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Dennis Javelin/Berkhof Excellence C38FT
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Three Star Coaches, Luton
Luton, 17 February 2006
Not the greatest of photos as it was taken through the locked gate but it gives a flavour of the yard used by Three Star Coaches ehind a derelict factory in Luton. Both of these coaches have Berkhof Excellence bodies on less common chassis types.
Green Island (originally Dabuukji) is a marine island and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Green Island had a population of 25 people.
The island was formed approximately 6,000 years ago by waves depositing sand, coral and other debris onto its coral foundations.
Local Aboriginal language speakers (Roy Banning, Robert Patterson, and Henry Fourmile) advised and confirmed the Gungganyji language group are especially connected with Green Island. To them it is named Dabuukji. Dabuukji, as a name, may refer to the island having been within local Aboriginal mythology and history a larger island with a freshwater marsh or 'hole' (later a well) at its centre. Alternatively it may be a reference to the story of the turtle which first obtained holes in its nose (nostrils) on this coral cay. It may also be a reference to some aspect of young Gungganyji male initiation rituals reported to have been conducted on this coral cay in times past.
The local Aboriginal people (particularly Dick Moses, speaking Yidinyji) say that in the Dreamtime Dabuukji (Green Island) was approximately four times the size it is now, and that he present coral cay is only the north-east portion of the whole, original island.
Local Aboriginal people have grown up with the understanding the coral cay was a place to be generally avoided, being wunjami, that is, "a place haunted by spirits".
The Queensland Government has gazetted Green Island as the cay's official name, this being the name given it by Lieutenant James Cook on 10 June 1770, either because of the appearance of the coral cay's vegetation, or possibly after Charles Green, who was an astronomer aboard the Endeavour at the time.
The first known non Aboriginal person to reside on the island was fisherman James Seton Veitch Mein in 1857 who established a beche-de-mer smoking station. Coconut palms were planted on the island in 1899 to provide food for shipwrecked sailors.
In April 1873, the Goodwill vessel arrived at Green Island with 3 European crew and 5 Manbarra people press-ganged from Palm Island to collect and process beche de mer. The Aboriginals, including 3 men and 2 women, resented their treatment and killed two of the whites and stole the "Goodwill". The third, Daniel Kelly, escaped to nearby Oyster Quay Island to report the killings to another beche-de-mer fisherman named Philip Garland. The incident was reported to authorities in Cardwell and the Queensland Police Commissioner Seymour ordered Native Police officer Robert Arthur Johnstone to organise a punitive mission.
Johnstone and his troopers sailed to the area in their police boat and found the "Goodwill" abandoned and burnt on a beach in Trinity Bay where the modern-day community of Yarrabah is now located. "The blacks were given a proper warm reception" when Johnstone arrived and after proceeding inland for 3 miles his troopers dispersed another group of local Yidinji people first by firing on them from a distance and then charging amongst them. Johnstone's section then sailed to the mouth of what is now called the Mulgrave River and dispersed "a large mob of blacks" with gunfire. They then sailed further south to the Gladys Inlet (which is now known as the Johnstone River) where a large group of Aboriginals led by a very tall man decorated with pipeclay resisted the troopers' approach. Johnstone punished their "insolence" with gunfire and this leader was one of those killed in the shooting.
In July 1873, four workers, including the owner James Mercer, at another beche-de-mer fishing station on Green Island were killed by press-ganged Manbarra labourers. These Palm Island natives were denied food rations for their work and subsequently killed their overseers in revenge.[11] The record is unclear on whether another punitive mission was organised but the regional newspapers at the time were strong in their contempt for the Manbarra people and hoped for their "final extermination" whether it be by bullets or by rum.
Since the early 20th century, tourism has been the main activity on the island. A guest house was originally built in the 1930s and an underwater observatory was installed in 1954. The current resort, Green Island Reef Resort, was opened in 1994.
A seawater desalination plant was commissioned to supply water to the resort in 2001. The plant supplies 55 kL/d of potable water, and returns waste brine to the sea.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Island_(Queensland)
Image source: Queensland State Archives Item ID ITM435811 Islands - Barrier Reef
Tramways, Student accommodation, Crewe Street, Chester. Thursday 09 June 2016
The accommodation has been built on the site of the former Chester tram depot, later bus garage.
