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5TH BATTALION, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN REGIMENT’S 50th ANNIVERSARY – FREEDOM OF ENTRY PARADE
Hundreds of people came out to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, as well as to watch the Battalion members exercise their Freedom of Entry to the City of Darwin today.
Around 400 members of the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, marched and marked the Battalion’s 50th anniversary with a Freedom of Entry Parade.
The soldiers marched dressed in their camouflage uniforms and carrying their personal weapons, accompanied by the Battalion’s mascot, a tiger known as Quintus Rama.
Australian Army Vehicles and the Australian Army Band followed the parade, commencing at the Darwin City Council Offices, marching through Darwin City and finishing at the Darwin Cenotaph on the Esplanade.
His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), a former member of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, inspected the parade and addressed the soldiers as they paused at the Dias at Raintree Park.
During the Govenor-General's speech, he spoke of a soldiers pride in serving their community.
"In this, the 50th anniversary of your founding, you march for your Battalion, for yourselves and for all who have been before you in this famous Battalion. Proudly, displaying the colours that tell the story of who you are, who you represent from the past and all you commit to be in the future," His Excellency said.
Also inspecting the parade members were the Administrator of the Northern Territory, The Hon John Hardy OAM and Darwin Lord Mayor, Katrina Fong Lim.
Darwin Lord Mayor, Katrina Fong Lim was extremely pleased to see the community experience the historic and ceremonial aspects of the Freedom of Entry parade.
“It was a great opportunity for the Darwin community to be a part of a special ceremony that acknowledged the important work of those who have served in war and peace,” the Lord Mayor said.
Commander 1st Brigade, Brigadier Mick Ryan said the Freedom of Entry Parade was an excellent opportunity to highlight the 5th Battalion's 50th anniversary.
"The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, has a long and proud history and we could not think of a better way to share it than with the people of Darwin. From war time service, to cyclone clean ups, the members of the 5th Battalion, as part of the wider 1st Brigade, live by their motto "duty first", and are proud to serve the NT community," Brigadier Ryan said.
A static display featuring Australian Army vehicles and weaponry was also a feature of today's celebration.
Originally established in 1965, 5th Battalion served two tours of South Vietnam before it was reorganised and linked with the 7th Battalion to form 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5/7 RAR), in 1973.
In late 2006, the two battalions were reorganised and de-linked. 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, again joined the Australian Army's order of battle in its own right. 5 RAR has since served in Iraq, Timor-Leste (East Timor) and Afghanistan.
The 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment 's motto is ‘Duty first’.
My entry for the BrickFair 2010 Combo Build, graciously hosted by Steve Witt and TLG. It's a bit of a continuation of the action in this set - as per my MOC card, "With the gold stolen from under the Space Police's nose, Rench finally got to buy the criminal mastermind's secret base he always dreamed of.
"Too bad he's colorblind, though."
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the MOC was one of three chosen from the 30 participants to win - I got to walk away with all three Exo-Force sets that were part of the build and a White Boba Fett for placing! It was a pretty good day.
(I should also mention that Rich took this picture, since my camera is MIA from the weekend - all rights belong to him, used by assumed permission. ;))
SEWER GAS LAMP AT JUNCTION WITH WESTHILL LANE, BROOMHALL STREET, SHEFFIELD
Grade II Listed
List Entry Number: 1271101
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK3487SE BROOMHALL STREET 784-1/23/115 (North West side) Sewer gas lamp at junction with Westhill Lane
II
Sewer gas lamp. Late C19, restored late C20. Made by the Webb Lamp Company. Cast-iron, painted red. Conical lamp with domed cap, carried on curved brackets at the head of a fluted round column with bulged foot and ladder rests. Round pedestal with plinth, and on opposite sides, a moulded panel with the maker's name.
Listing NGR: SK3478887149
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271101
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Sewer Gas Lamp
Westhill Lane, Sheffield.
Grade II listed.
Biogas forming in sewers can be dangerous. Unlike ordinary gas lamps for street lighting, the main purpose of sewer gas destructor lamps is to remove sewer gasses and their hazards It was Joseph Edmund Webb of Birmingham who patented a sewer gas destructor lamp.
With a flame generated by burning town gas, sewer gases were drawn from the sewer below and burnt off along with the town gas to produce mainly carbon dioxide.
The lamps were installed at places where sewer gases were likely to collect, such as at the tops of hills. The City of Sheffield, built on seven hills, had many sewer gas destructor lamps and some still remain.
84 were erected in Sheffield between 1914 & 1935, the largest number in any British town, mainly on the hills where gas could be trapped. Around 24 remain, some partially dismantled and some in good repair and listed, grade II.
Information largely from Wikipedia.
At first, I almost didn't recognize it.
Our old rental is for sale now. It's amazing what a fresh coat of paint & staging can do!
I was heading back with a good 20 miles ahead of me in diminishing light, and the failing lights on my hire-bike were by now causing me considerable alarm. I thought I'd already done my last church of the day but with Badingham ahead of me en route it seemed churlish not to at least stop for a quick look. It had been on my planned itinerary anyway, but it was by now closer to 7.30pm and surely no church would be open that late, but lo and behold, and against all expectation, this one was!
