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when all things work
for this little child
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Haq Ali
a name
that changes
your destiny
newly reworked
Aug 17 2010
Living on the street doesn't mean you don't look after yourself. A doorway pedicure makes you feel a little better.
Or rather, the remains as of August 24, 2016.
A new bus terminal, a new overall traffic solution and.....a new shopping mall.
The latter is exactly what this city needs.
Any area, any suburb with some sort of selfrespect, have a shopping mall.
So, consequently, the city council came up with the brilliant idea to add another one, in what used to be a pretty nice part of the city.
An old Presbyterian Church:
The hall is situated on the corner of Enoggera Terrace and Surrey Street, and stands on what was originally portion 741, a section of over three acres in size, first purchased from the Crown by John Nott in 1869 for seven pounds, ten shillings, and sixpence. Nott was a produce merchant, and according to postal records, resided in Red Hill from at least 1878.
Alexander McLean purchased the entire portion in 1871 and it was subdivided in 1877 and again in 1885. Two of the three subdivisions were sold to trustees for £120. The trustees mortgaged the blocks, now totalling a little more than a quarter of an acre, presumably to provide funds for the construction of a wooden church with a shingled roof for the Ithaca Presbyterian congregation. The Presbyterian community in the area had been expanding for some time, in line with the general population growth then taking place in Brisbane. The congregation had been active since 1880 and had taken root in a branch Sunday school of the Wickham Terrace Presbyterian Church. The school was initially held in a Petrie Terrace shop owned by a Mr R. Menzies. Evening services were soon added, and, as the population expanded further and brought more Presbyterians to the locale, the Sunday school was relocated to the Red Hill School of Arts at Waterworks road. It was here that the idea for construction of a new local church was proposed.
Local builder E. Farris of Wellington Road, Red Hill constructed the church at a cost of £250. It was designed to hold up to 270 people, and the first church assembly, conducted by Rev. C McCulloch, was held on Sunday 6 December 1885. The first regular minister was Rev. G Crawford, who was appointed in 1887.
The Church served until 1929, when, partly in response to the needs of a growing congregation, the current Presbyterian Church was built. After this the former church was used as a church hall and Sunday School. The property was re-subdivided in 1949 and ownership transferred from the trustees directly to the Presbyterian Church itself. The hall roof was damaged by fire in 1956, and this is probably when the present corrugated metal roof was installed. Restroom amenities were expanded in 1972.
The building was sold to the developer Spero Conias in 1980 and it underwent renovations and alterations. These included the replacement of floorboards and wall panels, the addition of leadlight windows, the conversion of the altar area to a stage, and general maintenance work. A fully equipped commercial kitchen was also added. Since then it has been resold and seen a variety of different business and community uses. It was “The Paddington Reception Centre” for a period and was home to the Queensland Fencing Club, a yoga centre, and has even been used as a restaurant.
The Red Hill Boys Brigade Hall:
The property on which the hall stands has been in the continuous ownership of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland since 1890. It is on the same parcel of land first purchased from the Crown in 1869 by John Nott. Nott subdivided his land, retaining some from which to run his business as a produce merchant. The hall stands on Subdivision 1 which was first made in 1877, the ownership eventually passing to trustees, probably on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, in September 1890. The land was held by trustees until 1906 when it was transferred to the Presbyterian Church itself, which maintains ownership to this day.
The Boys’ Brigade 1st Brisbane Company was formed by George Orr at the Presbyterian Church on Enoggera Terrace in 1913. Orr was a Scottish master plumber who had been involved with the Boys’ Brigade in his home country where he had become a staunch advocate of the Brigade’s aims, which had been laid down by the organisation’s founder William Alexander Smith: “the advancement of Christ’s kingdom among Boys, and the promotion of habits of Obediance, Reverence, Discipline, Self-respect, and all that tends towards true Christian Manliness.” An organisation much influenced by the military, these objectives were met by the Brigade through parade drill, bible study, and regular meetings and camps. Although the boys drilled with dummy rifles in the United Kingdom, and the Brisbane Company used army rifles blocked to prevent firing, this was only as an accoutrement to drilling and the Brigade did not train members in the actual use of weapons. After 1926, the practice of drilling with dummy or “blocked” weapons ceased.
Orr had migrated to Australia in 1912 to work on the Brisbane sewerage scheme. He became an Elder of the Church in 1914, and under his guidance the 1st Brisbane Company became immensely successful. By 1919 the Company was able to commission the construction of a hall at the cost of £1500. The boys raised £400 of the money themselves and obtained loans for the rest which they were able to repay in total by 1924. By this time 134 boys were enrolled in the Company. The Company grew rapidly through World War I. In the early 1920s, the Company was visited by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Matthew Nathan, and was widely considered at this time as the best run Boys’ Brigade unit in Australia. It was used as a model for other Boys’ Brigade groups being established at the time. In 1926, the Boys’ Brigade amalgamated with the Boys’ Light Brigade, a similar organisation. This did not affect the Boys’ Brigade unit in Enoggera Terrace.
