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Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo
A plaque reads: "This bust of ROBERT BURNS is the work of MR. JOHN WALKER, a native of Bendigo, and was Presented to the Art Gallery by Public Subscription, initiated by the Bendigo Caledonian Society, assisted by the Art Gallery Committee. Unveiled by SIR THOMAS GIBSON CARMICHAEL. 17th April 1911."
BUST OF ROBERT BURNS. BY A BENDIGO SCULPTOR. Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday, 18 January 1911, p. 3 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/89832192
BUST OF ROBERT BURNS. THE UNVEILING CEREMONY. PERFORMED BY STATE GOVERNOR. Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday, 18 April 1911, p. 7 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/89842355
Arthur George Saunders...died 20/04/17....Lived Norwich Common \ Norwich Road
John Saunders................died 20/04/17.....Lived Wicklewood
Albert Davey Semmence..died 14/04/15.....born Wymondham
Charles Henry Sewell.....died 01/12/17...lived Suton, Wymondham
Robert George Sewell....died 30/09/15...Lived Home Farm, Suton Street
William Edgar Shorten...died 23/11/1915
C Smith
Edwin J Smith
Ernest J Smith
R Smith
R J Smith....died 02/11/17
Walter James Starling
Reginald V Spinks....died 02/06/17......lived Folly Road
Ernest Walter Spinks..died 22/10/16
J W Spinks
Hiram Wilfred Spruce....died 15/08/16...lived Friars Croft Lane and Fairland St
Frederick John Squires..died 13/08/15...lived 4 Damgate St
George Squires
William Albert Staples......died 31/05/19..wife lived 6 Bridewell St
Horatio William Swatman..died 07/9/15..lived Norwich Rd
Sidney Robert Swatman....died 10/04/15..lived 3 "Vimy Ridge" Norwich Rd
William Charles Syder.......died 21/03/15..lived Damgate St
Christmas John Thrower....died 15/09/18..lived Morley, Wymondham
Edward Robert Thrower.....died 17/06/15..lived Suton, Wymondham
Sidney Charles Thurston...died 13/05/15..lived 3, Melton Cottages, Melton Rd
Harry Tunaley..................died 01/08/17...lived Station Road
John Walker......lived Damgate Street
Walter William Waterfield....died 20/10/18.....lived Rople St
James Watson
Charles G Warnes..............died 09/06/17.....lived Spooner Row
Thomas Warnes................died 15/09/16
George Woodbine..............died 15/04/18......lived Folly Road
John Woodbine..................died 14/04/15.....lived Folly Road
H G Williamson.................died 16/03/20.....lived Cemetery Rd
Honourable Edward Wodehouse...died 30/03/18.....lived Kimberley House
Honourable Philip Wodehouse....died 06/05/19.....lived Kimberley House
see comments below for more detail on each name
Breakfast in Istanbul from the balcony of the Conrad Hotel overlooking the bosphorus with Sultanahmet in the distance
Dolmabache Palace is towards the right on this side of the water.
Topkapi Palace is directly in front across the water.
Teacher with a class of monks at the Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakorn Pathom, Thailand. There is a series of Buddha statues (one for each day of the week and two for Wednesday) in an adjacent hallway. One of the statues is partialy visable through a window.
The Birmingham Six were six Irish men who had been living in Birmingham since the 1960’s and were arbitrarily arrested in connection with the bombing of two pubs in Birmingham on the 21st November 1974, in which 21 people were killed and up to 200 injured.
While in custody, the six men ( Hugh Callaghan, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power, John Walker & Patrick Joseph Hill) were subjected to brutal interrogation and torture, from which false confessions were extracted. Unreliable testing for explosives (Griess test for nitrite ions in solution) was also used as evidence in court after which the six men were found guilty and imprisoned in May 1975. The first appeal took place during 1976 and in January 1988, the convictions were upheld which prompted an intense Free the Birmingham Six public campaign. Finally, after a third appeal at the Old Bailey courthouse, the Birmingham Six were freed and their convictions quashed on the 14th March 1991. No official responsibility was claimed for the Birmingham bombings but it was widely suspected that the Provisional IRA were involved.
