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Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 07-Aug-20.
Operated by Ryanair Sun (Poland) on behalf of Ryanair.
A bit of heat shimmer on this one, caused by another B737 landing on runway 23R.
This aircraft was delivered to Ryanair as EI-GDA in Sep-17. It was transferred to Ryanair's Polish subsidiary, Ryanair Sun as SP-RSP in Nov-18. Current, updated (Aug-20).
Replacing an earlier scanned 6"x4" print with a better version 11-Dec-21 (DeNoise AI).
Dates in the history are approximate. For instance, my photo above was taken in Mar-96 and is clearly still in standard Aeroflot livery. However, some histories say it was transferred to the Russia State Transport Company by 1993.
This aircraft was built in 1987 and delivered to Aeroflot as CCCP-86467 in May-88. It was sub-leased to Air Ukraine in Sep-91 and returned to Aeroflot as RA-86467 in Aug-92.
It was transferred to the Russia State Transport Company sometime in the mid 1990's and continued in service until it was permanently retired at Moscow-Vnukovo in Dec-11. It was broken up there in Nov-12.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Mar-17, plus DeNoise AI 28-Nov-22.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6038E, this aircraft was delivered to ANA All Nippon Airways as JA8254 in Apr-87. It was written off as being 'damaged beyond repair' in a landing accident at Shimojishima, Japan on 26-Jun-02. The aircraft was broken up there in Jan-03.
Note: The aircraft was on a training flight at Shimojishima Airport, and making an engine-out touch-and-go landing with the right engine simulated inoperative. The landing was late and beyond the normal touch-down point.
On the direction of the instructor, the trainee pilot attempted to go around on only the left engine. However, the trainee mishandled the aircraft and on seeing the instructor advance the right engine’s thrust lever, he applied right rudder pedal mechanically.
This coincided with an increase in the speed of the left engine. The aircraft rolled and yawed to the right, hitting the ground with both wingtips and the tail, and veered off the runway into a grass field. It came to a stop around 1,990 m from the touch-down point and was damaged beyond repair.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-May-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Holidayliner Freedom".
Sadly, this beautiful DC-10 didn't last long. Built with a main deck cargo door, this aircraft could be used for either passengers or cargo. It was delivered to ONA Overseas National Airways as N1032F in Jun-73 and was written off at New York-Kennedy just 2.5 years later on 12-Nov-75.
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The aircraft was departing on a ferry flight from New York-Kennedy to Frankfurt and Jeddah at the start of a series of Haj Pilgrimage charter flights with 129 staff passengers and 10 crew.
During the take-off run the aircraft hit a large flock of seagulls on the runway and the take-off was abandoned. The damage to the No:3 engine fan blades caused a rotation imbalance and the compressor case disintegrated, causing a fire in the engine pylon and the right wing.
It also damaged the No:3 hydraulic system which affected the aircraft braking and the No:3 thrust reverser couldn't be deployed.
The runway was wet and it was apparent that the aircraft was not going to stop on the runway, so the crew steered onto a taxiway with the aircraft still doing 40kts which caused the undercarriage to collapse. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 13-Dec-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 29-Aug-25.
Korean Air Lines Cargo, leased from & operated by World Airways.
The Boeing 707-320C aircraft was fitted with a main deck cargo door as standard and could be operated with passengers or cargo.
Delivered to World Airways in Aug-67 as N370WA, this aircraft was leased to Korean Air Lines Cargo in Apr-71 and returned to World Airways in Jun-77. In Aug-77 it was leased to BMA British Midland Airways in passenger configuration and sub-leased to Kuwait Airways (still operated by World Airways).
It was returned to British Midland in Jan-78. It was sub-leased to Air Algerie for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jun/Aug-78 and returned to World Airways in Jan-79. The following day it was sold to Sobelair (Belgium) and re-registered OO-SBU.
It was immediately leased to Cargo Airlines, Israel and returned to Sobelair in May-79. In Nov-87 it was leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines and returned to Sobelair in Dec-89 before being sold to Omega Air in Jan-90.
Omega Air immediately leased it to Florida West Airlines as N760FW. In Jan-91 it was wet-leased to SAM Colombia, returning to Florida West in Aug-91. In Apr-92 it was returned to Omega Air and stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, USA.
It was sold to Grumman Aerospace in May-92 and converted to a C-137C. It was delivered to the United States Air Force in May-95 serialled 67-30054. In Feb-95 it was converted to an E-8C 'J-STARS' and re-serialled 94-0285.
It was transferred to the 309th AMARG (Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group) at Davis Monthan AFB in May-23. Presumably stored. Updated 29-Aug-25.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 01-Jan-22 (DeNoise AI).
Additional 'Soaring Spirit' Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, 2002 titles.
Fleet No: "7005"
First flown with the Boeing test registration N50217, this aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines as N864DA in Dec-99.
When the COVID-19 Pandemic hit the world in Mar-20, Delta Air Lines made the decision to permanently withdraw their Boeing 777 fleet. This aircraft was stored at Victorville, CA, USA in Oct-20.
