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On the Indian Pacific train you depart Adelaide 6:40 pm reaching Port August at 11pm; then Tarcoola 4:20 am; the siding of Bates at 7:40am. We have a brief stop at the former township of Cook at 9:45 am. We should reach Forrest in Western Australia about 1:54 pm; Rawlinna at 2:26 pm and Kalgoorlie at 7:10 pm.
As a condition of entering the federation of Australia WA Premier Sir John Forrest insisted on a transcontinental rail link with the eastern states via Port Augusta. Work began in 1912 and was completed in 1917. Water for the steam engines was obtained from bores across the Nullarbor but the high salt content meant steam engines rusted out very quickly. Coal was shipped from NSW and transported across the Nullarbor to tiny rail sidings and left in stockpiles to fuel the steam furnaces. It was a costly and relatively slow way of crossing from SA to Perth. The journey involved several changes of gauges from Adelaide with the first at Terowie where the 5’3” rail gauge line ended. The 3’6” gauge from Terowie meandered north through Quorn and down through the Pichi Richi Pass to Port August. Here was another change of gauge to the new standard line across to Kalgoorlie.
At Kalgoorlie a further change of gauge occurred back to 3’6” the main gauge used in WA. The first train to cross from Sydney to Perth without a change of gauge was in 1970. The first air-conditioned train to cross to Perth from Port Pirie was in 1951. The original trip from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie took 42 hours but was later reduced to 29 hours by 1936 when the new direct line from Adelaide to Port Pirie opened. Today we travel the same section in 19 hours from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie.
Nullarbor.
This flat limestone plain is the largest area of karst landscape, with numerous subsurface caves, in the world. It stretches 1,200 kms from near Ceduna to near Norseman in WA. On it southern border high limestone cliffs face the Great Australian Bight; to the north the limestone plain becomes the Great Victoria Desert, a typical sandy desert. Nullarbor comes for the Latin “nullus” meaning not any and “arbor” meaning trees- hence no trees. However, this does not mean the Nullarbor lacks vegetation (or interest). Around 800 species of plants including saltbush and blue bush grow across the Nullarbor or its edges. Wildlife is plentiful but water is not. Somehow Edward John Eyre and his overseer John Baxter, managed to cross the inhospitable landscape with the help of his Aboriginal friend Wylie in 1841. The pair was saved by a French whaling ship on the coast near Esperance. After receiving food and water Eyre and Wylie continued overland to Albany to complete the crossing from Streaky Bay.
Eyre was award the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in London for this incredible journey. After the journey Eyre took up land in SA and became Protector of Aborigines near Blanchetown (Moorundie).
The Characters of the Crossing.
The stations/sidings which you will probably not even see as they whizz by include a list of many of Australian
Prime Ministers and the eccentric Daisy Bates. In order, after Tarcoola which we pass through during the night, the sidings are: Barton; Bates; Ooldea; Watson; Fisher and Cook where we stop for a short time. Beyond Cook where the line is straight for a very long distance the sidings are: Denman; Hughes; Forrest (which has the major airport); Rawlinna, Chifley; Curtin and finally Kalgoorlie.
Barton. Sir Edmund Barton, 1829-1920, was an Australian born NSW scholar and politician. A staunch federalist he became the first Australian Prime Minister in 1901. He was the driving fore behind the writing of the Australian Constitution. He pushed for the White Australia Policy and got an act to repatriate Kanaka workers from Queensland. He resigned in 1903 to become a judge of the High Court of Australia.
Bates. Daisy Bates, 1863-1951, was an eccentric Irishwoman who migrated to Australia in 1884. She married in 1885 but seldom lived with her husband. After a five year trip to England she returned to Australia and took up living with remote Aboriginal communities, firstly in the Kimberlies and then at Ooldea in SA. She lived at Yalata or Ooldea from 1915 to 1934. She favoured segregation of full blood Aboriginal people, maintained they practised cannibalism and was unpopular with academic anthropologists but she had many articles written in newspapers to popularise her ideas and her work. She died at Prospect and was buried in North Road Anglican cemetery.
Ooldea. Ooldea has been an Aboriginal camping place for aeons as it has permanent water. Ernest Giles the explorer was the first white person to discover the water here in 1875. Ooldea became the rail siding for the Maralinga nuclear testing site and it was the home of Daisy Bates for many years.
Watson. John Christian Watson, 1867 -1941, was the third Prime Minister but served for only four months in 1904. He was Australia’s first Labor Prime Minister and he favoured protective tariffs. He retired from federal politics in 1910. He was known for his “Viking style” beard!
Fisher. Andrew Fisher, 1862-1928, was Prime Minister three times, 1908-9; 1910-13; and 1914-15. He was a founding Labor politician. Whilst PM he oversaw the establishment of the Australian Navy, the founding of the Commonwealth Bank, the founding of Canberra and the splitting of the Northern Territory from SA. He was also PM when a start was made on the Transcontinental rail line from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie in 1912. Not surprisingly the first few rail sidings across the Nullarbor are named after Labor Prime Ministers, except for Barton, our first Prime Minister. The conservative/national/free trade Prime Minsters generally have sidings in WA towards Kalgoorlie!
