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Colac. Population 12,300.
In 1837 a group of pastoralists landed near Geelong to explore the hinterlands along the Barwon River for suitable pastoral states. The group include Hugh Murray, Thomas and James Austin from Van Diemen’s Land and others. The Austin brothers arrived in Hobart in 1831.The Austin brothers settled on the Barwon River (Winchelsea) and at Werribee and Hugh Murray settled near Lake Colac on the Barongarook Creek which now enters the lake at the Colac boat ramp by the Botanic Gardens. In 1838 Captain Foster Fyans the Land Commissioner of Geelong took up land here too for a beef property. In Geelong he became the magistrate in 1849 and lived in the town hence the suburb of Fyansford across the Barwon River. Hugh Murray built the Crook and Plaid Inn near his homestead which partially marks the start of Colac as a town in 1844. The town was surveyed that same year and a blacksmith set up for business in 1845 and a general store opened. Usually the beginning of postal service marks the development of a town and Colac had its first Post Office established in 1847. In 1848 a simple Presbyterian chapel opened and it was followed by a police station in 1849, a second hotel and a day school. In 1850 the town progressed further but the gold rushes of 1851 saw labourers leave the town and progress stalled. At this time Colac had a population of 672 people. More residences and a second Presbyterian Church were built in 1853 and a Catholic Church was erected in 1856. The town had a national school, a flour mill and a Methodist Church by 1860. It was an established town.
In the 1865 the Botanical Gardens were started, the first bank opened and the first Shire Hall offices were built. The first town newspaper began, the first Anglican Church was constructed and an Oddfellows Hall built. Although the Botanic Gardens were started at thinks time little happened. Trustees were appointed in 1874 and work finally began. William Guilfoyle of Melbourne Botanic Gardens had a private commission in 1910 to replan the gardens. In 1877 the railway to Colac from Geelong opened. Branch lines opened from Colac to surrounding towns but now all are closed. In 1889 three trains a day left Geelong at 8:45 am, 1:45 pm and 9:15 pm taking about two and a half hours to reach Colac. A few years later an express service was added making four journeys a day. It took less than two hours to do this trip. The town prospered on the back of sheep and their fleeces until the 1890s when dairying became a major industry. The Colac Dairy Company was formed in 1892. The Company closed in 1987 when the factory was taken over by Bonlac Milk Company. After Thomas Austin of Barwon Park estate introduced rabbits in 1857 the district was overrun. To capitalise on this Colac had a rabbit canning factory from 1871 to 1889. As a town Colac is distinctive because it is on the edge of Lake Colac. This freshwater lake has a circumference of 33 kms. It was formed by volcanic activity which created a depression and then lava flows blocked the path of two local rivers southwards forcing them to drain into the depression. It covers almost 2,900 hectares and is relatively shallow with birds nesting in the reeds and commercial eel farming and amateur fishing in the waters. Beyond this lake is Lake Corangamite which is Australia’s largest freshwater lake covering 23,000 hects.
Some heritage listed structures in Colac.
•1 Murray St. Great example of 19th century general store. Balustrade and pediment across roof line. Large windows.
•4 Murray St. The former Post Office. Built in 1876 with additions 1888. Similar to the Shire Office but it has central triple arched entrance with clock, rounded windows on upper floor and no pilasters on ground floor.
•6 Murray St. The impressive symmetrical Italianate Shire Hall built in 1892. It replaced the earlier 1865 Shire hall. It has good classical detailing. It complements the Post Office in style.
•15 Murray St. The former Union Bank has recently been an antiques shop. Built in 1916 by architect Walter Butler who designed matching banks in Shepparton, Yarra etc.
•21 Murray St. The former Regent Theatre opened in 1925. Later became the R.S.L Club rooms. Was the site of the first Wesleyan Methodist Church until a new one was built in 1925 in Skene St.
•28 Murray St. Former National Bank. Mr Alexander Dennis laid the foundation stone in 1884. Built in 1885. Rounded window’s on ground floor, central entrance with small triangular pediment above it.
•At corner of Murray and Hesse St is the former two storey Colonial Bank. It is now a shop. Built in 1881.
•As you turn right into Hesse St on your left is Memorial Square. The World War One memorial- a walk in memorial, was designed by Fredrick Sales in 1924. The Square also has memorials to Andrew Fisher, Cliff Young etc. Opposite the memorial back in Murray St is the two storey offices of the Colac Reformer newspaper established in 1875. This building was refashioned in stripped classical style in 1925 with unusual rounded shell fan decoration. Now Hulm’s Bakery.
•(Detour: at end of the park in Dennis St. you will see the Oddfellows Hall built in 1891 in classical style but the rear part was built in 1870. Further along is the former Fire Station built in 1923. North from the IOOF is Derrinook on the next corner north. This huge Edwardian weatherboard private hospital was erected in 1900 for Dr William Brown. Dr Brown died in 1926 and in 1935 it was converted into flats. End of detour. )
•35 Hesse St. The red brick Freemasons Hall with leadlight window in gable built in 1924. It has a temple like appearance and Arts and Crafts details. Note the masons’ symbols in the cartouche above the window.
•25 Hesse St. St Andrews Presbyterian Church built in 1877. Built in blue basalt stone with freestone quoins and window surrounds etc. Has a typical Presbyterian octagonal tower and spire and a rose window in the end gable. Behind the church is a red brick church hall.
