Given that this is Canberra’s oldest building you would have thought it might be of significant importance and a major tourist draw-card. This is not so as: Continue reading “Duntroon Dairy – Canberra’s Oldest Building”
ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul – Two for One
While visiting Changi Chapel – Prisoner of War National Memorial, within the Royal Military College at Duntroon, I decided to wander into the adjacent ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul. I am glad I did.
This chapel is unique in two ways (at least I have seen neither before). Continue reading “ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul – Two for One”
Changi Chapel – The Original!
Also referred to as the Prisoner of War National Memorial
Changi Chapel, one of thirteen built by Prisoners of War (POWs) in the Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, was built, with the permission of Japanese officers, as ‘Our Lady of Christians Roman Catholic Chapel’ . It was built from waste and scavenged materials smuggled into the camp in 1944. Continue reading “Changi Chapel – The Original!”
Major General William Bridges – Grave
Major General William Bridges, the first commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the first commander of the Australian Imperial Forces, was killed by a sniper early in the WWI Gallipoli campaign. Continue reading “Major General William Bridges – Grave”
Mt Pleasant & Royal Australian Artillery Memorial
Mt Pleasant is one of four lookouts over Canberra city and the surrounding area.
It is probably the least visited of the four. Perhaps people are nervous and put off coming here as you have to drive through the grounds of the Duntroon Royal Military College. While there is security here there is absolutely no problem driving through Duntroon so please don’t let that deter you. Continue reading “Mt Pleasant & Royal Australian Artillery Memorial”
Excess Baggage Charges – No Worry Here
One thing I can guarantee almost anyone is that you are unlikely to get hit with excess baggage charges on leaving the island and this is not due to lax airport or shipping agent check-in procedures but rather that there is virtually nothing to buy on Ascension Island. Continue reading “Excess Baggage Charges – No Worry Here”
ESA – ARIANE Station
Ascension Island has a long history when it comes to tracking extraterrestrial goings on.
Scottish astronomer, David Gill, visited Ascension in 1877 to view Mars through a range of his instruments during the Opposition of Mars (an alignment of the sun, the earth, and Mars) which occurred in that year. Continue reading “ESA – ARIANE Station”
NASA and the Devil’s Ashpit Tracking Station
As part of the NASA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network, an integrated Apollo and deep-space station (DSS 72) was constructed in 1965 on the eastern side of Ascension Island at the Devil’s Ashpit. Continue reading “NASA and the Devil’s Ashpit Tracking Station”
Fort Hayes – Ascension Island
Fort Hayes is one of four sections of the Ascension Island Heritage Society Museum & Gallery and your museum entry fee includes entry to the fort. It is one of three naval forts in the Georgetown area – the other two being Fort Bedford and Fort Thornton – the oldest and least preserved which I didn’t visit. Continue reading “Fort Hayes – Ascension Island”
Ascension Island Heritage Society Museum & Gallery
The Museum and Gallery, incorporating Fort Hayes, is located at Fort Hayes and is divided in four sections:
The Main Museum
The Carriage House
Fort Hayes Magazine
Fort Hayes Continue reading “Ascension Island Heritage Society Museum & Gallery”
The Rambling Wombat 