old wooden building known as St. Mary's Church was laid on Tuesday last, in the presence of the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Messrs Woodcock and Newenham, and some of the settlers in the neighbourhood.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 31 Oct 1846]

“A meeting was held on Wednesday, at St Mary's, on the Sturt, of the inhabitants of that district, to take measures for erecting a parsonage. The Rev. John Fulford has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide for the cure of souls within the district It was resolved, after a lengthened and friendly discussion, to build on the glebe approaching Tapley's Hill — the situation being centrical for Christ Church, O'Halloran Hill, and St Mary's — which churches, for a time at least, will be supplied by the same clergyman.” [South Australian 8 Sep 1848]

“the Lord Bishop of the diocese performed the service of consecration at St. Mary's Church, on the Sturt, and afterwards preached to a large and most respectable congregation. The Very Rev. Archdeacon Hale, and the Rev. T. Fulford, bore part in the services of the day. The church, having accommodation for 130 persons, is exceedingly neat, and a very commodious parsonage house is nearly completed.” [South Australian 20 Mar 1849]

“the opening service at St. Mary's, Sturt River, on Sunday, September 12, 1846, was taken by the incumbent of St. John's (Rev. W. T. Woodcock). St. Mary's at that time being apparently an off-shoot from St. John's.” [Register 11 Feb 1928]

“St. Mary's Church Sunday-School, Sturt. . . The spot selected is situate a little to the north of the present church, being the site of the first church of St. Mary's.” [Register 4 Jul 1865]

“St. Mary’s Sunday-School, Lecture Hall, and Institute. The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above building was performed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide at St. Mary's, Sturt on Saturday afternoon. October 21. . . The site of the proposed building is a short distance north of St. Mary's Church. It was originally selected for the church, but circumstances occurred which caused the latter to be erected where it now stands. The new building is to front the west and its size is to be 22 by 42 feet. . . The style is Gothic. Messrs. Wright and Woods kindly prepared the plan.” [Register 23 Oct 1865]

“A tea and public meeting took place in the St. Mary's Schoolroom and Institute, Sturt, on Thursday evening, March 22.” [Advertiser 24 Mar 1866]

“As the designation of the Church — St. Mary's, Sturt — causes confusion, particularly in the Post-Office, letters so addressed being sent to the Sturt Post-Office, instead of the Edwards Town one. No fault, whatever, being attributable to the Post Office authorities; it was considered advisable to change the title to St. Mary's, South-road, and the Chairman was requested to write to the Secretary of Synod, with a view to all future Synodal communications being so directed.” [Advertiser 7 Apr 1866]

“Concert at St. Mary's, South-road. . . held in St. Mary's Hall, on the South-road, in aid of the funds of St. Mary's School.” [Register 20 Jul 1872]

“St. Mary's. Church, South-road. . . The tower of the church, for which subscriptions were raised a year or two ago, is now finished at a cost, including extras, of £65 5s. 3d. A new bell, weighing more than 1 cwt., recently sent out from England, will soon be hung up inside the tower.” [Advertiser 24 Apr 1873]

“a very successful fancy fair with music, singing, and tableaux, was held in St. Mary's Hall, South-road, with the object of raising funds for the purchase of a new bell for the church, the present one having been cracked in hanging some years ago.” [Advertiser 17 Apr 1896]

“the dedication service in connection with the new bell was held in St. Mary's Church, South-road, by Bishop Harmer, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Moore (incumbent), and the Rev. A. Honner.” [Evening Journal 14 Jul 1896]

“St. Mary's, South-road. . . thanks were also passed to those ladies and gentlemen who had taken put in the entertainments to raise funds for the new bell, and. . . to Messrs. Ragless, of Tonsley Park, for their kindness in not only flooring the bell tower, but also in providing wood for the same, and ladders to reach the bell floor.” [Advertiser 8 May 1897]

“Old St. Mary’s, as the Anglican Church on the South-road is affectionately called by the inhabitants of Edwardstown and district, is shortly to be embellished with stained-glass windows. The Church has been a familiar landmark for upwards of sixty years, and the present edifice, which replaced a wooden temporary structure over half a century ago, is the oldest ecclesiastical building still remaining intact in the province. Persons who hail from the old country are often carried back in imagination to their native villages when passing by its distinctly rural English aspect, with its orthodox square tower and picturesque churchyard.” [Evening Journal 26 Sep 1898]