Cook. This station and tiny township was not named after Captain James Cook but Prime Minister Sir Joseph Cook, 1860-1947. Cook was the sixth PM in 1913-14. He began as a Labor politician but in the federal sphere switched away from protectionism to free trade. He served as a Liberal free trade Prime Minister. Cook agreed to the British request for troops to support them in World War One in France and Turkey.
Denman. Sir Thomas Denman, 1874-1954, was a British military man. He was appointed as Governor General of Australia in 1911. He conducted the founding ceremony for the establishment of Canberra in 1913. Denman interfered in federal politics and supported the PM who wanted complete Australian control and autonomy for the Australian Navy. Denman publically supported this. He was recalled to England in May 1914. Throughout the 1920s he supported Australia’s point of view in debates in the British House of Lords.
Hughes. William (Billy) Hughes was the first long surviving Australian Prime Minister as he was in power from 1915-1923. This record was not beaten until 1957 by Sir Robert Menzies. Billy Hughes lived from 1862- 1952. Hughes’ other record, being the longest serving member of parliament has not yet been surpassed. He was a politician for almost 52 years! Hughes served in earlier Labor ministries but split the Labor Party in 1917 by proposing conscription for the World War One war effort. He was expelled from the Labor Party! But he won the next election in alliance with the National Party. In 1923 he had insufficient parliamentarians to form government but he remained in parliament as a member of the United Australia Party which later became the Liberal Party. He died whilst still a parliamentarian aged 90 years.
Deakin. This siding is right on the WA/SA border. Alfred Deakin, 1856-1919, served as Prime Minister three times in the first few years of federation from 1903-4; 1905-8; and 1909-10. Alfred Deakin was a protectionists and finally Liberal in parliament. He was a great leader in the federation moment, a former Victorian Premier and is credited with starting the nation building process for Australia when he was Prime Minister. He was a scholar and a lawyer.
Reid. Sir George Reid, 1845-1918, was Prime Minister in 1904-5. He was a devout exponent of free trade and a Liberal but the other Liberal Alfred Deakin would not support him and his free trade policies. He went on to be leader of the Opposition against the Labor governments that followed him.
Forrest. Sir John Forest, 1847-1918, the first Baron Forrest of Bunbury, was an explorer, surveyor and politician extraordinaire. He was born at Bunbury in WA and became the founding Premier of WA when partial self-government was granted by Britain in 1890. Forrest led the explorers who did the first west to east crossing of the Nullarbor from Perth to Adelaide in 1870.
He was the first Western Australian knighted in 1891. He served as Premier of WA from 1890 to 1901 during the decade when the population exploded with the gold discoveries at Kalgoorlie. He acted for the establishment of a water pipeline to Kalgoorlie; he unilaterally rejected Britain’s control of WA Aboriginal Affairs and summarily ended it; he took government control of the Great Southern Railway to Albany; he repealed a section of the state Constitution which stated 1% of all tax royalties must be spent on Aboriginal people. From 1901 to his death in 1918 he was a member of the federal parliament aligned with non-Labor politicians. Although he supported federation he fought hard for rights for WA including the building of a transcontinental railway from Port Augusta.
Forrest’s reluctance to join federation until concessions were promised for WA led politicians and others in the goldfields to propose a new state called Auralia to enter the federation, even if the rest of WA did not. The capital of that state would have been Kalgoorlie. Once Forrest finally committed WA to join the federation this proposal for a separate state of Auralia was dropped.
The Forrest siding or settlement with only a couple for residents is known for its airport. It has the largest runway outside of a capital city in case it is needed for emergency or military use. Light aircraft use the airport as a refuelling stop across the Nullarbor.
Rawlinna. This siding is named after the local sheep station, the largest in the world, with an historical homestead. Up to 80,000 sheep have been shorn in one year on Rawlinna Station.
Chifley. Joseph Benedict Chifley, 1885-1951, was a Labor Prime Minister for Australia after the Second World War from 1945- 1949. Ben Chifley introduced the Snowy Mountains irrigation scheme and founded the Australian National University in Canberra. He was no longer PM in 1951 but still a parliamentarian when he died in office in Canberra. He lost the 1949 elections on his proposal to nationalise the banks of Australia.
Curtin. John Curtin, 1884-1945 was the Labor Prime Minister for Australia during most of World War Two from 1941-45. He died in office in July 1945 just six weeks before the end of the War. His great contribution was to reject British proposals for the deployment of Australian troops to protect their interests and to put them under the command of General Douglas MacArthur from America who used our troops in South East Asia and New Guinea to protect Australia from invasion by the Japanese.
Kalgoorlie.
