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7A arrives into Menzies Creek from Belgrave past the nice collection of Semaphore Signals.
Puffing Billy Railway- 2009.
Northern Ireland Railways 80 Class 4-car DEMU Nos.96 'Glenshane' 776 771 98 'Glenoe', at Navan Railway Station with the Modern Railway Society of Ireland (MRSI) 'Gorey Detail' railtour, May 27th 1995.
© Robert McConaghie
This War Memorial is made of granite and is topped by a marble angel known locally as the Semaphore Angel. It is to remember all those who fell in the Great War between 1914 -1919. It is also in memory for all those who served all over the world which include Borneo, Korea and Malaysia, Vietnam, South East Asia and the United Nations Operations.
The angel holds a leaf, like a palm leaf, that may be clue to which arch-angel the statue represents.
Standing under the ride.
The Semaphore Summer Carnival held during the Christmas School Holidays is a place to come and enjoy some fun in the sun by the seaside.
There are thrill rides, dodgem cars, bungee trampolines, kid's rides and bounces, sideshow games, and temporary tattoos.
Canon EOS 5D, EF 70-200 AEB, HDR, Raw
2011
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Built 1874 adjacent to the Signal Station, time ball first used 2 Aug 1875, discontinued 30 Jan 1932, tower restored 1992.
“Marine Board. . . instruction had been given to hoist a time-ball at the Semaphore without delay.” [Advertiser 27 Jan 1874]
“The Semaphore Station is to be furnished with a time-ball. For many years the necessity of this has been urged, and several sessions back money was voted for the purpose, but hitherto the representations of the mercantile marine had not been sufficient to secure the boon.” [Register 30 Jan 1874]
“An immense excavation was made on the sandhills at the Semaphore 25 feet in diameter and eight deep. This has been filled with a conglomerate of stones, slag, bricks, sand, and lime made into concrete, and placed in layers by men who have been for a long time employed. The top course is now being fixed, and as soon as it is floored the builders will commence carrying up a stone tower to the height of 40 feet. A staff above this will carry the ball. The space as originally designed was only large enough at the top to serve as a base for the time-ball; but . . . something larger is needed so as to afford sufficient room for a lookout, affording a position of eminence for the signalman.” [Register 12 Sep 1874]
“The operation of dropping the time-ball at the Semaphore was successfully performed on Monday, August 2, from the Observatory on West terrace, where the Chief Secretary and other members of the Ministry had assembled by Mr. Todd's invitation. A telescope was fixed so that the ball at the Semaphore could be distinctly seen. At 1 p.m. the Hon. W. Morgan touched the key, and through the glass saw the desired result instantaneously accomplished. . . we may state that 1 o'clock is the hour adopted, because it is the time at which the Greenwich, Liverpool, and other time-balls are dropped.” [Register 3 Aug 1875]
“The arrangements, which will be observed daily, are as follows:— The ball will be raised by the signalman who has charge half-mast high at 12h. 55m., and to the masthead at 12h. 57m. The time of 1 hour should be noted at the instant the ball begins dropping. Should the ball from any accident or other reason fail to fall at the proper moment it will be raised again at lh. 15m. to the masthead, where it will remain for 10 minutes and then be lowered gently. This is to be an indication that the ball will be raised and dropped with the usual formalities at 2 o'clock p.m.” [Evening Journal 3 Aug 1875]
“The midday time signal at the Semaphore signal station will be discontinued at the end of this month. No longer do Semaphore people stand, watch in hand, to get the correct time as the ball on the tower drops daily at noon. And shipping men in Port Adelaide do not watch the time tower there closely now. Instead they listen to the wireless time signals.” [News 23 Jan 1932]
“For 60 years there has been a time ball at the Semaphore, and for 11 years there has been another at Port Adelaide, to signal the noon hour to mariners. On the score of economy the signals have been stopped, both time balls dropping for the last time at noon on Saturday last.” [Port Adelaide News 5 Feb 1932]
“Radio has made the time ball tower alongside obsolete, too. It was first .used about 1875, but the practice was abandoned three years ago.” [News 17 Mar 1936]
“The time-ball tower was erected at the signal station for the benefit of shipping. A large ball was raised to the half-mast at 12.50 p.m., to the masthead at 12.55, and at 1 p.m., Greenwich mean time, it was dropped by an electric button at the Observatory on West terrace. In later years the Harbors Board in their wisdom altered the signal to noon. It has now been discontinued altogether.” [The Mail 24 Jul 1937]
With semaphores still prominent 50015 approaches Clink Road Jn (Frome) with a Padd - Penzance service on May 20th 1977. This area is now blighted by new road schemes and other urban crapp!