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
This is the former accommodation of the BBC Engineering Training Department at Wood Norton. The accommodation was sold off some years ago by the BBC to a conference company who subsequently ceased trading. The main hall was also sold, but this is still trading as a hotel. I like many other BBC trainee engineers spent about ten months here, spread over three years. The training was superb and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The BBC still trains staff here but on a very much reduced scale. It is sad to see the site in such decay. There were plans to turn the accommodation blocks into an old peoples home, but I think that is on hold or has fallen through.
My mother has always told me that the bombing of Hull was extensive and went on for many nights during the war. She told me tales of how their dog was always first into the shelter when the raid warning sounded and also how uncomfortable it was with everyone crowded into a small space which had a tendency to fill with a certain amount of water. However, her family survived, unlike the two nearby pubs that were both victims of incendiaries.
Mum was taken back to Hull recently for a nostalgic look around and called at her old house. She was astonished to discover that the old shelter was still there, probably because it was built of brick whilst all the neighbours had Anderson shelters. For many nights up to eight people from the two adjoining houses, plus the family dog, sheltered in this tiny structure.
Planning permission has been granted today for student residences with over 2,000 bedrooms to be constructed on the University of Salford's campus - breathing new life into the area around Peel Park and creating a busy and exciting environment for all.
Historic Outbuilding in Chalin (after rebuilding). Here there is now a seat of the Nature Educational Center (OEP) for Sierakow Landscape Park. The resort has: 42 places to sleep, conference room, classroom, exhibition rooms, a wigwam for a bonfire, handball and basketball fields, playground, fruit trees, 6 Nordic Walking paths with a total length of 50 km, and 3 educational paths marked in the vicinity of it (oep_chalin@zpkww.pl for reservations).
A beautifully romantic suite, Le Boudoir is steeped in sheer luxury and opulence. Sea views and soft colours and textures exude comfort in an environment where relaxation is guaranteed.
Whistler (Sḵwiḵw in the Squamish language) is a resort municipality in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately 125 km (78 mi) north of Vancouver, considered to be a top destination for skiers.
Whistler Village, BC, Canada
Trainee fitters outside accommodation hut 113 at Wagga's Forest Hill RAAF Base in1958. Left to right are Jo Cummins, John Giudes, Alan Quick and Brian Davis.
My latest mobile shots of the student accommodation at Aston University. Taken as I headed to work in the morning.
The scaffolding continues to be taken down.
This is a route I usually take through the Uni grounds to get to work. The diversions won't stop me going this way.
The first photos of the new Big Superiors rooms located in our new building, just in front of the main Aquarius.
As all our rooms, they have a fridge, air-conditioning, free wifi internet, telephone, private safety box, key-card locks, private bathroom, free coffee, tea and bottles of water...
Chalet Dalmore has an indoor and outdoor spa area. With a large spacious sauna clients can relax iafter a days skiing before choosing whether to take a dip in the pool, hot tub or have a massage to soothe sore muscles. For more information email info@chaletcraggandmore.com or call +44 (0)131 556 3296.
Bournemouth .With seven miles of golden sands and sparkling sea, the vibrant cosmopolitan town of Bournemouth has it all - a vast variety of shops, restaurants and holiday accommodation, buzzing nightlife and endless countryside with beautiful award winning gardens and water sports galore. Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the mid-year estimates for 2010 from the Office for National Statistics the town has a population of 168,100, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth. With Poole and Christchurch, Bournemouth forms the South East Dorset conurbation, which has a total population of about 400,000.
Founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell, Bournemouth's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway, becoming a recognised town in 1870. Historically part of Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. Since 1997 the town has been administered by a unitary authority, meaning that it has autonomy from Dorset County Council. The local authority is Bournemouth Borough Council. Bournemouth's location on the south coast of England has made it a popular destination for tourists. The town is a regional centre of business, home of the Bournemouth International Centre and financial companies that include Liverpool Victoria and PruHealth.
Although Bournemouth is on the coast, the centre of the town lies inland - the commercial and civil heart of the town being the Square. From the Square the Upper and Lower Pleasure Gardens descend to the seafront and the pier. Areas within Bournemouth include Bear Cross, Boscombe, Kinson, Pokesdown, Westbourne and Winton. Traditionally a large retirement town, Bournemouth (mostly the Northbourne, Southbourne and Tuckton areas of Bournemouth together with the Wallisdown, and Talbot Village areas of Poole) has seen massive growth in recent years, especially through the growth of students attending Bournemouth University and the large number of language schools teaching English as a foreign language.