Gold was discovered here by Patrick Hannan and the city emerged overnight in 1893. The finds were so rich that it is still known as the richest mile on the planet. Thousands swarmed to the gold fields but deep shaft mining meant casual prospectors were soon just mine employees and most left the goldfields. By 1898 the town had a population of around 2,000 but only 500 were women. Once a railway line from Perth reached the town the population grew. The water pipeline reached the city in 1903 offering coastal amenities to outback residents! It was this small population of about 5,000 in 1900 that were in favour of joining the federation of Australia and creating a new state called Auralia. The port for this new colony would have been Esperance. The mine continued giving its riches to the mining companies. When it began in 1893 gold worth £421,000 was produced in WA. By 1900 the value of gold found in WA was worth £6,000,000! And the boom still continues in WA with nickel, oil, gas and iron and Kalgoorlie has the largest open cut mine in the world.
But relations on the gold fields have not always been cordial. Kalgoorlie is known for the 1934 Race Riots as mobs against Greek, Italian and Slavic mobs rioted, attacked and burned Greek and Slavic owned properties. Extra police were sent from Perth to quell the riots. The riot broke out on a Saturday night, a traditional night for drinking and violence. Foreign owned hotels were burned and residences lived in by foreigners had their windows smashed in both Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie. This was and still is the Wild West! Unlike the eastern states WA has always had more land than people and even into the 1970s virgin farmland was being granted or sold to new comers for little money. One of the last large cereal farming areas developed, which would have been in the state of Auralia, was at Esperance in the 1970s.
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Blutgasse
Basic Information
Location Vienna
District Innere Stadt
Created in the 14th century at the latest
Historical name Kotgässel, Kotgässel at the German gentlemen (Teutonic Knights), alley behind the German gentlemen, Kergässel, Milchgasse
Intersecting streets Domgasse, Singerstraße
Buildings Trent yard, Domherrenhaus, German religious house, Fähnrichshof
Use
Usergroups pedestrians
Road design pedestrian precinct
Specifications
Road length of about 115 meters
Blood Alley is located in the first district of Vienna Inner City. The area, called Blutgasse district, is one of the oldest and most picturesque of the city.
History
The houses of the Blutgasse in their foundations go back to the Middle Ages; the area is considered one of the oldest in Vienna. 1368 it is for the first time mentioned as Kotgässel at the Teutonic Knights, in 1392 described as Kotgässel. More mentions of the street speak of the alley behind the German Men (1394), from Kergässel (1406 and 1411), from the blood alley (since 1547) and Milchgasse (1600 ); since 1862 the official name Blutgasse is valid. The interpretation of these names is considered unclear, although the name Kotgässel (faeces) with the condition of the road seems to be related. To explain the name Blutgasse there is a tradition that speaks of slaughter houses in the area, it is said that whereby spilled blood to have run through the alley; another tradition brings the name of the Knights Templar into context, it is said that they have been massacred in 1312 in Fähnrichhof, whereupon the alley was full of their shed blood. Both stories are not considered by historians as valid. After the area after the Second World War was very run down, there were 1960-1965 by Herbert Thurner and Friedrich Euler a first revitalization of the neighborhood, which was, however, associated with far-reaching changes in the interior. 1989-1991 the facades have been renovated and restored their Baroque appearance.
Blutgasse south
Blutgasse
Location and characteristics
The blood alley runs from Domgasse in a southwesterly direction to the Singer Road. It is a narrow old town street that was designed as a pedestrian zone. At the end at Singerstraße span arches (Schwibbögen) the alley. Here are consistently sprawling building complexes with picturesque courtyards and access galleries, some of which are interconnected. Their outer appearance dates from the 16th and 17th centuries, the building fabric usually being older. As a result of the revitalization measures the houses are inhabited today. Mostly tourists love to visit this area. All buildings are national monuments.
Buildings
No. 1 Trent Court
The also as the Domherrenhof, Old Choir mansion or Strudenhof known building originally goes back to two different medieval buildings. The name Trent Court dates from one of the owners, Konrad Hinderbach, who 1470-1488 was a canon of Trent. 1753-1755 the current rental house with two courtyards of Johann Enzenhofer was built. In 1733-1736 in the predecessor building the builder Francesco d' Allio was living, in the present building before 1850 the musician Georg Hellmesberger senior. The house is situated at the main address Domgasse 4
# 2 Domherrenhof
At the Blutgasse lies the simple rear front of the Domherrenhofes (Canons house), which was built in 1837-1842 by Leopold Mayr in late Classicist style as a passageway with two courtyards. The main address is located at Stephansplatz 5
Pawlatschenhof in the house Blutgasse # 3
No. 3 Medieval Mansion
The core of the building dates from the first half of the 13th century. It originally consisted of three parts and was then joined and 1558-1560 extended with an additional courtyard wing. Finally, after 1733 followed an increase and fitting of a new facade and the installation of a staircase and galleries. The Baroque facade is repeatedly bent and changed on the ground floor. The two-storey upper zone is merged by plaster frames and has stone-framed windows. Of particular note are the two consecutive irregular Pawlatschenhöfe that lead as a passage to the Grünangergasse. In the rear area there is a late gothic respectively ground floor window from the Renaissance period. A stone arched doorway leads to the basement. There is still to be found a significant late Romanesque building fabric from the first half of the 13th century with rubble masonry and 5 arched slit windows. In the house there is a groin-vaulted foyer, on the ground floor a lunette ton.