“within a few days, the removal of one of the oldest landmarks alone the main road. For more than 80 years the original St. Mary’s Anglican Schoolroom has stood just past the angle where the South road is joined by Daw's road. . . Mr. Daw gave the land for the schoolroom, and for St. Mary's Church and rectory a little farther south. . . The schoolroom was used in the first place for church services and other purposes, afterward serving for many years as a school and for social gatherings. It is being taken down at last by the direction of the Succession Act Trustees as past repair.” [Register 11 Feb 1928 with photo p 14]

“More than £800 had been spent on renovations to the 106-year-old St. Marys Church of England, South road, St. Marys, before last night's fire. . . destroyed the south-eastern section of the ceiling and roof and burnt the church's historical records. The fire began in the vestry and quickly spread through the shingle, straw, and galvanised iron roof. . . The last service at the church was on Sunday, but the doors are never locked.” [News 3 Jun 1953]

“The church organ was extensively damaged by water. A woman member of the congregation has offered to bear the cost of restoring it. In addition to the damage to the building, elaborate needlework by the women of the church was destroyed.” [News 4 Jun 1953]

“The fire had destroyed baptismal, wedding and burial registers dating back to the 1840's, together with candlesticks, vestments and altar linen which were stored in the vestry.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1953]

“The weekend arson attempt on SA's second-oldest church — St. Mary's Church of England on South road — is the thirteenth deliberate attempt to burn down churches in Adelaide in six years. . . But for Saturday night's fire, which destroyed a £200 organ, members of the congregation would this week have completed restoring the £3.000 damage caused by the earlier fire.” [News 5 Oct 1953]

“For the first time in years, the doors of St. Mary's Church of England on South road have been securely bolted following Saturday night's arson attempt.” [News 7 Oct 1953]

“An organ to replace the one destroyed by a fire in St. Mary's Church of England, South road, St. Marys, on October 5, has been given by Mr. H. M. Wood, of Greenhill road, Tusmore. . . Mr. and Mrs. Wood had offered to pay part of the cost of restoring the organ, which was in need of small repairs.” [Advertiser 19 Oct 1953]

Bright green, stringy algae that we saw everywhere underwater.

1/4c water

1/4c sugar

bring just to boil

add 1/2 to 1c peanut butter, 1/3c icing sugar.

Mix until creamy.

Add milkshake mixings to blender. Ice cream, milk, healthy dose of vanilla, all to your preference.

Add dose of peanut butter syrup, to your preference.

Blend.

Pour into glass.

Add spoonful of peanut butter syrup to make "stringy" throughout milkshake.

Feel your ass getting bigger.

Optional: add oreo cookies towards end of blending (to leave bite sized chunks)

Natto (納豆) is not recommended for work. It really stinks the place up.

Natto is fermented soy beans. A bacteria similar to that used to culture yogurt or some cheeses is applied to the soybeans and left to "culture" the beans after they've been steamed. The result is a gooey, sticky, stringy, smelly clump of natto. It smells something like wet gym socks, but the rich taste is wonderful to those who like it.

I grew up on the stuff so naturally I like it. My son loves it also. My wife and daughter both complain about how much it stinks the place up when I eat it at home.

There are some things that are passed down for generations because of family tradition; then there’s Porzia’s “pizza” di nonna ($10), chef Basilio Pesce’s nostalgic tribute to his grandmother’s version of the baked bread.

(Side note from chef Pesce: “Anything that was made with dough or had flour in it she called pizza, in her limited English”)

Pesce tweaked the original recipe – using half the butter and incorporating potato and a chilled step to rest the dough – and stuffs a stringy layer of Swiss and Parmesan cheeses with salty punches of mortadella and prosciutto between two buttery moist halves of brioche dough.

The result: a rich, greaseless stuffed focaccia-like pastry that has a flaky crust, tender crumb, mouth-watering yeasty aroma, and an oozy center that’s cut by a loose, slightly acidic and bitter seasonal salad. (On this visit: a shredded mix of Brussels sprouts, Treviso (variety of radicchio) and sliced radish tossed with a pickled mustard seed vinaigrette.)

Fun fact: Porzia’s (anti-)brunch menu that launches this weekend (April 21) will feature variation of the pizza.

A stringy, braided young white fresh cheese packed in brine...

Great! :)

UPDATED February 2022

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The Active, a 49 ton ketch, was built by William Woodward of Cockle Creek (n.b. Register records location as Coral Creek but William Woodward’s yard was at Cockle Creek, Brisbane Water (Kincumber).