Bournemouth is located directly to the east of the Jurassic Coast, a 95-mile ( 153 km ) section of beautiful and largely un spoilt coastline recently designated a World Heritage Site. Apart from the beauty of much of the coastline, the Jurassic Coast provides a complete geological record of the Jurassic period and a rich fossil record. Bournemouth sea front overlooks Poole Bay and the Isle of Wight. Bournemouth also has seven miles ( 11 km ) of sandy beaches that run from Hengistbury Head in the east to Sandbanks, in Poole, in the west.
Because of the coastal processes that operate in Poole Bay, the area is often used for surfing. An artificial reef was expected to be installed at Boscombe, in Bournemouth, by October 2008, using large sand-filled geotextile bags. However, this deadline was not met, and the construction was actually finished at the end of October 2009. The Boscombe Reef was constructed as part of the larger Boscombe Spa Village development. Bournemouth also has several chines ( e.g., Alum Chine ) that lead down to the beaches and form a very attractive feature of the area.
The Dorset and Hampshire region surrounding Bournemouth has been the site of human settlement for thousands of years. However, in 1800 the Bournemouth area was largely a remote and barren heathland. No one lived at the mouth of the Bourne River and the only regular visitors were a few fishermen, turf cutters and gangs of smugglers until the 16th century. During the Tudor period the area was used as a hunting estate, Stourfield Chase, but by the late 18th century only a few small parts of it were maintained, including several fields around the Bourne Stream and a cottage known as Decoy Pond House, which stood near where the Square is today.
With the exception of the estate, until 1802 most of the Bournemouth area was common land. The Christchurch Inclosures Act 1802 and the Inclosure Commissioners' Award of 1805 transferred hundreds of acres into private ownership for the first time. In 1809, the Tapps Arms public house appeared on the heath. A few years later, in 1812, the first residents, retired army officer Lewis Tregonwell and his wife, moved into their new home built on land he had purchased from Sir George Ivison Tapps. Tregonwell began developing his land for holiday letting by building a series of sea villas. In association with Tapps, he planted hundreds of pine trees, providing a sheltered walk to the beach ( later to become known as the ~ Invalids walk ). The town would ultimately grow up around its scattered pines. In 1832 when Tregonwell died, Bournemouth had grown into small community with a scattering of houses, villas and cottages.
Bournemouth Air Festival the place to be for this summer destination is considered to be the UK’s best aviation entertainment. Bournemouth will again be hosting incredible air displays, on the ground action and evening entertainment at the 10th Bournemouth Air Festival! Taking place from 31st August until the 3rd September 2017. Setting Bournemouth aside from other air shows, when the sun goes down, Nightly Air entertainment will light up the skies of the UK’s leading coastal holiday resort with pyrotechnic night flying, street entertainment, great live music and military performances. It is a free to attend event, the Bournemouth Air Festival is so much more than an air show!
The first photos of the new Big Superiors rooms located in our new building, just in front of the main Aquarius.
As all our rooms, they have a fridge, air-conditioning, free wifi internet, telephone, private safety box, key-card locks, private bathroom, free coffee, tea and bottles of water...
The idea for a National Memorial to The Few came from one of their number. Wing Commander Geoffrey Page had been a 20-year-old Hurricane pilot with 56 Squadron in the Battle. On 12 August 1940 Pilot Officer Page was shot down and baled out into the sea with terrible burns.
Geoffrey went on to become a founding member of the Guinea Pig Club for RAF personnel treated at the Queen Victoria Hospital by the team of plastic surgeons led by Archie McIndoe. Determination and courage ensured that Geoffrey returned to operational flying. He was awarded the DFC and bar and at the time he received the DSO in 1944, he was credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. A crash late in the war seriously injured him again and he returned to East Grinstead.
His growing belief that The Few must be remembered led Geoffrey to the area of Dover and Folkestone - "Hellfire Corner" in 1940 - over which so much of the fighting had taken place. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust was established and fund raising began.
The site that was chosen at Capel le Ferne had played its part in both world wars.
In the 1914-18 conflict airships were moored there and in 1941 construction of a gun battery began. Much of the personnel accommodation was underground, including a "hospital" or large sick quarters.
By the end of 1942, naval pattern 8-in guns had been installed, in sites 40 ft deep, protected by concrete walls which were six to eight ft thick. Legend has it that the first ranging shot from Capel struck Dungeness. It was around 1952 that the Army left.