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References:
www.irishhistorian.com/People/PaddyHill.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Six
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Enamels: 4 (black, green, flesh-tone & gold).
Finish: Gilt & clear acrylic.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin.
Size: 1” diameter (26mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: No maker’s name or mark.
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Sold on 'adverts.ie' 3rd Oct 2017 for €13.00 + p&p
The İstiklal is a pedestrian-only street in the Beyoğlu area of Istanbul, Turkey where the crowds of people never seem to end - something like three million people a day. Somehow they always seems to be going in the opposite direction I'm going but that is probably an optical illusion.
One end of the street is Taksim Square, the other Tunnel with restaurants, coffee shops, clubs, shopping (mostly clothes, music, and books), movie theatres and embassies in between.
The billboard at the top of the photo shows Turkish basketball star Mehmet Okur selling a popular brand of juice. He's tall and has a good jump shot so he probably knows a lot about juice.
couple hugs on a park bench in Ortakoy area of Istanbul, Turkey while a young woman takes a picture of her friends (shouldn't judge but wish they didn't smoke)
The Bean in Chicago's Millennium Park (real name Cloud Gate - no one calls it that) with the skyline of Michigan Ave in the background on a warm day in June. Arguably the finest massive piece of bean-shaped polished stainless steel in the Chicago area.
at 9:05 on November 10th Turkey stops for two minutes of slience to remember the passing of Kemal Mustafa Ataturk. People and vehicles stop in the streets to pay respect.
the photo is a ceremony in the Besiktas area of Istanbul where flags were lowered then raised again
A man and woman eye each other across a street as she walks by a flower shop in the Eminonu area of Istanbul, Turkey.
In the larger view it's easier to see the confidence in her smile.
The 'Captain' was completed in April 1870 and capsized in September 1870 with the loss of nearly 500 lives because of design and construction errors that led to inadequate stability.
More reading here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Captain_(1869)
Further information written by Stephen L. Walker:
"To all readers: My great grandfather was one of the survivors. John Walker, third from the right on the bottom row, spent most of his life in New Zealand."
John Gribble, front row far right - as per comment below by Nick Gribble.
Information from Peter Grange in England:
"My great grandfather was a survivor. I am not sure but think he maybe 2nd row 2nd on right. His name was Harry Broadway Grange."
STURGES G. REDFIELD, JR.
AMOS B. SWAIN
ABNER WATSON
MERLE WILLARD
JOHN W. CHAPMAN
ANDREW CLING
ALBERT DUDLEY
WILLIAM A. WARD, SR.
HOWARD R. CHITTENDEN
LINDSAY M. FLETCHER
CHARLES B. HULL
CHARLES W. HAAG
NATHAN CLARK, SR.
ELLSWORTH KING
ERNEST C. BURNHAM, SR.
DELBERT MARQUARD
JOHN WALKER
ANTON FETTIG
TIMOTHY MASSEY
LAWRENCE GILDERSLEEVE
JOHN JOHNSON
JOSEPH HALLOWELL
RICHARD CUMMINGS
HAROLD FOERCH
FRANK KROUPA
WILLIAM WAGNER. SR.
RONALD G. COZZO
CHAUNCEY H. KELSEY
BRUCE R. LIVELY
JOSEPH KOZLIK, JR.
SIDNEY MELONSON
BURDETTE S. REED
GEORGE ULLRICH, SR.
PAUL M. WATROUS
BERTRAND E. AVERY
RAY B. BUELL
JAMES P. SLATOR
JOHN C. WAGNER
CARLOS WALTON
MARIO A. LUPONE
STEVEN PACKEL
HORACE ANDREWS
BRUCE FETTIG
JOHN WELLMAN
MERTON KELSEY
EARL STANNARD
FRANK MUZER
JAMES RUSCONI
FRANK HABISREITTINGER
FRANK NEUWIRTH
WARREN EMACK
WILLIAM W. BUELL
WOLCOTT F. CHAPMAN
THOMAS FARREY
HOWARD R. EVARTS
JOHN E. ELLIOTT
ANTHONY C. DONZELLO
MATTHEW W. HALL
MILTON C. JENNINGS, SR.
