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In 1836 the first pastoralists moved into the Geelong region with David Stead and John Cowie on the Moorabool River and Alexander Thompson on the Barwon River (Kardinia estate meaning sunrise in local Aboriginal language). By 1837 there were enough pastoralists and their workers in the region for Magistrate Foster Fyans to be stationed at the Barwon River and Constable Patrick McKeever to be the first police officer there. The town of Geelong was surveyed in October 1838 with the first land sales in 1839. The first general store, the Wool Pack Inn and a wool store opened around his time and by 1841 there were 82 houses and over 400 residents and the town had its own newspaper. The main streets were named after places and people mainly who were early settlers– Moorabool, Yarra, Bellarine, Corio, Gheringhap, Swanston and Malop, Ryrie, McKillop, Myers, Brougham, Fenwick and etc. The name of Geelong came from a local Aboriginal languages meaning either “white sea bird” or “cliff” or “going up”. Within a short time there was a saddler, Wesleyan place of worship (not quite a church), a post service etc. In 1848 Geelong was declared a port for exporting wool, grain, hides, tallow etc. A year later (1849) it was officially proclaimed a town with its own Town Council and a mayor as the self-governing colony of Victoria was created from NSW. The growing Industrial Revolution in England and the great demand for wool for England’s woollen mills boosted the town’s growth and optimism which was exploded by the discovery of gold in central Victoria and Ballarat. Geelong was able to supply needed goods for the goldfields etc. In 1851 Geelong had 8,291 inhabitants but by 1853 it had 22,000 thanks to gold from Ballarat being received and exported from here. The basalt and sandstone Customs House was built in 1856 in Brougham Street when exports began from here rather than at Williamstown near Melbourne and immigrants landed directly in Geelong. The first Town Hall was built in 1855 and a telegraph connection with Melbourne was established in 1854. The fine sandstone Telegraph Station with a timeball for shipping on its roof was built in 1858 and still stands next to the former Post Office. The first railway in Victoria linked Melbourne and Geelong in 1854. A private company began building the Melbourne to Geelong railway in 1854 but it was not completed until 1856. The first railway station was replaced with the current one between 1877 and 1881 hence the polychromatic brick work which was popular at that time. A new railway line was built from Geelong to the goldfields at Ballarat starting in 1858 with completion of the link in 1862. A short tunnel was cut through the hill beyond the railway station in 1875 to allow trains to travel to South Geelong and on to Colac. By the mid-1850s Geelong was the third biggest town in the Australian colonies and a well-established city and it continued to greatly significantly in the 1860s. Brougham Street near the bay was lined with impressive wool stores and warehouses at this time and they still grace that street.
Fungus on a gatepost. I thought it looked like a figure suspended upside down in a straightjacket and hood (hence the title). But then sometimes it just looks like.... fungus on a gatepost.
Fleet number 32793 is seen passing the gateposts as it leaves Holyrood Park after visiting Dynamic Earth on the operator’s City Tour. The Palace of Holyroodhouse can be glimpsed through the railings on the left. Prior to being acquired by First in 2019, the vehicle was with Cambus.
This is actually part of an old Gatepost that I spotted whilst walking down a Shanghai street near to my home. The Red caught my eye and I thought there could be a picture in it. My wife thought I was a little crazy for photographing a gatepost... LOL
You can see my distorted reflection in the bottom right as this was a chromed round pillar.
and with a proper train in it this time! Sunday's North Wales Coast Express heads throgh Rhosneigr behind 45690 Leander in charge.
Seen parked outside the museum in The Square, Winchester, a beautifully restored bike in immaculate condition.
The family emblem of the heron appears all over the place, so it's no surprise to find herons on the gateposts at the entrance.
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Grandson castle still has a very medieval feel about it, with creaky floors, peeling walls, cracked tiles, and cobwebs everywhere, but it's undergoing restoration (ready 2017).
A white picket fence to a London terraced house front garden, photographed with a Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58/2 T.
I don't bother to record dates these days: I haven't years enough left for the matter to become interesting to me. I merely record the date of processing. I am always eager for results and usually develop a film as soon as I get indoors after taking the final shot. If it's late in the day I may leave it until the next morning ...first thing after breakfast. This is from a film developed on 11th March 2017 and it was the last frame, so was probably exposed on that or the previous day.
It reminds me of all those Spot the Ball competitions that broke out in the newspapers back in the '70s, before they came up with Prize Bingo. I imagine some staff photographer on an unknown rag must have noticed that, in photographs, as here, players are seldom looking directly at the ball, but are instead weighing up its likely trajectory and the positioning of the other players. It was a clever idea for a competition. He mentioned the idea to his editor and it took off. He must have regretted there was no way of patenting his brainwave. I think my father occasionally entered the Bristol Evening Post's version; at least I remember him in his armchair, with his reading specs on, frowning over the week's poser, with his cluster of Xs in blue biro on the photo. You were allowed multiple tries, which gave the illusion of an increased chance of winning.