It was sold to the 'Arizona Cardinals' (Phoenix based American Football Team) in Oct-22 when it was ferried to Marana, AZ, USA and stored. It appears to be a 'spares' aircraft as the Arizona Cardinals operate sister ship N867DA (now re-registered N777AZ) in their full livery. Updated 08-Feb-24.
Replaced the laser cannons with "Jitte" looking parts from Lego Ninjago. I need to get another gray jitte to replace the golden one. Gotta save up (for next month)!
Also, I must confess that today, one of the wings went broken down at the turning of the toggle to change wing positions. I had to reinforce upper wings with some changes in the construction.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 07-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Apr-23.
Named: "Winton".
This aircraft was delivered to QANTAS (Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services) as VH-EBI in Aug-61. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney, Australia in 1968 (having been superseded by the B707-338C's).
It was sold to Braniff Airways as N105BN in Jun-69. It was sold back to Boeing in Nov-75. The aircraft was sold to 'Montana Austria' as OE-IRA in Nov-76 and leased to Alitalia between Nov-78/Mar-79 and then leased to Central Airlines (Nigeria) between Aug/Oct-80.
It was stored at Vienna, Austria in Jul-81. The aircraft was re-registered OE-URA and sold to Air Lease Egypt in Nov-82, it was leased to Egyptair as SU-FAB in Mar-83. The aircraft was returned to Air Lease Egypt in Aug-83.
Air Lease Egypt was renamed Misr Overseas Airways in Jan-84, It was sold to Air Crew Leasing as N245AC in Jun-86 and sold on to the Boeing Military Airplane Company a few days later. It was withdrawn from use and parts were used by Boeing in the KC-135E conversion programme. The rest of the aircraft was stored at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, USA, before being broken up.
Note: The registration VH-EBI was later used on a QANTAS Boeing 747-238B and then on a QANTAS Airbus A330-203 which was sold to the Royal Australian Air Force in Nov-15 for conversion to an A330/MRTT (Multi Role tanker Transport) serialled A39-007.
If you hadn't guessed, this is redo week for me. I'm still cleaning up my stream, replacing some images with new edits but I held back a few for reposts this week. This was actually the first shot I edited after I got my D800 and it's amazing to see how far I've come even since then. That's what I love about photography and editing in general though. Everytime I think I know what I'm doing I learn something new and realize how big of a noob I am. Anyway, you can view the original here. Thanks for looking everyone.
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 22-Mar-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Aug-23.
Taken at Penticton, BC, Canada.
Originally allocated the United States Air Force serial 60-9301, this aircraft was transferred the Royal Canadian Air Force and delivered direct from Grumman Aircraft serialled 9301 in 1960.
It was withdrawn from service in 1970 and stored before being returned to Grumman Aircraft as N9425 in 1971.
It was sold to the Armada de Chile (Chilean Navy) serialled 572 (or 251 ?) in 1972 It was written off on 01-Nov-73.
Note: The aircraft was operating in a mountainous region of Chile, near Quilpe and suffered an engine failure. It was unable to climb high enough to clear the surrounding terrain en-route to the coast and impacted a mountain side. Three of the six crew were killed.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 15-Apr-18.
Taken through glass, slightly blurred & a bit grainy...
Replacing an earlier photo with a better version.
Named: "Lindau".
First flown with the Airbus test registration D-AZAF, this aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-AISQ in Jun-09. It was repainted with Lufthansa's 'updated' livery in Feb-18. Current, 29-Jun-22.
Replacing all stickers with printed parts (that actually match the real thing). It still needs a dashboard though.
Metroline's DE1670 (YX09AFA) is seen in South Harrow on the 487. I took a ride on this, and it was awful. It wouldn't even climb a hill. Also the route is crowded - does the route need double deck vehicles? Post your opinions in the comments.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 09-Aug-21 (DeNoiseAI).
It was foggy at London-Gatwick on this particular morning. I had the whole fleet at Manchester, G-GCAL was around the corner.
These aircraft were parked out on a taxiway opposite the Fire Station and where the new Control Tower is located. My ramp car didn't have a radio so I had to get a lift out there with the Servisair guys.
Stagecoach have replaced Powells as the operator on SYPTE-funded Bradfield School workings 760, 762, and 766 for this school year. The 760 and 762 serve the rural area around Bradfield and had been operated by Powells respectively since 2011 and 2010. These routes were rationalised in 2018 which saw the withdrawal of a third service – the 761 – and with it the loss of some of the further-flung deviations to locations including Onesmoor, Thornseat, Bradfield Dale, and Holdworth. Nonetheless, the routes still serve a number of roads which are omitted from the public 61 and 62 Bradfield services which coincidentally passed from TM Travel to Powells earlier this month.
Ughill is one settlement lacking a conventional bus service, and Solo M850 YN06UGR (47319) was captured this afternoon approaching the hamlet with the return 762. The 760 and 762 are being serviced using a Solo each from Ecclesfield depot, contrasting with the full-sized vehicle which Powells deployed on the 762. Stagecoach have operated school work in this area before, as Chesterfield depot previously held the contract for service 662 which was inherited following the takeover of Whites of Calver. The vehicle pictured was new to Chesterfield however moved to Barnsley around a year ago and appears to have pitched up at Ecclesfield to cover an increased Solo requirement associated with newly-acquired SYPTE contracts.