SEWARD F. HULL, SR.
C. CARL SWAN
FREDERICK W. WINTER
JAMES SAGLIO, SR.
EVELYN T. WRIGHT
EARL ABRAMS
TRUMAN R. WALTON
JAMES MARTIN, SR.
ATTILLIO SABBATINI
WILLIAM DONZELLO
HARRY WELLMAN
JOHN HUMPHREY
EDWIN WALKER
ELLIS BUELL
JOHN SCHUM, SR.
MILTON RENFREW
FRANK W. LAWSON
THEODORE A. NEELY, SR.
FRANK J. PAVELKA, JR.
FRED M. ROBINSON
RANSOM B. TUCKER
IRVING H. SIEWERT, SR.
FREDERIC PARKER
FREDERICK COOKSON, SR.
EDWARD WILCOX
CHARLES SAGLIO, SR.
GEORGE S. HULL
GEORGE WATROUS
LESTER J. HAAG
PHILIP F. STEVENS
HARRY BELL
people enjoying the sunshine near Ortakoy mosque in Istanbul the Saturday before the Republic Day holiday
Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and John Walker of Panic at The Disco at JET Nightclub inside Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
The grave of John Walker, the inventor of the Friction Match, lies in the churchyard of St Mary the virgin, Norton-on-Tees, Teesside, County Durham.
Walker's day book for the period 1825 to 1826 shows that he was regularly selling mixtures of combustible materials in the form of separated powders from his Chemist and Druggist shop in the High Street, Stockton-on-Tees.
In 1826 while at home experimenting with a mixture of these combustible materials he happened to scrape the mixing stick against his hearth which caused the stick to catch fire.
Walker's scientific mind was quick to realise that the substance used in this way could have a number of potential applications and he appears to have handed out bundles of matchsticks dipped in the substance to various people in Stockton.
Walker seems to have perfected the mixture consisting of specific portions of Potassium Chlorate and Antimony Sulphide as he put the substance on sale in April 1827 in the form of friction matches. They came supplied with a piece of folded sandpaper for scraping against. The price was a shilling plus 2d extra for the tin. The sandpaper was supplied free.
A Stockton solicitor by the name of Mr Hixon was the first buyer, purchasing a tin box containing one hundred. The day book records the sale of what Walker described as Sulphurata Hyper-Oxygenata Frict though at a later stage he renamed his invention `Friction Lights'. Walker's first matches were made of paste board which was later replaced with three inch wood splints cut by elderly people in the neighbourhood who were generously paid by the chemist.
In 1830 Walker was visited by Michael Faraday who is thought to have encouraged Walker to patent his invention. Sadly Walker seemed to have no interest in developing a wider market for his development and in 1830 his idea was taken on board by a Londoner called Samuel Johnson who patented the friction lights as Friction Matches. Johnson termed the matches Lucifers, which is perhaps appropriate because he was a bit of a devil for taking all the credit for the invention of a Stockton man.
His grave lies about 60 feet from my Dad's, who was also called Walker, but they were not related (bugger!)
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I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and talking with the Autodesk founder John walker in June 2007 in Switzerland where he resides. He is a really nice and intelligent person.
Danger de mort "Life Threatening" in French. This is John Walker's famous photo location. Shaan Hurley on the left John walker on the right. John Walker is the founder of Autodesk and now resides in beautiful Switzerland.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
NATHAN ANDREWS
ABIJAH BRADLEY
ASA BRADLEY
ZABULON BRADLEY
EDWARD GOODSELL
JARED HEMINGWAY
JOHN HOWE
ISAAC LUDDIGTON
ISAAC PARDEE
JACOB PARDEE, JR.
RICHARD PAUL
ISAAC POTTER
MEDAD SLAUGHTER
ELIJAH SMITH
THOMAS SMITH
JOHN WALKER
WILLIAM McNULTY
Banstead County Secondary Boys School in Picquets Way, Banstead, Surrey - Form 2A in 1956. What a range of beauties we were, what a shower! More than half a century later this is testing the memory, but here goes...