The original plan for the memorial was on a bigger scale than the visitor will see today. Many would argue that the final design, by Harry Gray of the Carving Workshop, Cambridge is moving through its simplicity.
At the time that Harry Gray was approached, he had, by a remarkable coincidence, been thinking of carving a pilot, but could not get the design right. One day Harry and his trainee took a rest and the pose adopted by his colleague provided Harry with inspiration. The seated airman looking out to sea was born, surrounded by the badges of the Allied squadrons and other units that took part in the Battle.
It came with a good view!
Actually it's set in a lovely location in the hills with nice village and national park nearby, and not far out of Adelaide. My wife liked it. Honest....
Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Rissani - Merzouga - Midelt - Volubilis - Meknes - Fes...
Day1: Arrival
Transfer to your accommodation
Day 2: Marrakech - Telouat - Ait ben Haddou - Ouarzazate
After breakfast in your riad, you will leave Marrakech travelling towards Ouarzazate via Tizi n Tichka pass, along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. A break for photos, then we will take an off Road to Telouet to visit its wonderful Kasbah Glaoui. Then we will continue to Ourzazate at Ait ben Haddou we will visit the Kasbah; another Kasbah of the old governor of Ouarzazate; the Kasbah is marked as world hesritage by UNISCO. After lunch, we will continue our way to Ouarzazate ” “the Hollywood of Africa”, whose geography and beautiful landscapes has attracted many world class movie producers. Here you may choose to visit the studios, containing props used in movies, you may have already seen, such as The Mummy, Gladiator and the Last temptation of Christ. .. “Here we will visit the cinema studios “the hollywood of africa”, then we will visit Kasbah Taourirt another Kasbah of Glaoui, before check in to your Riad or Hotel.
Day 3: Ouarzazate - Skoura - Rose valley - Dades Valley - Toudra Gorges
After Breakfast we will travel to Toudra Gorges via the palm groove of Skoura. At Rose valley we will stop for photos and visit of manufactory of Rose, and then we will continue to visit Dades Gorges. At gorges we will stop for lunch. Then, we will descend via Dades valley, Tinghir to be reached by the afternoon, overnight and accommodation at the heart of Toudra gorges
Day 04: Merzouga – Rissani-Tazarine – Ouarzazate
You’ll wake up early to see the sunrise over the dunes then ride back on your camel to the hotel where you’ll have breakfast and shower. We then continue the trip towards the vast palm of Tafilalet through the town of Rissani (the root of the Alaouite dynasty and the ancient capital of Sultans Alaouite) Continue to Alnif lunch in the right place. Carry on the road via Tazarine, N’kob and Tansihkt from here we will take an off road which crosses the Draa Valley, it would be your chance again to see the Ksours and Kasbahs, you’ll cross again an other Atlas range which is the Anti Atlas. Dinner and overnight in a hotel in Ouarzazate.
Day 5: Merzouga and its Wonders
Your camel man will wake you up early in the morning to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes - changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast you will start our explorative journey by visiting The Khamlia, the village of blacks “Gnaoua”, then visit the lake of birds, a wonderful lake in the middle of sahara. After lunch, we will continue our explorative journey, visit of nomads in their caves. In the afternoon you peacefully camel trek to your Berber tent for a dinner under stars with berber songs
Day 6: Merzouga - Errachidia - Midelt
Your camel man will wake you up early in the morning to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes - changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast in the riad, you’ll leave for Midelt via Rissani and Errachidia, crossing the middle Atlas Mountains and its beautiful views. Stop at Tizi n Talramt for photos then continue to Midelt. Overnight with dinner and breakfast will be at Hotel Taddarte.
Day 7: Midelt - Azrou - Ifran - Fes - Volubilis - Meknes
After breakfast we will head to Fes crossing the cedar forest of Azrou; the largest one in Morocco; stop for photos with the Barbary apes. Then, continue to visit Ifrane referred as “small Switzrland of Morocco”. Here we will stop for lunch, and then continue to visit Fes and its main monuments and historical site; Medersa Bouaananiya, Karaouiyine University - the eldest Arabic university. After lunch we will continue to visit Volubilis, the Roman ruins back to 25 BC. After visit we will head to Mekness. Visit the main monuments of the city, overnight will be in a luxury Hotel or Riad.
Day 8: Meknes - Rabat - Casablanca - Marrakech
After breakfast we will head to Marrakech via Rabat and Casablanca, arrival and overnight in a Riad or a Hotel.
Day 9: Departure
End of the tour, transfer to the airport
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