Replacing the usual A321 on the afternoon Istanbul / Manchester service.
Named: "Erzurum"
This aircraft was delivered to Turkish Airlinjes as TC-JJJ in Jan-11. Current (Sep-18).
replaced with same pic...just added the website on the bottom because people keep taking my photos. Anyone know how to prevent that?
Replaced an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Mar-16, plus DeNoise AI 10-Jan-23.
Named: "Cosmic Girl".
Delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways as G-VWOW in Oct-01, the aircraft was sold on delivery to GECAS and leased back to Virgin Atlantic. It was returned to GECAS in Oct-15
It was immediately sold to JACM Holdings Inc and leased to Virgin Galactic as N744VG. It was stored at San Antonio, TX, USA, in Nov-15. It was modified for use as the launch vehicle for Virgin Galctic's 'LauncherOne' satellite.
In Jul-17 the aircraft was transferred to Virgin Orbit. The first test launch took place in the USA on 25-May-20, it failed. The second launch took place on 17-Jan-21. It was a success, as were the next three launches.
Launcher One's first launch from it's UK base at Newquay-Cornwall Airport was on 09-Jan-23. While the launch was successful, the rocket second stage malfunctioned and didn't achieve it's planned orbit to release the nine satellite's on board. Updated 10-Jan-23.
The former Severn Valley Railway Iron Bridge & Broseley station.
The station has been demolished and replaced by a car park for visitors to the Severn Gorge.
14/08/1966 [GB 1502].
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 20-Feb-15, Topaz DeNoise AI 27-Apr-23.
Slightly blurred.
A post war built DC-4, delivered new to National Airlines in Apr-46 as N33682. It was sold to Resort Airlines in 1952 and was leased to Trans Continental Airlines before being sold to Great Lakes Airlines in 1955.
It became G-APEZ when Starways bought it in Sep-57 and served with them until Starways was bought by British Eagle in Dec-63 when it was transferred to Starways engineering company, Aviation Overhauls.
It was stored at Liverpool until it was leased to ACE Freighters in Aug-64. ACE Freighters bought it later that year and operated it until it was retired at Coventry, UK, in Jul-66 (ACE Freighters ceased trading 2 months later). It was broken up at Coventry in early 1968.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 21-Mar-16, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
First flown in Feb-92 with the Airbus test registration F-WWCL, this aircraft was delivered to Balair Switzerland as HB-IPL in Apr-92.
Balair merged with CTA in Jan-93 to form Balair/CTA. It was renamed Balair CTA Leisure in Nov-97. The aircraft was sold to a lessor in Nov-99 and leased to Oman Air in Dec-99 as A4O-OC.
It was returned to the lessor in Mar-02 as N640KS. In Jul-02 it was leased to Air Plus Comet as EC-IHV and in Nov-03 they sub-leased it to Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AIV.
It was repossessed by the lessor in May-10, re-registered N391LF and permanently retired at Walnut Ridge, AR, USA the following month. It was last noted still at Walnut Ridge in Sep-11. The aircraft was broken up there in late 2011. Updated 29-Nov-22
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 17-Sep-19.
Rolled out in Sep-16 and stored at Toulouse, this aircraft was first flown in Jan-17 with the Airbus test registration F-WZGT. It was delivered to Qatar Airways as A7-ALN in Feb-17. Current, updated (Jun-20).
Replaced old file coz it looked too blue when viewed with other devices.
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Eagle -- Crobidoll B-line Yuri
Elyse -- Volks SDgr Lorina
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 26-Jan-17, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 26-May-25.
The Iconic Concorde. G-BOAB was first flown on the 18-May-76 and was delivered to British Airways on 30-Sep-76. The aircraft was re-registered G-N94AB/N94AB in Jan-79 for joint services with Braniff Airways and returned to British Airways as G-BOAB in Sep-80.
It continued in service for another 20 years before being retired in Aug-00 and stored at London-Heathrow Airport. The aircraft was gifted to the British Airports Authority by British Airways in Jan-04 with the intention of it being displayed outside Terminal 5.
However that never happened and it's currently hidden behind the British Airways Engineering Building at London-Heathrow, slowly rotting away. (Updated Jan-17).
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 23-Sep-17, plus DeNoise AI 15-Feb-23.
This corner stand at Los Angeles was very tight to get into, so aircraft stopped on the taxiway and were then towed onto stand.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6005C, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to VARIG Airlines Brasil as PP-VOC in May-88.
It was returned to ILFC as N420DS in Jan-00. Five days later it was leased to Air Atlanta Icelandic as TF-ATJ. The aircraft was wet-leased to Saudia Saudi Arabian Airlines for a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Feb/Apr-00.
It was wet-leased to Air Algerie (Algeria) between Jul/Sep-00 and then on a long-term wet-lease to Iberia (Spain) between Dec-00/Nov-05.
The aircraft was wet-leased to Saudia again (long-term) between Jul-06/Jan-11. On it's return to Air Atlanta in Jan-11, the aircraft was permanently retired at Walnut Ridge, AR, USA. It was last noted still stored at Walnut Ridge in Sep-12 and was eventually broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 22-Sep-21 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "St. Flannan / Flannan".