The 1st Brisbane Company of the Boys’ Brigade has been regarded as the first really successful unit of its type in Australia, and is Australia’s longest continually active Boy’s Brigade unit. It is still based in the original hall, eighty years after it was constructed, and eighty-seven years after the unit itself was formed.
There is no doubt that such a successful organisation would have had a significant presence in the local community. All the local boys would have been well aware of the Boys’ Brigade, and possibly attracted by the organisation’s focus of camps, drill, and weapons training. That it was a noteworthy part of the fabric of Red Hill society in the first part of the 20th century seems certain. The formation of a Boys’ Brigade unit in the area also demonstrates the population growth that took place in the region, a growth which was gradually more and more able to support various community organisations, culminating in the establishment of bases like the Boys’ Brigade Hall.
Source: Brisbane City Council Heritage Register.
This image is a revamp of one I did in 2013. This cause is very close to my heart and more needs to be learned about this debilitating condition
This building was built in 1900 as a hall for the Barrier Boys Brigade, formed in 1898. Captain John Warren of Block 10 Mine was its president. The foundation stone for the building was laid by G D Delprat, General Manager of BHP.
The Barrier Boys Brigade was part of a national organisation that aimed to provide a Christian-based youth program for boys.
In 1930 the hall was taken over by the Boy Scouts, the year Scouting was established in Broken Hill. The first group was known as 1st Broken Hill Troupe. Boys who wanted to join the troupe had to demonstrate their willingness to abide by the Scout’s Law. In return then went hiking, camping, and canoeing.
The Hall is now the headquarters of Broken Hill Girl Guides.
Source: Visit Broken Hill (www.visitbrokenhill.com/Trails/Silver-Trail/52.-Scout-Hal...)
.. children running 'n playing across the old 'n helpless men begging.
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.. two old man begging, looked down to hide their faces due to some leftover shame 'n self-respect. this was the most painful moment i encountered & it was worse to learn that many families leave their old father-mother here in varanasi, who long wait for death to achieve instant salvation.
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I thought I was too far gone piersey.com/stopped-letting-myself-go-after-40/ Turns out, I was just getting started. Here’s how I took my life back after 40 and made weight loss simple again.
Founded at Ashgrove in September 1951, the Dolphin Sea Cadets met in a number of venues before moving to a purpose-built training depot, T.S. Paluma, erected in 1953 - 54 in Gibson’s Park. The depot was designed to simulate a ship with a gunnery deck, companionways and associated equipment. It was extended in 1961. The construction of the building was funded by parents’ subscriptions and fundraising activities.
T.S. Paluma was recognised as an Australian Sea Cadet Corps unit in 1961 and supported by the Australian Navy with uniforms, instructors and equipment. The T.S. Paluma has a maximum crew of 120 members and offers cadets training in elementary seamanship, small boat work and sailing. In addition, older cadets are offered seamanship training in a RAN vessel.
Now a Naval Reserve Cadet Unit, T.S. Paluma is one of 14 such units in Queensland and the only unit in Brisbane. The T.S. Gayundah, located first at the Alice Street Reserve Training Depot, then at the Kangaroo Point Naval Stores Depot and later at Newstead, has been decommissioned and demolished.
TS Paluma transferred its operations from Stafford to Shorncliffe in 2004. The Dolphin Sea Cadets Corps, for those aged under 13 years, operated at Stafford until ???? and is one of eight Queensland Dolphin Units.
*HMS survey vessel Paluma (360 tons) was built by Armstrong Mitchell in Britain and commissioned in September 1884. She was transferred to the Queensland Maritime Defence Force in 1894 and became a gunboat. Following Federation, she was transferred to the Commonwealth in 1904 and then to new Royal Australian Navy in 1911. She served as a training ship at Williamstown, Melbourne during World War I. In 1918, she was sold to the Victorian Ports and Harbour Dept and became the Rip. She was decommissioned in 1949 and broken up in 1950-51.
Source: Brisbane City Council Heritage Register.
What if, I deny to be perfect according to the definition you people have given to 'perfection' ?
What if, I ignore all those norms and behaviours that makes a girl 'classy and fabulous' in the folks eyes?
What if I deny to become someone else's dream-come-true and choose the way my heart leads to, the track my mind wills to follow...?
What if, I dare to question, "Who are you to guide my way of life"?
Would that result in you people deserting me?...Would that gain me nothing but isolation?...
Then let it be so...
Cause I know, I might be pathetic when I be 'myself', but I'm worse in pretending to be anyone else.
Self-love will turn you into an animal. Divine love will make you a wonderful person.
An excerpt:
“Every form of love is intoxicating. Whether it is carnal love, monetary love, self-love or Divine Love, love is really addictive.However, the most dangerous form of love is self-love. In self-love only, you harm and hurt others. You take their lives. You ruin their lives.”
medium.com/@YounusAlGohar/the-dangers-of-self-love-a80822...