She was completed ready for service on the 12th January 1877. Her greatest feature was a shallow draft that allowed her to operate across shallow bars. After a long service of 20 years, she sank at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour on January 19th 1898 and was completely wrecked.

DETAILS

Official Number: 74902

Registered Sydney 1877/01

Length: 67.6 ft

Breadth: 17.6 ft

Depth in Hold: 6.2 ft

Under Deck tonnage: 46.56 tons

Register tonnage 49.19 tons (139.21 cu. m.)

n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cu. ft. or 2.83 cu. m.

Builder: William Woodward of Cockle Creek, Brisbane Water

OWNERS:

1877 William Woodward

Sold March 1877 to William Henry Fisher (Shoalhaven)

Sold May 1879 to George Fisher (Sydney)

Sold June 1880 John Smith (32 shares) and Thomas Moorhead - Bermagui (32 shares))

Sold September 1882 to Thomas Moorhead (32 shares) and John Breckenridge, Cape Hawke (Sawmiller Forster) (32 shares)

Sold September 1882 to John Breckenridge, Cape Hawke, Forster (64 shares)

Wrecked 19th January 1898 while entering Newcastle harbour

AUCTIONS 1877 and 1879

In February 1877 the Active was put up for Auction

NEW KETCH. JUST ARRIVED FROM BRISBANE WATER.

Built under special superintendence by Mr. Woodward.

GILCHRIST, STUBBS, and WESTON will sell by auction, at the Rooms, THIS DAY,

February 2, at 11 o'clock,

That excellent ketch, launched this month from Woodward's Yard, Brisbane Water, and now, lying off Pyrmont Bridge. This vessel, coppered and copper fastened, is of the following dimensions:

Length, 76 feet over all

beam, 18 feet

Depth of hold, 6 feet 4.

She can receive down her main hatch 40 feet girders, is faithfully built, and suited especially for our coasting trade. Terms at sale.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 2 Feb 187.

The Active was put up for auction again in May 1879 and was presumably purchased by George Fisher. The following advertisement details the auction

THURSDAY May 1, at the City Mart.

Fast-sailing Ketch ACTIVE, 49 tons register, carries 650 bags maize, or 25,000 feet timber.

Recently repaired, refastened, and metalled, and now in fine order for sea.

By order of the mortgagee.

FRASER and CO. will sell by auction, at the City Mart, on THURSDAY, May 1, at 11 o'clock, The fast-sailing ketch ACTIVE, with gear, stores, &c.

A good chance for the coasting trade now opening.

Inventory at Rooms. Terms at sale.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 26 Apr 1879

KETCH ACTIVE DELIVERS PROVISIONS FOR BERMAGUI GOLDFIELDS

The Active regularly traded between Sydney and Bermagui. Her shallow draft allowed her to cross the bar while steamers such as the Australian had to stand off shore. The following extract describes the Active’s role

“Hitherto only one small vessel regularly traded to this small port - a craft known as the Active - and she generally managed to make good weather over the bar. A strong

southerly would check a vessel entering the port, but the headland would afford shelter. Mr. Moorehead has for over eight years carried on a sawmill on this river, employing several men. There are good forests of spotted gum near at hand, and stringy and iron bark

trees too abound. The Active's trade consisted of bringing down stores and returning with sawn timber and dairy produce.” The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 8 Oct 1880

During the 1880 gold rush to the Montreal goldfields, north of Bermagui, large numbers of diggers (searching for gold) descended on Bermagui. At one stage supplies were particularly short as reported “The Kameruka arrived on Thursday morning with 150 diggers. The Australian came in in the evening with another hundred, and the Illawarra landed another hundred this morning. The passage per G. and B. Nicoll's boats is 20s, but I hear that it is considerably higher by the I. S. N. Co. Although — owing to the uncertain means of landing goods — provisions were scarce on Saturday, and flour not to be had for love or money, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; yet they are reasonable in price, and the arrival of the Active, ketch, has again made them plentiful.” The Sydney Daily Telegraph (NSW : 1879 -1883) Thu 7 Oct 1880

ACTIVE WRECKED AT ENTRANCE TO NEWCASTLE HARBOUR

After the purchase of the Active by John Breckenridge (Forster and later Failford) in 1882 she regularly traded to Cape Hawke. In early 1898 she was unfortunately wrecked at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour.