First flown with the Fokker Aircraft test registration PH-EXG, this aircraft was delivered to Aer Lingus Commuter as EI-FKD in Apr-90. It was withdrawn from service and stored at Woensdrecht, Netherlands in Feb-01.
It was re-registered to Fokker Services as PH-EXG and leased to Denim Air in Nov-03. It was sub-leased to VLM Airlines as OO-VLY, initially operated by Denim Air, in Dec-03. The aircraft was briefly leased to Fokker Services as PH-ZFC in Jan-04, returning to VLM as OO-VLY in Feb-04.
VLM was taken over by CityJet in Oct-09 although the companies continued to operate separately and it was operated for CityJet by VLM. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Apr-13 and stored until it was leased to Hunnu Air (Mongolia) in Jul-13 as JU-8883.
The aircraft was sold to VGAS Vermeer Global Aviation Services (Netherlands) as 2-MIES in Jul-19 and sold to Gomair (Democratic Republic of Congo) as 9S-ABG the following week. Current, updated 22-Sep-21.
The Space Marine Dreadnought is a large, walking tank which carries powerful guns and lethal close combat weaponry, armoured to withstand all but the most powerful of enemy firepower. Pilots interred within Dreadnoughts are Marines who have suffered mortal wounds in battle, maimed and crippled beyond recovery - instead of being mercifully killed, the greatest heroes are instead given what is considered the honour of continuing to serve the Emperor past their normal life. Dreadnoughts can be armed with a wide range of weaponry. These include power claws, twin-linked autocannons, lascannons, heavy bolters or individual multi-meltas, plasma cannons or assault cannons. Built into the close combat weapons is often either a storm bolter or heavy flamer and one entire arm may be replaced with a missile launcher.
~Lexicanum
I started building on Friday night and completed this model last night (No, I did actually sleep 8hours in between ;)
I used Jerac's photos of his Dreadnought as a reference. Let me say that Jerac is a real Lego genius, the degree of 'engineering' in the model is impressive. I managed to clone his build from waist down, but then modified it to improve stability and strength. The torso I had to build with my own techniques, but using Jerac's exterior shell as a guide. All in all, I am very pleased with the result. Without Jerac's model, I doubt I could have designed a model of such accuracy.
See the rest of my Lego Warhammer 40K here:
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The former Bank of New South Wales was built in Gill Street, Charters Towers in 1889, replacing a number of earlier timber bank buildings on other sites in both Charters Towers and nearby Millchester. This two-storey masonry building addressing Gill Street also has a number of additions to the rear which demonstrate the evolution of the banking industry in the town over time. It complements other significant bank buildings in nearby Mosman Street, including the former Australian Joint Stock Bank, now the World Theatre and the former Queensland National Bank building which now serves as the City Hall.
Charters Towers' gold was first discovered in December 1871, by an Aboriginal boy named Jupiter who tended the horses for prospectors Hugh Mosman, George Clarke, and John Fraser. A storm frightened the horses into a gap in the hills, and while retrieving them, Jupiter found a rich vein of gold laden quartz. Mosman travelled to Ravenswood in early January 1872 to register the claim which he named Charters Towers, honouring the Gold Commissioner for the Broughton gold fields. By March 1872, Commissioner Charters had issued 25 prospecting area permits in the vicinity of Mosman's claim, and the rush began.
The earliest settlement grew around diggings at the confluence of Buchanan's Gully and Gladstone Creek and was known as Millchester. A few miles west of Millchester, another settlement evolved which became Charters Towers. It included a number of stores, hotels, and a butcher shop along a track that was to become Mosman Street. The population of Charters Towers was reputedly 3000 by August 1872. There was rivalry between the two settlements, particularly after the courthouse was erected at Millchester in 1873.
In the meantime, it had become evident that the procurement of gold from the deep seams of Charter Towers required substantial machinery to crush quartz and sink shafts. This required working capital to finance machinery and to pay the wages of workers employed on these time consuming processes. The Queensland Gold Fields Act 1874 and Gold Mining Companies Act 1875 allowed for combinations of leases, claims, and syndicates in order to work their leases at great depths. The legislation also underpinned the establishment of permanent settlement which would attract capital investment to the field. The influx of money and the resultant yield of gold were reflected in the growth of the township and the establishment of banks, mining companies, and mining agencies and exchanges. Two banking companies, the Australian Joint Stock Bank and the Bank of New Soute Wales (NSW) established offices on the goldfields by July 1872, only six months after the registration of the first claims.
The Bank of New South Wales was the first bank established in Australia (February 1817) but it was restricted to trading in Sydney until 1850. After restructuring, it opened its first branch outside Sydney, in Brisbane, on the 14th of November 1850, also being the first bank established in Queensland. It continued to expand rapidly with the rush of gold discoveries in New South Wales and Victoria. The bank set up agencies and gold-buying agents at every new mining venture in order to spread its network and consolidate its position. Bank officers were urged on by their superiors to be the first to a new location to set up a gold-buying agency. By 1861 the Bank of New South Wales had grown from a single Sydney office to a network of 37 branches in Australia and New Zealand.