# 4 German religious house
In Blutgasse is the back of the House of the German Order, after which the street originally was named (Kotgässel at the German men). The facade at the corner toward Singer road is divided corresponding to the main facade by pilasters in the Baroque style, in its continuation followed by a six-axis early Baroque façade, which is characterized by triangular and segmental arched gable roofings and cordon cornices. At the right end follows another, simpler facade from the 4th quarter of the 16th century, which is structured by cornice strips. The main address of the German monastic house is located at Street Singer number 7
Blutgasse 5
# 5 To the Green Raith panel
The late classical rental house in 1819 above an older core was built. The facade is simply divided by cordon and window ledge moulding cornices. Inside is to be found a curved two pillar staircase with original preserved banister. As well preserved in its original state is the truss. In the barrel-vaulted cellar partially stone quarry masonry is visible.
Small Fähnrichshof left and look into the Blutgasse in the direction of Domgasse
Nos. 7 and 9 Great and Little Fähnrichshof
The as the Great and Little Fähnrichshof known buildings are part of a building complex, going back to the Middle Ages and including the houses Blutgasse 5, 7 and 9 and Singerstraße 11. According to unauthenticated reports, here the Templars should have possessed a court. Anyway, the houses were owned by the neighboring Cistercian monastery of St. Nicholas and were 1534/35 separated, divided into house plots and rented. Here gathered one of the four citizens militias, namely the one of the Carinthia district, with their flag. A 1566 mentioned mural of a sergeant gave the houses the name. 1684 acquired the bookbinder and exterior Council Johann Konrad Ludwig the extensive building. 1702-1703 followed the rebuilding by the neighboring Poor Clares. Its present form the houses got in 1819, now seven houses being situated around a large courtyard. Here the humanist Johannes Cuspinian and the composer Wenzel Müller lived.
The No. 7 is referred to as the Great Fähnrichshof. It is one of the rare high medieval town houses in Vienna from the first half of the 13th century. 1559-1563 was an addition of another storey and the construction of a spiral staircase on the courtyard side and of the vestibule. After 1664 the cellar was built, from 1675 to 1679 a further increase and a new paneling made, which on the courtyard side still is preserved. In 1743, the street facade was re-made and and more basements storeys added. The street facade upstairs has contracted window axes. The stair tower shows slanted windows. In a room on the ground floor the rare example of a rising masonry from the 1st half of the 13th century can be seen.
The No. 9 is as Little Fähnrichshof denominated and is located on the corner to Singer Road. It originates in the core from the 16th century and was a Renaissance house, the present façade is baroque and stems from the first quarter of the 18th century. A middle bay is located at the Singer Road. Upstairs by plaster fields vertically contracted window axes are to see. The baroque wooden door in a bracket-arched portal partially has original fittings.
Blutgasse
Angelegt spätestens im 14. Jahrhundert
Historische Namen Kotgässel, Kotgässel bei den Deutschen Herren, Gasse hinter den Deutschen Herren, Kergässel, Milchgasse
Querstraßen Domgasse, Singerstraße
Bauwerke Trienter Hof, Domherrenhaus, Deutschordenshaus, Fähnrichshof
Nutzung
Nutzergruppen Fußgänger
Straßengestaltung Fußgängerzone
Technische Daten
Straßenlänge ca. 115 Meter
Die Blutgasse befindet sich im 1. Wiener Gemeindebezirk Innere Stadt. Die Gegend, genannt Blutgassenviertel, zählt zu den ältesten und malerischsten der Stadt.
Geschichte
Die Häuser der Blutgasse gehen in ihren Fundamenten bis ins Mittelalter zurück; die Gegend gilt als eine der ältesten Wiens. 1368 wird sie als Kotgässel bei den Deutschen Herren erstmals genannt, 1392 nur als Kotgässel bezeichnet. Weitere Nennungen der Gasse sprechen von der Gasse hinter den Deutschen Herren (1394), vom Kergässel (1406 und 1411), von der Blutgasse (seit 1547) und der Milchgasse (1600); seit 1862 gilt die amtliche Bezeichnung Blutgasse. Die Deutung dieser Namen gilt als unklar, obwohl der Namen Kotgässel mit dem Zustand der Straße in Zusammenhang zu stehen scheint. Um den Namen Blutgasse zu erklären gibt es eine Überlieferung, die von Schlachthäusern in der Gegend spricht, wobei das dabei vergossene Blut durch die Gasse gelaufen sein soll; eine andere Überlieferung bringt den Namen mit den Tempelrittern in Zusammenhang, die 1312 im Fähnrichhof niedergemetzelt worden sein sollen, worauf die Gasse voll mit ihrem vergossenen Blute gewesen sei. Beide Geschichten werden von Historikern nicht als stichhaltig erachtet. Nachdem die Gegend nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sehr heruntergekommen war, kam es zwischen 1960 und 1965 durch Herbert Thurner und Friedrich Euler zu einer ersten Revitalisierung des Viertels, die allerdings mit weitreichenden Veränderungen im Inneren verbunden war. 1989 bis 1991 wurden die Fassaden renoviert und ihre barocke Gestalt wiederhergestellt.