Standing, l to r: Michael Wheller | John Borer | Robert Beeson | Clive Willett | Roger Woolley | Graham Harvey | Andre Hawkins | John Pull | Howard Ford | Ian Clubb | John Vaus | Roger Tame | Keith Toms | Tony Whitehead | John Walker | Ray Bridgeman | Tony Monk
Kneeling, l to r: Chris Rosenberg | Raymond Nash | Kenneth Chivers | Colin Chester | Brian Stephens | John Rhodes | Quentin Smith | Richard Rice | William Armstrong | Michael White | Peter Landimore
Sitting, l to to r: Peter Denton | Chris Knight | Richard Baker | Peter Pegg | Philip Sayers | Alan Andrews | John Charman | Garfield (‘Gabby’) Rayson
John delivers a pitch in a Friday game at Holman Stadium. Two flagpoles and his center fielder were digitally removed using photoshop.
Ann Mettler, executive director of the Lisbon Council, chairs a panel on growth and government innovation at The 2011 Government of the Future Summit. Oliver Benzecry, managing director United Kingdom and Ireland at Accenture and John Walker, chairman of Oxford Economics, listen. The event was part of the Government of the Future Centre, a joint initiative by Accenture, the College of Europe and the Lisbon Council. Visit www.governmentofthefuture.net.
Located between the West Wings and East Wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The two buildings that house the National Gallery of Art - the West Wing, a 1941 Greek Revival structure designed by John Russell Pope, and the Modernist East Wing, designed by I.M. Pei in 1978 - straddle Fourth Street at a point where the lines of Pennsylvania Avenue converge with those of the Mall. The treatment of the pedestrian plaza that ties the new, modern building to its classical counterpart is the collaboration of architect I.M. Pei and landscape architect Dan Kiley.
Cobblestone pavers that stretch from west door to east door, incorporating Fourth Street itself, play an important role in unifying the expanse between the two buildings. On the larger west plaza, Pei designed pyramidal skylights and a sunken fountain, illuminating the passage below and bringing design elements of the new building literally to the door of the old. To frame the space into an elongated court and extend the symmetry of the west building façade eastward, Kiley placed twin, rectangular groves of saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangiana) on either side of the plaza. The east plaza is more open, providing a space for the daily play of shadows on the cobblestone paving. Between the East Wing and the Mall, Kiley planted a bank of cherry trees that forms a curtain, offering a naturalistic, alternative treatment to the linear, axial nature of the adjoining Mall. Kiley also designed roof terrace plantings for the East Wing that included a small grove of tea crabs.
Danada House is a DuPage County forest preserve property. Once the home of Dan & Ada Rice, apparently this was the home farm for the 1965 Kentucky Derby winning horse. Who knew? The place can be hired for events - the photo is from a wedding held here.
Here is a sculpture of Captain Frederic John Walker by Liverpool sculptor Tom Murphy. The sculpture is located at the Pier Head in Liverpool and was unveiled by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.
Walker sank more U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic than any other British or Allied commander and was instrumental in the Allied victory of the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the most important campaigns of the war.
From left to right:
Rudolf Künzli, Mike Ford, Dan Drake, Mauri Laitinen, Greg Lutz, David Kalish, Lars Moureau, Richard Handyside,Kern Sibbald, Hal Royaltey, Duff Kurland, John Walker, Keith Marcelius
Artist: Thomas Cole. 1840. Oil on Canvas.
The final painting, Old Age, is an image of death. The man has grown old; he has survived the trials of life. The waters have calmed; the river flows into the waters of eternity. The figurehead and hourglass are missing from the battered boat; the withered old voyager has reached the end of earthly time. In the distance, angels are descending from heaven, while the guardian angel hovers close, gesturing toward the others. The man is once again joyous with the knowledge that faith has sustained him through life. The landscape is practically gone, just a few rough rocks represent the edge of the earthly world, and dark water stretches onward. Cole describes the scene: "The chains of corporeal existence are falling away; and already the mind has glimpses of Immortal Life."