•17 Hesse St. St Johns Anglican Church. It was built in 1870 in red brick with a square corner tower and narrow arched Gothic windows in the street facing gable. Next to it is an Art Deco parish hall and Sunday school room built in 1902 with two side Art Deco wings added in 1933. Designed with cream rendered gables to divide the red brick walls. Two blocks ahead is an entrance to the Botanic Gardens. From here one block to the left along Fyans St. is the Catholic Church 1979. (Original was 1883.) West of the church is the impressive two storey Convent of Mercy and its chapel built in 1889. Return to the town centre along Gellibrand St. at no 14 is the Elms House. This austere single storey villa with bay window and cream brick quoins was built in 1883.
•Corners of Bromfield and Corangamite Streets- two medical surgeries and doctors residences. Glenora built with Art Nouveau features in 1907 and Lislea House built in 1892 Edwardian/Arts and Crafts style.
Is it a sin to search for those things which you fear? My purpose in this world is knowledge, and the dissemination of it.
And it is I who is to restore the fruits of my labor to the entire world.
Fear... It is something vital to us puny creatures. The instant man stop fearing is the instant the species reaches a dead end, only to sink to pitable lows, only to sit and wait apathetically for extinction.
Humans who lose the ability to think become creatures whose existence has no value. Wake Up! Don't be afraid of knowledge!
Think, you humans who are split into two worlds, unless you want the gulf between humans to expand into oblivion, you must Think!
I think now that the figurative door is open for looks back on some of the York/Leeds trips I did since 2017, we may as well start out with a general look at the old Transdev York & Country, Because before the three-week MMCs came along, Transdev York used to be cool! Take this MPD Dart for example, operating on a 'Little Explorers' service to York and Harrogate via Ripon. But... isn't that just what the 36 does? I mean, sure, if the 36 actually ran here, this service wouldn't be required. Unsurprisingly, this bus was taken out from York in 2019, and since then, it now apperars to exclusively run under Burnley. But hey! I'm proud of getting this in the first place!
Starting out for a brief assortment on Transdev York vehicles, Transdev York & Country's 'Little Explorers'-branded 707, a 2004 Dennis Dart SLF with Plaxton Pointer 2 body that was new to then-Keighley and District for... 'the Zone', is seen here coming up Piccadilly on a 'Little Explorers' 22 service.
I Think This Butterfly Loves Me!! ;P
Last Time It Was Sitting On The Door, Almost Stepped On It While Entering My Room. Today Morning, It Was Sitting On The Window, Clever & Careful Enough! :D
I Had Taken Some Close-Up Shots Last Time Too But Did Not Come Out The Way I Love. I Think It Came Back Again To Give Me Another Chance! ;)
even though there's no possibility of catching the ball, football is his favorite ball sport ... i think because he can't catch the ball, it takes the pressure off ... he's sensitive that way
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Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.
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Inspired by my friend's art peices, flyzipper
Look at the muddy feet he/or she has...I laughed my head off!!!! Such a goofy looking bird!!👏 The fields out here are mostly dirt as they'll be planting wheat I think. It must have been out after mice or gophers!!!! 😂 And I want to thank everyone for prayers and well wishes for Penny. She is doing fine. We were up quite abit last night, but today things are better. The Vet took out 3 teeth!!! Yikes!!! Guess that happens sometimes, but I've always kept up on her cleanings!!! :) Age, I guess.
997 GT3 RS spotted yesterday Saturday 15, February in Asturias
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I think I probably have had all of these up before. We have had huge winds today so the net was down most of the day. I bought Adobe lightroom because I needed something to work on the 40D RAW files. So I spent the day figuring the bells and whistles today.
What ya think
Live at Pacific Road in Birkenhead. Pink Floyd Tribute Band Think Floyd consists of; Lewis on Bass and Vocals
Richard on Guitar and Vocals
Robert on (many) keyboards
Steve on Percussion and Vocals.
buon sabato sera
buona domenica (tutta)
vi regalo i fiori dell'inverno
che tra un po' lasceranno il posto....
(ma che pensieri profondi stasera...!!!:-)
042/365 2015
Ran across this on 6th Avenue. Think a school group made this display by spelling out Think with recyclables. I think.
I think she's found a friend:)
Penny wears helmet from bigsmudgeuk and jumper/skirt from woollyrockers
Millie in jumper from Lunitas
I think I got to shoot at this abandoned building 2, maybe 3 times. I think it used to be a school, and it is on a giant plot of land that is filled with abandoned structures, the largest of which is an old mental institution. This shot is from the last time I went there with Lyss and Raina, and we got some great double exposures during our adventure.
I wish that I had brought more film now, because the next time I went back to this place, it was gone. They'd bulldozed the place, and now there is not trace that it was ever there in the first place. Eventually it will probably be turned into some shiny, expensive apartments, and no one will remember what once was. That's the way of the future.
The cherry blossom makes it easy - assisted by the Japanese plums, and even the apples are catching up now!
Going through old images from 2011.
This is from one of my shoots with Elena from october 2011
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So this was supposed to be my rubbing my chin in a thoughtful pose look - didn't quite work out - lol!
I wish there were 60 hours in a day! I just can't seem to fit it all in! I also I seem to spend my life shifting dusty boxes from one room to another at the moment with all the renovations going on! lol
Even my kitchen that you see above is still a work in progress - the masking tape around the hob is there to protect the metal while we treat the oak worksurfaces with some special oil. I think we are nearly there as the finish is almost mirror like - only 5 coats so far!!!
Anyway it will all be worth it in the end :)
Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
HSS :)