“THE KETCH ACTIVE SUNK. INSIDE THE BREAKWATER. About 10 o'clock last night [Wednesday 19th January 1898] the ketch Active, laden with hardwood timber, and bound from Cape Hawke to Morpeth, was suddenly caught by a southerly wind just inside the breakwater. The captain let go the anchor. Immediately after a curious bumping sensation was felt, and she sank in about seven minutes. The crew, four in number, escaped, in their own boat, but everything belonging to them and the ship went down with her. Mr. Hannell, the shipping master, ordered their admission to the Sailors' Home, where they were at once provided for. The Active, which is 49 tons register, and 20 years old, is uninsured. She is owned by Mr. Breckenridge, of Cape Hawke, and had 23,300 feet of ironbark timber on board.” Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) - Thursday 20 January 1898

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Nave foundation stone 27 Oct 1846 by Miss Fanny Conway of Jiddown Estate, architect Moses Garlick, opened 12 Sep 1847, consecrated 13 Mar 1849, tower by 1872, new bell 1896. First church of stringybark & shingles opened 4 Jul 1841 on land given by John Wickham Daw. Foundation stone Sunday School hall 21 Oct 1865, opened by Mar 1866, replacing earlier stringybark church/school. Church originally known as "St Mary's on the Sturt", later “St Mary's South Road”. Suburb named after the church.

“Church, erected by voluntary subscriptions, on the Onkaparinga road, mid-way between the river Sturt and the Brownhill creek, was opened for public worship, by the Rev. C. B. Howard, Colonial Chaplain. . . The structure of the Church is both simple and neat. It is composed of stringy bark, and is capable of accomodating [sic] almost two hundred and fifty persons. A Sunday School is attached to the Church, and a Day School is about to be established.” [Southern Australian 6 Jul 1841]

“Saint Mary’s Church. The foundation stone of this church was laid on Tuesday last in the village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, and some few acres south of the old church. . . Saint Mary's Church, In the Village of St. Mary's, on the Sturt, County of Adelaide, South Australia. The foundation stone of this church was laid by Miss Conway, of Jiddown Estate, On Tuesday the 27th October, 1846, being the tenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria. Lieut. Governor of South Australia-Major Robe.” [South Australian 30 Oct 1846]

“The foundation-stone of a church near the old wooden building known as St. Mary's Church was laid on Tuesday last, in the presence of the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. Messrs Woodcock and Newenham, and some of the settlers in the neighbourhood.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 31 Oct 1846]

“A meeting was held on Wednesday, at St Mary's, on the Sturt, of the inhabitants of that district, to take measures for erecting a parsonage. The Rev. John Fulford has been licensed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide for the cure of souls within the district It was resolved, after a lengthened and friendly discussion, to build on the glebe approaching Tapley's Hill — the situation being centrical for Christ Church, O'Halloran Hill, and St Mary's — which churches, for a time at least, will be supplied by the same clergyman.” [South Australian 8 Sep 1848]

“the Lord Bishop of the diocese performed the service of consecration at St. Mary's Church, on the Sturt, and afterwards preached to a large and most respectable congregation. The Very Rev. Archdeacon Hale, and the Rev. T. Fulford, bore part in the services of the day. The church, having accommodation for 130 persons, is exceedingly neat, and a very commodious parsonage house is nearly completed.” [South Australian 20 Mar 1849]

“the opening service at St. Mary's, Sturt River, on Sunday, September 12, 1846, was taken by the incumbent of St. John's (Rev. W. T. Woodcock). St. Mary's at that time being apparently an off-shoot from St. John's.” [Register 11 Feb 1928]

“St. Mary's Church Sunday-School, Sturt. . . The spot selected is situate a little to the north of the present church, being the site of the first church of St. Mary's.” [Register 4 Jul 1865]

“St. Mary’s Sunday-School, Lecture Hall, and Institute. The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above building was performed by the Lord Bishop of Adelaide at St. Mary's, Sturt on Saturday afternoon. October 21. . . The site of the proposed building is a short distance north of St. Mary's Church. It was originally selected for the church, but circumstances occurred which caused the latter to be erected where it now stands. The new building is to front the west and its size is to be 22 by 42 feet. . . The style is Gothic. Messrs. Wright and Woods kindly prepared the plan.” [Register 23 Oct 1865]

“A tea and public meeting took place in the St. Mary's Schoolroom and Institute, Sturt, on Thursday evening, March 22.” [Advertiser 24 Mar 1866]