The expansion of the Bank of New South Wales into North Queensland was driven by Robert Towns, one of its directors. Bank establishment followed both pastoral development and mineral discoveries. Port Denison, established to serve pastoralists, became the municipality of Bowen in 1863. By 1864 there was Bowen branch of the Bank of NSW, followed by one in Townsville in March 1866, where Towns and his partner John Melton Black had established a boiling down works. Another branch opened on the Ravenswood goldfields in 1870, one at Cardwell, (the terminus for the gold escort) in 1871 and in Charters Towers and Georgetown in 1872. The Cooktown branch, servicing the Palmer River fields opened in 1876, then Thornborough in 1877 on the Hodgkinson goldfields, followed by Cairns and Port Douglas. The Charters Towers Bank of New South Wales had opened only two days after the Australian Joint Stock Bank, which had opened on the 2nd of July 1872. Then in October 1872, both banks relocated to nearby Millchester.
In Millchester, land on the northern corner of Jardine and Macdonald Streets was formally transferred to the Bank of New South Wales in April 1875, but the actual sale is likely to have occurred prior to the title documentation. The Joint Stock Bank owned land opposite in Macdonald Street, and the Queensland National Bank opened in 1873 adjacent. Then in July 1874, a cottage was reported to have been relocated to Mosman Street, Charters Towers, to be used as an agency of the Bank of New South Wales. Presumably, the main branch remained in Millchester. At the time Charters Towers was described as: ‘solidifying rapidly and is giving undeniable proof that it means to stand. New shops and stores are going up. Buildings are being renovated and painted...'
Charters Towers soon dominated. A town survey was undertaken in November 1874, and marked out allotments in a ‘T' formation, with the mines and provision stores of Mosman Street on one axis, and the road to Millchester marked by Gill Street on the other. In January 1876, the Bank of New South Wales was relocated to Charters Towers, with Millchester becoming the agency office. This relocation was touted by the Northern Miner newspaper, as ‘the beginning of the end' for Millchester. Charters Towers was declared a municipality in 1877 encompassing one square mile centred on Mosman Street. It included new churches, the Oddfellows and Good Templar Lodges, and 21 hotels and 57 shops. The Bank of New South Wales moved into new premises in March 1877, described as a five roomed banking house, bringing solidarity to the top end of Mosman Street.
The wealth of the Charters Towers goldfields grew in the following years, particularly following the 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London where specimens of Charters Towers Gold were featured. Almost immediately English investors seized the opportunity to be part of the Charters Towers gold riches. Mining companies were formed, managed by Charters Towers' mining agents and share-brokers, and while some shares were held by English interests, many local people prospered through their investments, which then led to an expansion of banking facilities and mining exchanges. Banks and gold buyers purchased the gold, minted it into sovereigns in Australia and England, which were held in the vaults of banks in Melbourne, London, Berlin, and New York and then shipped to pay international debt. According to the Northern Miner newspaper, there were five banks in Gill Street in mid 1887: the Bank of New South Wales, the Bank of Australasia, the London Chartered Bank, and the Union and Royal Banks. The Queensland National and the Australian Joint Stock Bank remained in Mosman Street.
The Bank of New South Wales gradually improved banking facilities during the 1880s when many new branches opened in Queensland. Most directors were keen for bank premises in country towns to emphasise dignity, size, and solidity in the design of their buildings demonstrating the bank's capacity to survive and consolidate. Consequently, well known architects were employed to design bank buildings in New South Wales, and throughout Australia and New Zealand.
This was the case in Charters Towers. The Bank of New South Wales purchased an allotment in February 1887, diagonally opposite the post office in Gill Street, on which to erect a new substantial brick building. Architects Eyre and Munro called for tenders in the local newspaper in April 1888. The firm had offices in Townsville and Charters Towers. The Charters Towers office was run by William Henry Allan Munro, who had been previously employed in Townsville by architects and builders Rooney Brothers. After winning a competition for the design of the Queensland Hotel, he was taken into partnership with Walter Morris Eyre. In 1887 he became the junior partner, managing the Charters Towers office. Eyre, brother-in-law of architect FDG Stanley, had managed Stanley's Maryborough office between 1882 and 1885 before relocating to Townsville, where he supervised the construction of the Bank of New South Wales in Flinders Street. The Eyre and Munro partnership designed many north Queensland buildings including the 1889 Holy Trinity Church of England in Herberton, the 1890 Bank of North Queensland in Cooktown, the 1890 - 1891 Townsville School of Arts, and the 1892 Burns Philp Building, now part of Bartlam's Store in Charters Towers. They also designed the building on the corner of Deane and Gill Streets for auctioneers Ackers, Wilson, Ayton and Ryan, built in 1888 which later housed the Royal Bank of Queensland.
Construction of the new bank was by contractor Mr Kelleher under the supervision of Eyre and Munro. It opened for business on Monday the 13th of May 1889, and was described as ‘handsome and very pleasing, an imposing structure, superior to anything north of Brisbane' and overshadowing the adjacent Bank of Australasia (no longer extant). While the Northern Miner newspaper reported the cost at £9,000, the bank's archives indicated £6,040. The new building was seen as the way forward in both structure and location. The inclusion of a commodious manager's private apartment was usual for regional banks.