Blutgasse nach Süden
Blutgasse
Lage und Charakteristik
Die Blutgasse verläuft von der Domgasse in südwestlicher Richtung bis zur Singerstraße. Es handelt sich um eine schmale Altstadtgasse, die als Fußgängerzone gestaltet ist. Am Ende bei der Singerstraße überspannen Schwibbögen die Gasse. Hier liegen durchwegs weitläufige Gebäudekomplexe mit malerischen Innenhöfen und Pawlatschengängen, die teils untereinander verbunden sind. Ihr äußeres Erscheinungsbild stammt aus dem 16. und 17. Jahrhundert, wobei die Bausubstanz meist älter ist. Infolge der Revitalisierungsmaßnahmen sind die Häuser heute bewohnt. Vorwiegend Touristen besuchen gerne diese Gegend. Alle Gebäude stehen unter Denkmalschutz.
Bauwerke
Nr. 1 Trienter Hof
Das auch als Domherrenhof, Altes Chorherrenhaus oder Strudenhof bekannte Gebäude geht ursprünglich auf zwei verschiedene mittelalterliche Gebäude zurück. Der Name Trienter Hof stammt von einem der Besitzer, Konrad Hinderbach, der 1470–1488 Domherr von Trient war. 1753–1755 wurde das heutige Miethaus mit zwei Innenhöfen von Johann Enzenhofer errichtet. Im Vorgängerbau wohnte 1733–1736 der Baumeister Francesco d'Allio, im jetzigen Gebäude vor 1850 der Musiker Georg Hellmesberger senior. Das Haus liegt an der Hauptadresse Domgasse 4.
Nr. 2 Domherrenhof
An der Blutgasse liegt die schlichte Rückfront des Domherrenhofes, der 1837–1842 von Leopold Mayr im spätklassizistischen Stil als Durchhaus mit zwei Innenhöfen erbaut wurde. Die Hauptadresse liegt am Stephansplatz 5.
Pawlatschenhof im Haus Blutgasse Nr. 3
Nr. 3 Mittelalterliches Bürgerhaus
Der Kern des Gebäudes stammt aus der 1. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts. Es bestand ursprünglich aus drei Teilen und wurde dann zusammengefasst und 1558–1560 mit einem zusätzlichen Hoftrakt erweitert. Schließlich erfolgte nach 1733 eine Aufstockung und Neufassadierung sowie der Einbau einer Treppe und von Pawlatschen. Die barocke Fassade ist mehrfach geknickt und im Erdgeschoss verändert. Die zweigeschossige Oberzone ist durch Putzrahmen zusammengezogen und besitzt steingerahmte Fenster. Besonders beachtenswert sind die zwei hintereinanderliegenden unregelmäßigen Pawlatschenhöfe, die als Passage bis zur Grünangergasse führen. Im hinteren Bereich gibt es ein spätgotisches bzw. renaissancezeitliches Erdgeschossfenster. Ein steinernes Rundbogenportal führt zum Keller. Dort findet sich noch bedeutende spätromanische Bausubstanz aus der 1. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts mit Bruchsteinmauerwerk und 5 rundbogigen Schlitzfenstern. Im Haus befindet sich ein kreuzgratgewölbtes Foyer, im Erdgeschoss eine Stichkappentonne.
Nr. 4 Deutschordenshaus
In der Blutgasse liegt die Rückfront des Deutschordenshauses, nach dem die Gasse ursprünglich benannt war (Kotgässel bei den Deutschen Herren). Die Fassade ist an der Ecke zur Singerstraße entsprechend der Hauptfassade durch Pilaster im Barockstil gegliedert, daran anschließend folgt eine sechsachsige frühbarocke Fassadengliederung, die durch dreieckige und segmentbogige Giebelverdachungen und Kordongesimse gekennzeichnet ist. Am rechten Ende folgt eine weitere, schlichtere Fassade aus dem 4. Viertel des 16. Jahrhunderts, die durch Gesimsbänder gegliedert ist. Die Hauptadresse des Deutschordenshauses befindet sich an der Singerstraße 7.
Blutgasse 5
Nr. 5 Zur grünen Raith-Tafel
Das spätklassizistische Miethaus wurde 1819 über einem älteren Kern errichtet. Die Fassade ist schlicht durch Kordon und Sohlbankgesimse gegliedert. Im Inneren findet sich eine gewendelte Zweipfeilerstiege mit original erhaltenem Geländer. Ebenfalls teilweise original erhalten ist der Dachstuhl. Im tonnengewölbten Keller ist teilweise Bruchsteinmauerwerk sichtbar.