“As the designation of the Church — St. Mary's, Sturt — causes confusion, particularly in the Post-Office, letters so addressed being sent to the Sturt Post-Office, instead of the Edwards Town one. No fault, whatever, being attributable to the Post Office authorities; it was considered advisable to change the title to St. Mary's, South-road, and the Chairman was requested to write to the Secretary of Synod, with a view to all future Synodal communications being so directed.” [Advertiser 7 Apr 1866]

“Concert at St. Mary's, South-road. . . held in St. Mary's Hall, on the South-road, in aid of the funds of St. Mary's School.” [Register 20 Jul 1872]

“St. Mary's. Church, South-road. . . The tower of the church, for which subscriptions were raised a year or two ago, is now finished at a cost, including extras, of £65 5s. 3d. A new bell, weighing more than 1 cwt., recently sent out from England, will soon be hung up inside the tower.” [Advertiser 24 Apr 1873]

“a very successful fancy fair with music, singing, and tableaux, was held in St. Mary's Hall, South-road, with the object of raising funds for the purchase of a new bell for the church, the present one having been cracked in hanging some years ago.” [Advertiser 17 Apr 1896]

“the dedication service in connection with the new bell was held in St. Mary's Church, South-road, by Bishop Harmer, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Moore (incumbent), and the Rev. A. Honner.” [Evening Journal 14 Jul 1896]

“St. Mary's, South-road. . . thanks were also passed to those ladies and gentlemen who had taken put in the entertainments to raise funds for the new bell, and. . . to Messrs. Ragless, of Tonsley Park, for their kindness in not only flooring the bell tower, but also in providing wood for the same, and ladders to reach the bell floor.” [Advertiser 8 May 1897]

“Old St. Mary’s, as the Anglican Church on the South-road is affectionately called by the inhabitants of Edwardstown and district, is shortly to be embellished with stained-glass windows. The Church has been a familiar landmark for upwards of sixty years, and the present edifice, which replaced a wooden temporary structure over half a century ago, is the oldest ecclesiastical building still remaining intact in the province. Persons who hail from the old country are often carried back in imagination to their native villages when passing by its distinctly rural English aspect, with its orthodox square tower and picturesque churchyard.” [Evening Journal 26 Sep 1898]

“within a few days, the removal of one of the oldest landmarks alone the main road. For more than 80 years the original St. Mary’s Anglican Schoolroom has stood just past the angle where the South road is joined by Daw's road. . . Mr. Daw gave the land for the schoolroom, and for St. Mary's Church and rectory a little farther south. . . The schoolroom was used in the first place for church services and other purposes, afterward serving for many years as a school and for social gatherings. It is being taken down at last by the direction of the Succession Act Trustees as past repair.” [Register 11 Feb 1928 with photo p 14]

“More than £800 had been spent on renovations to the 106-year-old St. Marys Church of England, South road, St. Marys, before last night's fire. . . destroyed the south-eastern section of the ceiling and roof and burnt the church's historical records. The fire began in the vestry and quickly spread through the shingle, straw, and galvanised iron roof. . . The last service at the church was on Sunday, but the doors are never locked.” [News 3 Jun 1953]

“The church organ was extensively damaged by water. A woman member of the congregation has offered to bear the cost of restoring it. In addition to the damage to the building, elaborate needlework by the women of the church was destroyed.” [News 4 Jun 1953]

“The fire had destroyed baptismal, wedding and burial registers dating back to the 1840's, together with candlesticks, vestments and altar linen which were stored in the vestry.” [Advertiser 4 Jun 1953]

“The weekend arson attempt on SA's second-oldest church — St. Mary's Church of England on South road — is the thirteenth deliberate attempt to burn down churches in Adelaide in six years. . . But for Saturday night's fire, which destroyed a £200 organ, members of the congregation would this week have completed restoring the £3.000 damage caused by the earlier fire.” [News 5 Oct 1953]

“For the first time in years, the doors of St. Mary's Church of England on South road have been securely bolted following Saturday night's arson attempt.” [News 7 Oct 1953]

“An organ to replace the one destroyed by a fire in St. Mary's Church of England, South road, St. Marys, on October 5, has been given by Mr. H. M. Wood, of Greenhill road, Tusmore. . . Mr. and Mrs. Wood had offered to pay part of the cost of restoring the organ, which was in need of small repairs.” [Advertiser 19 Oct 1953]