On the ground floor the building comprised banking chamber, fitted handsomely in polished cedar, the upper part of the various partitions being in ornamental ground glass...ample room for the public in front of the counter for the transaction of business, and a table... placed there for the accommodation of those who may desire to fill in deposit slips, requisitions for drafts, &c; a counter...14 ft long by 4ft 6 in [4.2 x 1.4m] wide, with the bill department on the right, and the exchange clerks' office on the left; ledger desks...placed at the back of the counter. To the left of the main entrance to the public hall is the manager's room, ...and opening out of that is the accountant's office... which has a raised floor, so that the official, by simply standing up, can get a good view of all that is going on. There is a passage leading from the manager's room to the dining-room, which, with the exception of the kitchen and servants' offices is the only one of the private apartments on the ground floor. At the rear of the ledger-desks are the strong room (fireproof), a lavatory and a stationery-room. Leaving the dining-room, we come to the private hall, which is approached from the passage to the left of the building. The upper floor is reached by a staircase from this hall...and contains a handsome drawing room...communicating by folding doors with another large room...which will be used by Mr Beattie for his own bedroom. There are three other bedrooms and a dressing room, all of large dimensions, with linen closet and a bathroom. The upper part of the building has a balcony running around three sides...and the internal passages are all proportionately spacious. The servants' quarters on the ground floor comprise kitchen, pantry, wash-house and sleeping apartment, and are furnished with the usual appurtenances for cooking and washing. Stabling has yet to be erected. Gas is laid on in every room and provision is made: for the Burdekin water supply when that scheme is complete. In the meantime there are three 1000 gallon [45 litres] tanks all full. The chimney-pieces and other fittings are in cedar, and are in excellent taste. All the rooms are ceiled, with mouldings, &c., of elegant design, and ventilation and drainage have been specially attended to.'
An economic downturn occurred in 1888, during the construction of the bank, due to a decrease in overseas investment and a continuing drought which led to the closure of crushing machines due to lack of water. The slump was short-lived after the development of the Brilliant Reef, which when mined to a depth of 3000 feet (914 m), became the biggest producer in the field.
Charters Towers was at its economic peak in the late 19th century. According to Government Geologist Robert Logan Jack, Charters Towers was the third largest gold producing area in Australia, after Ballarat and Sandhurst (Bendigo). Many new buildings were completed in this period in Charters Towers. The ‘T' junction of Mosman and Gill Streets became the financial district of Charters Towers. For one block to the east, north, and south were eight banks, the post and telegraph office, two assaying offices, and four solicitor's offices. Share-brokers occupied the Royal Arcade, and other offices were located in Mosman and Bow Streets. The Royal Arcade was built in 1888 for Alexander Malcolm and by 1890 the Stock Exchange operated from the building. Other significant buildings of this era include the 1887 - 1892 Masonic Lodge and the 1892 Post Office. Banks of this era include the 1881 (lowset timber) Bank of Australasia, the London Chartered Bank (which purchased the two-storey masonry building from local builder Hugh Ross in 1887), the former Australian Joint Stock Bank and the Queensland National (QN) Bank, both designed by FDG Stanley and both built in 1891. The Union Bank then occupied the former QN Bank premises in Mosman Street. All of these buildings remain, apart from the Bank of Australasia. The Bank of New South Wales was considered the first financial institution to erect premises worthy of the town and the business conducted there. The North Queensland Register claimed it was the largest banking institution in Australasia in the 1890s.
The banking crisis of 1893, when the Queensland National Bank and the Australian Joint Stock Bank, both suspended trading, led to an increase in business for the Bank of New South Wales in Charters Towers, when successful mining companies transferred their accounts. At that time there were eight banking businesses operating in Charters Towers; the Australian Joint Stock Bank, Bank of Australasia, Bank of NSW, Bank of North Queensland, London Chartered Bank, Queensland National Bank, the Royal Bank and the Union Bank, and all were still operating after the crisis had passed.
In 1899, Charters Towers was the second most important city in Queensland with a population of over 26,000, and an internationally noted goldfield. The gold yield for the state rose dramatically following the development of the Brilliant Reef, and in 1891, rose from 123, 000 ounces (3487 kg) to 218 000 ounces (6181 kg). It reached its all time peak of 319, 572 ounces (9059.7 kg), yielding over £2, 000, 000 by 1899. Gold production contributed between 21.61 and 35.53 percent of Queensland's export income during the 1880s and 1890s. These enormous amounts of gold were purchased by banks, which played a vital role in this process of wealth creation and distribution.
Gold production had been the mainstay of the Queensland mining sector in the 1890s, amounting to 85 per cent to 92.8 per cent of mining production during the decade. Apart from a brief spike in production at Mount Morgan in 1888 - 1889, Charters Towers consistently out-produced the other major gold mining areas of Ravenswood, Gympie, and Mount Morgan between 1880 and 1913. While Gympie peaked between 1901 and 1906, generally figures for all centres declined in the early 20th century. Charters Towers' production of 96, 046 oz (2723 kg) in 1912, fell to 42, 777 oz (1213 kg) in 1916 and was reduced to 8095 oz (22.9 kg) by 1919.