Alien Semaphore by Hedley Davis of San Jose, CA
A set of flourescent tubes create interesting patterns on the playa. We needed a rocket scientist just to figure out the controls. Great idea, bad UI, true Geek.
© Ray Skwire
I apologize to group moderators if these photos don't quite fit. I'm hoping I can find someone this way to help provide some clues or answers as to what this image is and will understand if the photo is removed if it doesn't quite fit.
If you look here, it will appear this is of similar style to 'Baltimore's Last Semaphore. However, this was not found in Baltimore but in Ocean City, NJ.
This piece was found directly underneath the semaphore pole, on the surface of the ground of a salt marsh. The glass is thick yellow/orange glass and the curvature seems to fit with the bowl of the metal structure on the left side. However, I don't know what this piece actually is or may be.
On the one hand, the pointed end seems to be conclusive of the flag of a semaphore. On the other, the rounded end seems to negate that theory as many different sites show a similar look but that the lens assembly and the flag unit were two distinctly separate pieces attached together. None had a rounded back end where it would attach.
There's also, however, the question of what's missing in the middle, both in perimeter structure and what was actually placed within this frame. I've sent an email out to a semaphore site in hopes of getting more answers and with luck, I'll find that I truly have found a piece of historic treasure, so to speak.
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Looking north. Photo of Rudolph Schmidt of 11 Need Street Enfield on the Semaphore Foreshore standing in front of a row of palm trees.
Photographer : George Hutton
Date of original:c1950
SEMAPHORE: Summer Carnival Australia Day fireworks. Rides, games, and activities along the foreshore and fireworks display.
The seaside spot is the place to be with a variation of entertainment this summer season. With Thrill rides, Dodgem Cars, Bungy Trampolines, Water Balls, Temporary Tattoos,
sideshow games and so much more
Semaphore has long been a meeting place for friends and family in summer time since anyone can remember and the Semaphore Summer Carnival is fast becoming an icon of the
summer holidays for South Australians.
The carnival is also the perfect setting to sit on the sand and enjoy the celebrations of New Years Eve and Australia Day .
Canon EOS 5D, 24-70L
ND400 filter, 5 sec
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Semaphore signal at West Point depot.
Former A&WP line between LaGrange, Georgia, and Montgomery, Alabama.
View of the Esplanade Semaphore looking toward Semaphore South showing the Soldiers Memorial, canon, kiosk and houses.
I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think the colour balance on this one might be slightly off. Semaphore, South Australia.
Still some wonderful semaphores at Peak Forest, even if the signal box has been somewhat brutally modernised... 6F05 approaches the box on 27 February 2011, 60011 doing the honours.
Ex-GWR small prairie, number 5542 setting off to Gotherington from Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway.
Semaphore. Semaphore is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located in north-west of Adelaide on the Gulf St Vincent coastline of the LeFevre Peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the Adelaide city centre.
Semaphore was developed in the late eighteenth century to pass messages over distances, especially from coastal sighting points to large cities to notify when ships where sighted. The system was refined using flags for maritime use in the early nineteenth century.
Famously the Beatles album Help (1965), was to have the four Beatles spell out the title with their arms. it was deemed aesthetically unpleasing, and the band's arms were instead positioned in a meaningless but aesthetically pleasing arrangement for the final version of the album art.
This is the position for spelling HELP.
Hardly troubled by passing trains even when they are running on schedule which they certainly weren't yesterday!
Semaphore to Fort Glanville Tourist Railway. The steam train departs from the foot of the jetty at the end of the popular Semaphore Road cafe strip, and parallels the Esplanade and the sand dunes of one of Adelaide's most popular swimming beaches, before passing through the dunes near historic Fort Glanville at Point Malcolm. In South Australia.