St John the Baptist's church sits on high sloping ground set back from the road behind houses in the sleepy rural settlement of Badingham. At first sight it appears fairly ordinary after the grandeur of my previous church, a simple square tower followed by an aisless nave and chancel, all perched rather dramatically on steeply rising ground (just what a weary cyclist needs!). Most of the building appears to be of 13th / 14th century date with later modifications (the chancel is actually a skillful Victorian rebuild) but much of the structure is considerably older. The south porch greets the visitor with a nice display of flushwork.
Stepping inside was all the more pleasurable for not expecting to be able to do so this late in the evening, the light was subdued but the place seemed to be exuding a welcoming atmosphere. The hammerbeam roof above is a fine piece of medieval carpentry (though alas the carved angels didn't survive Puritan reformers and the present ones are early 20th century replacements) while the topography so noticeable outside is equally apparent within, the ground rising dramatically towards the altar.
The most outstanding feature of interest here however is the 15th century font, another adorned with reliefs of the Seven Sacraments and one of the best preserved examples (the figures have been mostly defaced but not quite as ruthlessly as others). I'd hardly seen any of these fonts until this day, and now all in the space of one day's excursion I'd encountered four of the very best! The light by now was very poor for photography but fortunately the font being at the west end was in the best lit part of the church. I was less lucky in the darkness of the chancel where the imposing Jacobean tomb with effigies seemed to disappear into the gloom, illuminated only by the warm red glow of a sanctuary light which gave my shots a strange colour-cast.
I left the church feeling refreshed but now with a sense of urgency to get back as my unexpected delay here meant I would have even less time cycling before the darkness set in, and with local railways closed for maintenance and my bike lights by now failing to work altogether I faced the most nerve-wracking bike ride of my life having to cycle the last few miles in complete darkness. It was a terrifying prospect but fortunately the country lanes were mostly quiet. I survived, but that journey's not an experience I ever want to repeat!
Badingham church is well worth a visit and it was a delight to find it still open and welcoming so late in the day. It's one I'd like to return to one of these days in better lighting (as in actual daylight!) whenever circumstances might allow.
For more on this church see its entry on the Suffolk Churches site below:-
Arterra Condominium's entry lobby includes a 24-hour attended front desk with concierge services.
Entry Lobby Features:
* Flooring made of recycled glass
* Wood harvested from sustainable forests as certified by the Forest Steward Council
*Elevator Lobby Featuring Cork Flooring
Grith the Warlord
He is the darkness that rules. Grith once a protector of okoto, he would ward off creatures and threats that try to invade okoto. Then a creature unknown to anyone washed up on shore. It was a creature of darkness, lost from the Dark realm, a dimension that holds all darkness. When he saw it he tried to ward it off, but it toke control of him, and he became corrupt. Instead of keeping peace, he wanted to control the island, and creatures that invade, and attack. So he snuck into the forge, and made a scythe, that can control the power of a mask by putting it on it. One day he and the other protectors found ekimu dead. Grith wanted his mask, to create okoto into his fortress, using his scythe. When he went to grab it the other protectors stopped him. Driven by darkness and hatred, the protectors banished him to the dark realm. There he grew as the darkness toke hold of him, traing to rule and one day return. He now transformed into a large being, that is now bigger the people of okoto. After the Skull spider started to attack, Grith the Warlord returned to okoto, to steal the mask, at a time when the island was attacked. He steals the mask of skull spider, and now controls them to aid him in his journey to steal ekimus mask of creation,He now heads to ekimu’s resting spot to gain the mask. But there is only one thing that can stop him, The TOA.
Main Entry Hall @ Weston
There was a fall festival on the grounds of Weston State Hospital a few weeks ago. I took over 100 pictures of the Hospital and they had tours so there will be interior pictures, too! Coming your way to this Flickr Station! Don't touch that dial! :P
Weston State Hospital is undoubtedly the jewel in Weston's crown. A Kirkbride Building, construction started in the late 1850s, and patients were first admitted in 1864. It has been expanded many times. The architect was R. Snowden Andrews of Washington DC. Local lore states that it is the largest hand-cut stone building in the country, and one of the largest in the world. It reportedly contains 9 acres of floor space.
I am cautiously optimistic about it's future. The current owner seems dedicated to saving it. It was sold for a measly $1.5 million. Rumor has it it will take over $80~$100 million dollars to restore.
The main building is on the National Register alone, however, the many outbuildings, other hospital wings, greenhouses, barns, etc. are not on the register, though they probably should be. It is also a National Historic Landmark.
Please do not trespass here, or attempt to break in. The building is sick, and it is one of the only Kirkbride buildings remaining in relatively good condition, so please do not damage it further. They are having tours again now, so please if you wish to explore the hospital do it via the legal routes.
National Register ##78002805.
Hat-Veschi, tinted black
Sunglasses-Armidi, tinted
Ski Suit- Bond Girl in black by Battered Boudoir
Scarf- /artilleri/
Gloves and Ice Skates- Chapeau Tres Mignon
Arms Cuffs- from Ivalde free Calla gift coat, tinted black
Hair- ETD
Skin- RaC
Shape- mine
This morning I started my day with a nice cup of cocoa and some trick skating at Chapeau Tres Mignon. Megg Demina was having a skating party in collaboration with Battered Boudior.