Kleiner Fähnrichshof links und Blick in die Blutgasse Richtung Domgasse
Nr. 7 und 9 Großer und Kleiner Fähnrichshof
Die als Großer und Kleiner Fähnrichshof bekannten Gebäude sind Teil eines Baukomplexes, der bis ins Mittelalter zurückgeht und die Häuser Blutgasse 5, 7 und 9 sowie Singerstraße 11 umfasste. Nach nicht beglaubigten Berichten sollen hier die Templer einen Hof besessen haben. Jedenfalls standen die Häuser im Besitz des angrenzenden Zisterzienserinnenklosters St. Nikolai und wurden 1534/35 abgetrennt, in Hausparzellen aufgeteilt und vermietet. Hier versammelte sich eine der vier Bürgerkompanien, nämlich die des Kärntner Viertels, mit ihrer Fahne. Ein 1566 erwähntes Wandgemälde eines Fähnrichs hat den Häusern den Namen gegeben. 1684 erwarb der Buchbinder und Äußere Rat Johann Konrad Ludwig das weitläufige Gebäude. 1702–1703 erfolgte ein Umbau durch die benachbarten Klarissen. Ihre heutige Gestalt erhielten die Häuser 1819, wobei nunmehr 7 Häuser um einen großen Innenhof liegen. Hier lebte der Humanist Johannes Cuspinian und der Komponist Wenzel Müller.
Die Nr. 7 wird als Großer Fähnrichshof bezeichnet. Es handelt sich um eines der seltenen hochmittelalterlichen Bürgerhäuser Wiens aus der 1. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts. 1559–1563 erfolgte eine Aufstockung und die Errichtung einer hofseitigen Wendeltreppe und des Hausflurs. Nach 1664 wurde der Keller gebaut, 1675–1679 eine weitere Aufstockung und eine neue Fassadierung vorgenommen, die hofseitig noch erhalten ist. 1743 wurde die Straßenfassade neu gemacht und weitere Kellergeschosse dazugebaut. Die Straßenfassade besitzt im Obergeschoss zusammengezogene Fensterachsen. Der Treppenturm zeigt schräge Fenster. In einem Raum im Erdgeschoss ist das seltene Beispiel eines aufgehenden Mauerwerks aus der 1. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts zu sehen.
Die Nr. 9 wird als Kleiner Fähnrichshof bezeichnet und liegt an der Ecke zur Singerstraße. Er stammt im Kern aus dem 16. Jahrhundert und war ein Renaissance-Bürgerhaus, die heutige Fassade ist barock und stammt aus dem 1. Viertel des 18. Jahrhunderts. Ein Mittelerker liegt an der Singerstraße. Im Obergeschoss sind durch Putzfelder vertikal zusammengezogene Fensterachsen zu sehen. Die barocke Holztüre in einem Schulterbogenportal weist teilweise originale Beschläge auf.
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Please mark your calendars for our Spring Bread and Cheese Creek which will be are largest cleanup to date! These photos show the current sad condition of this historic stream. We plan to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek form the Berkshire section to North Point Road on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, All the assistance from volunteers and sponsor is greatly appreciated! We know this is a huge section of stream to tackle but I know we can do it!
This cleanup will be in conjunction with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream and it will be our fifth year working with them! This cleanup will also be in conjunction with American Rivers. We will supply trash bags, gloves, water, snacks and lunch. A limited supply of waders and tools will also be available for sign out during the cleanup.
Remember, there plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We will need every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the Clean Up. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we can use people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to work the grills as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. Please feel free to pass this information on to other who might be interesting in helping as well. As my grandfather always said, "Many hands makes the work light". We run our cleanups as a family event with all age groups welcome by developing plenty of ways for volunteers to participate.
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by the 2014 bicentennial celebration of War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek has been noted as one of the highlighted location on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is and those who died defending our country honored in this way.
You can learn more about us through our website at www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org, become our friend on FaceBook, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest or follow us on Twitter and/or join the Clean Break and Cheese Creek Group. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to out Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest!
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Part of the collection: Sarah Chinnery photographic collection of New Guinea, England and Australia.; Condition: Spots and stains on negative.; Reg Dell, actor. In National Theatre costume, long cloak and helmet, Chinnery home. -- Accompanying notes from family.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4554952.
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An olod Fedders air conditioning unit. its a 1960s model with the heating feature. used in many apartment buildings. these are still pout there, if your lucky enough to have one, keep it and fix it. if you find one that someone is getting rid of, TAKE IT!
This fossilised plant is Neuropteris which is an extinct seed fern dating from the Carboniferous Period, making it over 300 million years old. The fossil was found on Stevenston shore in the same condition as it is now, with the fossil clearly visible. Fossils of this type are actually quite common and can be found on most pebble beaches.
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Spotted in Kilmarnock, had to go chase him up when I seen it. I was then stunned when an old man of 74 years old got out it, genuine GSi 3000. He's owned it for years and is defiantly not selling it, he's going to keep it for his grand son. This one made my day and it was such a pleasure to see.. MINT CONDITION!!!
There are two air conditioners in my flat. When I last April first moved in, one of them began leaking which prompted a phone call from management informing me of this quality of life abomination. At the time, in my ignorance, I didn't bother to inform the landlord: I simply started the other air conditioner up and, it working perfectly, didn't have to trouble myself over these infernal machines for a year.