Despite Charters Towers being declared a city in 1909, the downturn in mining from 1914 and its virtual cessation by 1917 contributed to a steady decrease in population during this time. A town that had boasted a population of 25, 000 in 1900, when it was the second largest in Queensland, was reduced to just 13, 000 by the end of World War I (WWI). Between 1914 and 1918 more than 900 homes and business premises were removed from Charters Towers. Many were dismantled and transported by train to Townsville or Ayr where they were re-erected. Others were relocated to various places in Western Queensland. Nevertheless, banking institutions remained in town to service the regional rural economy and included the Bank of New South Wales, the Bank of Australasia, the London Chartered Bank, the Queensland National Bank, the Union Bank and the Bank of Commerce in the early 1920s. The Bank of New South Wales took over the Western Australian Bank in 1927, and then absorbed the Australian Bank of Commerce in 1931.
The Bank of New South Wales occupied the building in Gill Street until 1970 and during this time a number of repairs and small modifications were made. Renovations were undertaken in 1910 included plastering, painting, and general repairs, with further unidentified alterations occurring in 1921 and 1940. A post-1900 photograph of the rear of the bank shows rendering to the face-brick walls of the bank core and service wing; lattice panels fixed to the western verandahs of the manager's apartment and service wing; horizontal battens on the wash house and stables and a lavatory in the far south-western corner. It is likely that the female toilets attached to the northern western corner of the bank were built during WWI when women were employed to make up for the shortfall of men. Following the 1931 merger with the Australian Bank of Commerce, the amalgamated business was carried on in the Bank of New South Wales premises in Gill Street. The former Bank of Commerce building (originally the Joint Stock Bank) was used as accommodation for bank officers. It was sold in 1937.
The Charters Towers Bank of New South Wales played an important role in the Pacific Campaign of World War II, as the New Guinean Bank of New South Wales branches in the towns of Wau, Samrai, Rabaul, and Port Moresby were successively evacuated in January and early February 1942, due to bombing or threat of bombing. The transportable business effects including records, cash, and bullion were taken by boat to Townsville, and a custodian branch was set up in Charters Towers, while the reconstruction of the business was undertaken in Brisbane.
The Charters Towers City Council acquired the Queensland National Bank building in 1949 and relocated its administrative operations there. The building was then known as the Town Hall. A library was established in the old town hall building. The Charters Towers City Council acquired the former Bank of Commerce (AJS Bank) in 1992 and converted it into the World Theatre.
In 1967 a property exchange was made with the Charters Towers City Council, whereby the Bank of New South Wales acquired the old town hall site owned by the council. The old timber Town Hall was demolished in August 1968. The bank continued to occupy its original building during the construction of a new building on this site, which opened on the 16th of March 1970. The Bank of New South Wales acquired the Victorian based Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd in 1982 and then changed its name to Westpac, reflecting the Western Pacific region in which it now operated.
From 1982, the former Bank of New South Wales building was used as the council library and child care centre. The property was formally transferred to the Council in 1984. The council erected women's toilets to the rear of the western side of the building sometime prior to 1980. During the 1980s a restaurant occupied the first floor of the building. In the 1990s it housed the offices of Skill West and Skill Share, as well as school support services provided by Education Queensland. The semi-detached building at the rear has undergone a number of renovations over time. The library was relocated in 2003 and the day care centre ceased operation. The former Bank of New South Wales building has had a number of tenants since that time including a real estate agent and a Bendigo Bank Agency. The Australian Association of Distance Education Schools utilised space on the first floor for training purposes in the 2000s. The building was renamed Wherry House in 2006 to honour a former mayor Paul Wherry and his wife Molly who served the city from 1952 to 1964. Plaques commemorating their community work were installed in the building in November 2006.
Source: Queensland Heritage Register.
Replace HR Wells with Malcolm Merlyn. Im not changing it.
Honorable Mentions
Deathstroke
Firestorm (Both)
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 13-Oct-19.
Special livery for '15th Asian Games, Doha 2006'.
Named: "Semaisma" (applied in Arabic only).
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWYK, this aircraft was delivered to Qatar Airways as A7-AEE in Dec-05 in Orange '15th Asian Games Doha 2006' livery.
It was repainted into standard livery in Jun-09. The aircraft was stored at the old Doha International Airport (DIA) between Mar/May-20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and again between early Jul-20 and late Jul-21. Current, updated 01-Jan-22.
Emirates 235 from Dubai wraps up it's 14hr 47min flight to Chicago. Since service to Chicago began in August of last year, 66,000 pax and over 3,400 tons of cargo have flown between ORD and Dubai. As a result of this success, Emirates plans to replace the 77L with the 77W this spring.
** replaced with third in comments since i liked it better too (:
i just started using my kit lens again, i forgot the magic of zooming after using my 50mm for so long. i really need to invest in some lens hoods, my 50mm is suchhhh a spaz about focusing in direct sunlight.
i'm thinking of changing my screen name to my actual name (minus my last name, so i'd probably make it alison leigh or something), thoughts? should i?
write in my formspring :)
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Sep-17, plus DeNoise AI 19-Nov-22.