The semaphore controlling shipping entering and leaving the dock and situated on the bull nose - see Nog Tow's collection
Taken from the beach looking north east toward the Semaphore Jetty and Seawall. The Timeball Tower, Signal Station and Kiosk can be seen in the background..
Photographer : George Hutton.
Date of original:c1950
Built 1874 adjacent to the Signal Station, time ball first used 2 Aug 1875, discontinued 30 Jan 1932, tower restored 1992.
“Marine Board. . . instruction had been given to hoist a time-ball at the Semaphore without delay.” [Advertiser 27 Jan 1874]
“The Semaphore Station is to be furnished with a time-ball. For many years the necessity of this has been urged, and several sessions back money was voted for the purpose, but hitherto the representations of the mercantile marine had not been sufficient to secure the boon.” [Register 30 Jan 1874]
“An immense excavation was made on the sandhills at the Semaphore 25 feet in diameter and eight deep. This has been filled with a conglomerate of stones, slag, bricks, sand, and lime made into concrete, and placed in layers by men who have been for a long time employed. The top course is now being fixed, and as soon as it is floored the builders will commence carrying up a stone tower to the height of 40 feet. A staff above this will carry the ball. The space as originally designed was only large enough at the top to serve as a base for the time-ball; but . . . something larger is needed so as to afford sufficient room for a lookout, affording a position of eminence for the signalman.” [Register 12 Sep 1874]
“The operation of dropping the time-ball at the Semaphore was successfully performed on Monday, August 2, from the Observatory on West terrace, where the Chief Secretary and other members of the Ministry had assembled by Mr. Todd's invitation. A telescope was fixed so that the ball at the Semaphore could be distinctly seen. At 1 p.m. the Hon. W. Morgan touched the key, and through the glass saw the desired result instantaneously accomplished. . . we may state that 1 o'clock is the hour adopted, because it is the time at which the Greenwich, Liverpool, and other time-balls are dropped.” [Register 3 Aug 1875]
“The arrangements, which will be observed daily, are as follows:— The ball will be raised by the signalman who has charge half-mast high at 12h. 55m., and to the masthead at 12h. 57m. The time of 1 hour should be noted at the instant the ball begins dropping. Should the ball from any accident or other reason fail to fall at the proper moment it will be raised again at lh. 15m. to the masthead, where it will remain for 10 minutes and then be lowered gently. This is to be an indication that the ball will be raised and dropped with the usual formalities at 2 o'clock p.m.” [Evening Journal 3 Aug 1875]
“The midday time signal at the Semaphore signal station will be discontinued at the end of this month. No longer do Semaphore people stand, watch in hand, to get the correct time as the ball on the tower drops daily at noon. And shipping men in Port Adelaide do not watch the time tower there closely now. Instead they listen to the wireless time signals.” [News 23 Jan 1932]
“For 60 years there has been a time ball at the Semaphore, and for 11 years there has been another at Port Adelaide, to signal the noon hour to mariners. On the score of economy the signals have been stopped, both time balls dropping for the last time at noon on Saturday last.” [Port Adelaide News 5 Feb 1932]
“Radio has made the time ball tower alongside obsolete, too. It was first .used about 1875, but the practice was abandoned three years ago.” [News 17 Mar 1936]
“The time-ball tower was erected at the signal station for the benefit of shipping. A large ball was raised to the half-mast at 12.50 p.m., to the masthead at 12.55, and at 1 p.m., Greenwich mean time, it was dropped by an electric button at the Observatory on West terrace. In later years the Harbors Board in their wisdom altered the signal to noon. It has now been discontinued altogether.” [The Mail 24 Jul 1937]
Stylidiaceae: Stylidium semaphorum
This trigger plant grows in one location with only 100+ plants. It was found in the '60's and some years cannot be found at all.
"Stylidium semaphorum is a species that belongs to the genus Stylidium (family Stylidiaceae). The specific epithet semaphorum is Greek for "sign bearing" and refers to the flower shape, which appears to have to be positioned in a V-shape, a semaphore code for "attention". It is an herbaceous perennial that grows from 5-18 cm tall and has divided stems covered with tile-like leaves that are arranged in a spiral formation around the stem. The narrowly ovate leaves are basifixed and held closely against the stems." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylidium_semaphorum