Last week, however, that all changed. The other machine, which had held up so well as to beguile me into a false sense of climate-controlled security, unleashed a steady trickle of water - drip, drip, drip - onto the flats below. Nonetheless, what between the myriad professional revelations and the impact of years of spiritual checks inundating me this past week, taking care of this leaky contraption dropped off my radar, up until the verbal warnings given to me by the building management became written ones, to which I surely had to respond.
It took a few days to finally reach my landlord with whom I had rarely spoken since he took control of the flat a few months earlier. In the meantime, I had called the repairman - that same surly bloke who has visited me on numerous occasions during my stay in this building; a verily grim reaper of repairs - to attend to the matter of fixing the leaking units. He came, pulled the unit out from the wall after exerting himself mightily, and then judged the situation - hopeless. The air conditioners indeed were so old and were installed so ineptly that removing one from its precipitous resting place to examine, even, would destroy the machine as he had just discovered. The verdict was to scrap the air conditioners and to purchase new ones. The repairman left the carcass of the conditioner on the floor, and used its cover to plug up the gaping hole in the wall as best as he could.
The landlord and his wife eventually visited the flat a few days later. They had never seen the flat before, and had purchased it as though they were blind and dumb. Unfortunately, upon inspecting the awkward configuration of the unit and hearing its disrepair history, which I readily supplied, both they and I realized how we had been conned by the previous landlord, a shifty sales agent who knew how to cover structural blemishes with a wave of a hand and a few cajoling words. The flat, as far as they were concerned, was not as they had imagined in their ignorance based on the duplicity of the previous landlord; and little wonder that that landlord wanted me to take responsibility for the air conditioners, I realized! The new landlords, humbled by their tragic mistakes, departed my abode to consider their options, the foremost of which is to flip the flat as soon as possible.
Actually, it hasn't been too taxing to sleep without an air conditioner. I purchased a steady fan which can blow a comforting gale into my face for hours at a time without it offering as much as a flinch.
But, the bugs began crawling on the walls. They either came out of the air conditioning unit, or they came in from the outside, through the hole in the wall. I only noticed these diabolical, diminutive vermin a few days ago. I had just stepped out of the shower when I examined closely the wall and remarked, "crap, there are dozens of small bugs crawling on my wall!" The initial shock rattled me greatly, only to transform into an arctic chill deep within my bones when I saw a few of these insects on the frame of my bed. That they were the benign sort neither bent on eating my flesh nor crawling into my orifices was my prayer. Thankfully, they have so far stayed away from my pillow, settling instead comfortably on my wall where they have multiplied exponentially over the past few days. The landlord recommended getting the repairman to remove the air conditioning obstruction from my flat as soon as possible, and covering up the hole in the wall with plastic wrap as well.
There are two air conditioners in my flat. When I last April first moved in, one of them began leaking which prompted a phone call from management informing me of this quality of life abomination. At the time, in my ignorance, I didn't bother to inform the landlord: I simply started the other air conditioner up and, it working perfectly, didn't have to trouble myself over these infernal machines for a year.
Last week, however, that all changed. The other machine, which had held up so well as to beguile me into a false sense of climate-controlled security, unleashed a steady trickle of water - drip, drip, drip - onto the flats below. Nonetheless, what between the myriad professional revelations and the impact of years of spiritual checks inundating me this past week, taking care of this leaky contraption dropped off my radar, up until the verbal warnings given to me by the building management became written ones, to which I surely had to respond.
It took a few days to finally reach my landlord with whom I had rarely spoken since he took control of the flat a few months earlier. In the meantime, I had called the repairman - that same surly bloke who has visited me on numerous occasions during my stay in this building; a verily grim reaper of repairs - to attend to the matter of fixing the leaking units. He came, pulled the unit out from the wall after exerting himself mightily, and then judged the situation - hopeless. The air conditioners indeed were so old and were installed so ineptly that removing one from its precipitous resting place to examine, even, would destroy the machine as he had just discovered. The verdict was to scrap the air conditioners and to purchase new ones. The repairman left the carcass of the conditioner on the floor, and used its cover to plug up the gaping hole in the wall as best as he could.
The landlord and his wife eventually visited the flat a few days later. They had never seen the flat before, and had purchased it as though they were blind and dumb. Unfortunately, upon inspecting the awkward configuration of the unit and hearing its disrepair history, which I readily supplied, both they and I realized how we had been conned by the previous landlord, a shifty sales agent who knew how to cover structural blemishes with a wave of a hand and a few cajoling words. The flat, as far as they were concerned, was not as they had imagined in their ignorance based on the duplicity of the previous landlord; and little wonder that that landlord wanted me to take responsibility for the air conditioners, I realized! The new landlords, humbled by their tragic mistakes, departed my abode to consider their options, the foremost of which is to flip the flat as soon as possible.
Actually, it hasn't been too taxing to sleep without an air conditioner. I purchased a steady fan which can blow a comforting gale into my face for hours at a time without it offering as much as a flinch.