Walking along the upper lawns of the Italian Gardens you will come across a shady little "secret" garden. It is flanked by two tall bluestone columns topped with finials which act as gateposts for a set of elegant Victorian wrought-iron gates. Elegantly carved with sweeping curls, they would not look out of place in a garden in England.
The Forest Glade Gardens are well established European inspired landscaped gardens of six hectares that are to be found on the Mount Macedon Road in the hill station town of Mount Macedon.
The Forest Glade Gardens are just shy of one hundred years old. The gardens were originally two adjoining properties that comprised orchards and lush grazing paddocks. In 1941 local family the Newtons purchased and extended the property and set about creating one of Mount Macedon's most stunning gardens.
In 1971 the Forest Glade Gardens were acquired by Melbourne property developer Mr. Cyril Stokes who together with his partner Trevor Neil Bell, developed the gardens even further. Cyril was a great collector of European antiques, and his love of European antiquity is reflected in the gardens, particularly in the many classical marble and bronze statues dotted about the grounds.
Unfortunately the Forest Glade Gardens were partly destroyed by the tragic Ash Wednesday bushfires of 1983. However, after many years of hard labour put in by Cyril and Trevor, The Forest Glade Gardens were reborn from the ashes. The gardens are built on a sloping block and consist of a range of terraces all of which offer wonderful vistas. A garden designed to give pleasure all year round, the Forest Glad Gardens contain several heritage listed trees and are made up of smaller themed gardens including; the Italian Garden, the Japanese Garden, the Daffodil Meadow, the Peony Walk, Hydrangea Hill, the Topiary Gardens, the Bluebell Meadow, the Fern Gully and the Laburnum Arch.
In 2011 the property was gifted to a registered charity - The Stokes Collection Limited - with the intention of keeping the Forest Glade Gardens maintained and open to the public.
The Mount Macedon township is located east of the Mount Macedon summit, which is approximately 60 km north-west of Melbourne.
The name of Mount Macedon is apparently derived from Philip II, who ruled Macedon between 359 and 336BC. The mountain was named by Thomas Mitchell, the New South Wales Surveyor General.
Settled in the 1850s by gold miners and timber cutters, the railway arrived at the Mount Macedon township in 1861, providing a vital connection to Melbourne, and sealing the town's future as a 'hill station' resort for wealthy Melburnians escaping the summer heat in the 1870s. With the land deforested, large blocks were sold and beautiful and extensive gardens were planted around the newly built homes. The rich soil and good rainfall also made the area suitable for large orchards and plant nurseries who could send fruit and flowers back to Melbourne. Newspaper owner, David Syme, built a house, "Rosenheim" in 1869. It was acquired in 1886 for Victorian Governors to use as a country retreat, making Mount Macedon an attractive destination for the well heeled of Melbourne society. A primary school was built in Mount Macedon in 1874, and as the decades progressed, hotels, guest houses, shops, a Presbyterian Church and Church of England were built. In 1983, Mount Macedon was devastated by the Ash Wednesday Bush Fires. A large portion of the town was raised, and a number of lives were lost. However, like a phoenix from the ashes, Mount Macedon has risen and rebuilt. Today it is still a popular holiday destination, particularly during spring time when the well established gardens flourish with flowers and in autumn when the exotic trees explode in a riot of reds and yellows.
Basking in the sun to gain some heat. I think this is the male of Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum)) but any entomologist that looks in might correct me on that.
Lichen on a gatepost that I turned to black & white for a better effect.
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A new sandstone gatepost pillar is in place at the northern end of Lord Derby's Coach Road. The previous one had been lying on the ground having been clouted by a "wide load" of agricultural produce.
It was on a visit to Buttenshaw Park in the Blue Mountains where I came across two curious sandstone pillars at the entrance. It turns out the pillars are gateposts and the lasting remanents of 'Moorecourt', residence of Charles Moore. Mayor of Sydney between 1867 and 1869, Charles Moore held a number of local government & NSW legislative positions. Moore St (now Martin Place) and Moore Park were named after him having facilitated their development and he laid the foundation stone of Sydney Town Hall.
Parked at Dorridge station is one of the unreliable Ford A-series with Alexander (Belfast) bodies JOV 735P, 4735. Bought to work from Acocks Green garage on the then new Dial-a-bus service.
The picture also contains a period scene of Dorridge station, stabled on the far tracks is a train of car carriers, Dorridge was used at the time to load new Land-Rovers from the nearby factory. Next to the Blue Datsun is a GWR cast iron gate post which still survives today in the same place although the road level has been brought up to it to eliminate the steps. The cattle dock at the side of the Vauxhall has gone as obviously has the contactors coach, all is now neat tarmac filled each day with the latest offerings from BMW, Audi, Jaguar and Range Rover.
PJS
We expected our new Lidl to open in time for Christmas. At this rate we'll do well to get in for Easter! Somebody dug a big trench leading in and then disappeared.
I was hoping to find on an old OS map that these old Gateposts were on an old farm track possibly leading to long demolished Windyharbour which sat halfway up the green lane section of Yew Tree Lane. No such luck although the late 1800s/early 1900s maps show a field boundary along where they sit so at least we know why they are there. Nice they have been preserved too.