This aircraft was delivered to the GPA Group Ltd (later to become GECAS) and leased to Aeroflot Russian International Airlines as EI-CKD in Sep-94. It was returned to GECAS in Oct-99 and stored.
In Jan-00 it was re-registered N683TW and leased to TWA Trans World Airlines the following month. TWA was merged into American Airlines on Dec-01, the aircraft continued in service until it was stored at Greensboro, NC, USA in Nov-02.
It was returned to the lessor in Apr-03 and remained stored until it was leased to euroAtlantic Airways in Nov-03. The aircraft was sub-leased to Southern Winds (Argentina) as LV-AIX in Jan-04. Southern Winds ceased operations in Mar-05 and the aircraft was 'parked' at Rio de Janeiro - Galileo.
It was returned to euroAtlantic as CS-TLQ in Jun-05. In Feb-07 it was wet-leased to Air India, returning to euroAtlantic in Jan-08. It was wet-leased to GMG Airlines (Bangladesh) 5 days later and returned to euroAtlantic in Apr-08.
In Aug-08 the aircraft was returned to the lessor and sold to the Fuerza Aerea de Chile (the Chilean Air Force) serialled FAC985. Current, updated 19-Nov-22.
Note: euroAtlantic Airways are an ACMI operator (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance) and provide aircraft on short and long-term lease to other airlines, as well as operating their own charter services.
TM Travel Scania L94UB/Wright Solar FH54VRY (666) seen as it crosses Ashopton Viaduct whilst operating the 10:10 Castleton-Sheffield 273.
TM Travel presently operate Sunday workings on the 273/4 to a roughly two hourly frequency under contract to DCC. The company's involvement in the routes began 15 years ago when they replaced Stagecoach as the operator, using the numbers 241 and 242 from August 2009 when the majority of journeys were rerouted to terminate at Bakewell rather than Castleton to October 2011 when Hulleys won the contract for Mon-Sat workings. The number 275 was used to denote Bakewell journeys from this point and, for the past few weeks, all journeys have operated under this number, with the spur to Fairholmes becoming Sundays-only during lockdown. Sunday workings are set to move to Hulleys in two weeks as the company is launching an X57 between Sheffield and Manchester which will run over a fair portion of the 273/4/5 route and will divert via Fairholmes and Bamford on Sundays, a move which has presumably cancelled the 273/4 contract (though this has yet to be announced). The existing 275 is being renumbered 257 in-keeping with the number X57.
The vehicle carries the number of satan / my Flickr username and was transferred from Trent Barton to TM in early 2018. It retains the Skylink colours of its former operator, though gained a red front around two months ago which may suggest that it is due to receive an overall advert as carried by two other Solars in the TM fleet.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Feb-15.
They obviously couldn't afford the paint in those early days...
Named: "The Spirit of Ireland".
This aircraft was built in Romania under license as a One-Eleven 561RC. It was delivered to Tarom - Romanian Airlines as YA-BRB in Jul-83.
It was wet-leased to Dan-Air (UK) between Apr/Oct-85. It was leased to Ryanair as EI-BSS in Nov-86 and returned to Tarom As YR-BRB in Nov-89. Just a month later the aircraft was leased to Ryanair again, as EI-BSS between Dec-89/Nov-90, returning to Tarom as YR-BRB.
in Apr-92 it was leased to Ryanair a third time as EI-BSS, returning to Tarom as YR-BRB on Oct-92 and again to Ryanair as EI-BSS between Apr/Jun-93, returning as YR-BRB.
It was wet-leased to Aero Asia three times, between Dec-93/Mar-94, Jul/Oct-94 & Feb/Jun-95. The aircraft was sold to Aerolion International in Dec-97 and was stored at Sharjah, UAE in Feb-98.
It was sold to Executive Airline Services, trading as EAS Airlines (Nigeria) as 5N-ESD in Jun-99. The aircraft was grounded by the Nigerian Authorities in Sep-02 and stored at Lagos, Nigeria after the crash of another EAS One-Eleven (5N-ESF crashed on take-off from Kano, Nigeria 04-May-02).
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 16-Apr-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Sep-23.
In the 1960's Liverpool Airport didn't have an air-start unit, just a bank of high pressure air bottles in that white trailer behind the yellow/green Land Rover. You only got one chance at an engine start and then it had to go back to the hangar to recharge the bottles from a compressor, which took a couple of hours...
Delivered new to SABENA Belgian World Airlines in Jun-60 as OO-SJE, the aircraft was leased to Air Congo for several short periods between 1962 and early 1967 in SABENA livery with Air Congo Titles.
It was briefly leased to Nigeria Airways during Mar-67 for Haj Pilgrimage flights and to Mandala Airlines between Nov-75/Jan-76, also for Haj Pilgrimage flights. It was leased to Nigeria Airways again between Mar/May-76.
In spring 1977 it was leased to charter subsidiary, Sobelair, although it continued to fly in full SABENA livery. Sadly, it was lost when it crash landed at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, on 15-Feb-78. It lost it's nose wheel when it undershot the runway, caught fire and was burnt out.