But, the bugs began crawling on the walls. They either came out of the air conditioning unit, or they came in from the outside, through the hole in the wall. I only noticed these diabolical, diminutive vermin a few days ago. I had just stepped out of the shower when I examined closely the wall and remarked, "crap, there are dozens of small bugs crawling on my wall!" The initial shock rattled me greatly, only to transform into an arctic chill deep within my bones when I saw a few of these insects on the frame of my bed. That they were the benign sort neither bent on eating my flesh nor crawling into my orifices was my prayer. Thankfully, they have so far stayed away from my pillow, settling instead comfortably on my wall where they have multiplied exponentially over the past few days. The landlord recommended getting the repairman to remove the air conditioning obstruction from my flat as soon as possible, and covering up the hole in the wall with plastic wrap as well.
When I cleaned this boar scar I uncovered this healed skull wound. It looks to be from an arrow point.
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I was greatly saddened when I happened to come across this article tonight, 21 January 2026. It was one of my favourite old barns. I am so thankful to have photographed it several times over the years.
10 December 2025, from Cochranenow: Cochrane mourns loss of beloved Bancroft Barn:
"Cochrane residents are expressing heartbreak and frustration after the 100-year-old Bancroft Barn, a landmark just west of town, was demolished this week.
Many took to social media to mourn the loss of the century-old structure, which had become a familiar symbol of Cochrane’s rural roots.
Town councillor Mikayla Gale said she’s “sad to see it go,” but noted the barn was dismantled carefully and “wasn’t considered viable to preserve, even with significant investment.” Gale added that all heritage assessments had been completed and the building “didn’t meet the provincial threshold to be designated as a protected historical resource.”
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Today, I have posted five odds and ends from recent drives. The Forster's Tern and the Western Meadowlark were seen on the same trip.
Having gone through weeks of water use restrictions, Calgary is now back to Stage 1 Outdoor Water Restrictions again, because of discovery of further water main pipe damage. These new repairs will begin on August 26, and will continue until the end of September. During this repair period, Calgarians will have to return to Stage 4 Water Restrictions - no outdoor water use and limited indoor use!
On 2 August 2024 (can't believe it is already August!), I did a long, exhausting day drive, covering NW, SW and SE of Calgary. My plans changed on the spur of the moment once I headed back to Calgary from the NW. Originally, I decided to go NW, as I haven't been out that way for quite a while.
Heading W from home, I couldn't resist stopping to check if the Common Loon I saw almost a week ago was there again. Scanning the large pond, I saw no sign of life. Then, suddenly, in the far distance, I saw a bird fly in and land on the water. 'Duck' was the first thing that went through my mind. Then, when I zoomed in on my camera, I couldn't believe my eyes - it was the Loon again! The weather was better than the awful weather/light the last time I saw it there so, fortunately, I was able to get better shots.
Feeling very thankful, I headed N, hoping I might just see a Turkey Vulture that a few people had been reporting. It had been seen in the same area as the rare Whooping Crane. No luck. I was curious to see if the Crane was in the wetland, as when I had seen it recently, it was far more distant than that. I pulled into the pull-off, glanced quickly and saw nothing, and was about to reverse, when I realized that a red truck that belonged to some ranch had pulled over on the road right behind me. A guy was taking photos with his cell phone and it looked like he was taking photos of my vehicle. Then I noticed a sign that said No Parking. Of course, I thought he was probably going to report me - though I was not parked, as I hadn't even turned off my engine, knowing I was only going to be there a matter of seconds. So annoying, and I couldn't get it out of my mind the rest of the day.
I couldn't wait to leave the whole area and head further N. Came to the town of Cochrane and ALL the construction going on. For someone with a driving phobia, trust me, it was a nightmare. Then all I could think about was knowing that I would have to go through it all again later on.
One thing I really wanted to see again was a beautiful old, pale grey barn, in great condition. Further on, I noticed a Kestrel perched on a high wire. I could only take three quick shots through my windscreen, which resulted in awful photos, not fit to post, but I was happy to see it. Such beautiful birds of prey.
It was good to see several old barns/homesteads along the way, even more so as I wasn't seeing any more birds. Also, the sky was so beautiful.
Once i was down SW and SE of Calgary, hawks and one Vesper Sparrow were my only sightings. Two were on their nest and two were on hay bales at different locations. One of the latter, standing on a very distant bale, looked almost like a Ferruginous Hawk. Google Lens's first ID said Red-tailed Hawk, 3rd ID Ferruginous, so I still don't know.
By the time I arrived home, after driving 393 km and 9 and a half hours, on a very hot day, I was dead beat. A great day, though, with the Loon being a most welcome highlight.
Letter from Schneider maintenance explaining why they can't make the air conditioner condition the air.
A Deutz Fahr 4080 HTS Topliner Combine Harvester spotted at the very first of the 2012 grain harvest outside Conna in North Cork. The crop of winter barley was in very good condition even of the bad weather we have had.
2022 Not the Barry Sheene ride to the Australian MotoGP. After a 3 year absence sadly the Barry Sheene ride to the MotoGP was cancelled due to weather condition, but some chose to ride. Are we mad? Sorry for the quality but the rain was very hard to work around. Photos taken between about 11:35-13:10 on Thursday 13 October 2022.