After two days enjoying the natural delights of the Pink Lakes area of the Murray – Sunset National Park it was time to move on. Today we travel to the small town of Sea Lake, via Patchewollock, and indulge in the delights of some human creations, mainly in the form of grain silo art and other artworks along the way.
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Art and Culture in Goulburn
Most people visit Goulburn for its history and the serenity of this country town, large enough to be blessed with decent cafes and dining options. Indeed, people who have been to Goulburn may raise an eyebrow on seeing the title of this review and determine that it will be one of my shorter posts. Continue reading “Art and Culture in Goulburn”
Mortis Street Pioneer Cemetery – Goulburn
The was the first Goulburn General Cemetery (Roman Catholics, Presbyterians and Methodists could use it) and it was established in the late 1830s, slightly later than the Anglican Cemetery of St Saviour’s, located less then a kilometre from here at the other end of Cemetery Road. The cemetery was officially closed for burials when the new, and current, Goulburn General Cemetery was opened in 1904 though family members continued to be buried here in family plots until around 1954. Continue reading “Mortis Street Pioneer Cemetery – Goulburn”
Burrunju Aboriginal Art Gallery
While the National Gallery of Australia and the National Museum of Australia, in particular, have extensive displays of Aboriginal artwork and other artifacts there are not many places in Canberra which hold a decent collection of Aboriginal art that is for sale – at reasonable prices. Continue reading “Burrunju Aboriginal Art Gallery”
Voyagers – A Tribute to Australia’s Cameleers
Between the 1860s and the 1920s around 2,000 cameleers, with over 20,000 camels, came to Australia from Afghanistan, Baluchistan and what is now Pakistan. In those days, before motor vehicles, camels were the ideal pack animal and were well equipped to cope with the harsh environment of the Australian Outback. Continue reading “Voyagers – A Tribute to Australia’s Cameleers”
Trade Hall Lane’s Ball
This rather different piece of art work (is it competition to the Mall’s Balls?) is a colourful addition in one of Adelaide’s narrowest roads. The inflatable ball is wedged between Enyesbury College and Faraway House in Trades Hall Lane. Continue reading “Trade Hall Lane’s Ball”
Narrabundah – The Little Hawk
I actually called into the Narrabundah Shops (Narrabundah is a relatively close suburb to the city centre though somewhat off the tourist map) to have breakfast at a nice looking café I had spotted a little time before. It was closed. In fact everything was closed apart from an IGA store (supermarket) and the place was pretty much deserted, as well as looking rather decrepit (that is apart from the café and a couple of restaurants which I have not frequented). Granted, it was 8am on a Sunday morning – though that doesn’t account for the decrepit look! Continue reading “Narrabundah – The Little Hawk”
Ainslie’s Sheep
The selection of Canberra, in the early 1900’s, as the new capital of Australia has often been referred to as the waste of good sheep grazing land or a good sheep station spoiled. It has also been, and still is by some, referred to using even mostly derogatory terms but let’s keep to the sheep for now. Continue reading “Ainslie’s Sheep”
Yerrakartarta
Yerrakartarta (the title of this artwork) is a Kaurma Aboriginal word meaning ‘at random’ or ‘without design’. The Kaurma people are the indigenous inhabitants of the Adelaide area. Continue reading “Yerrakartarta”
Art Barton Park – The Hidden Treasures Of Lavender Bay
Art Barton Park is small ribbon like park, a couple of metres of densish growth, on either side of the walking path along the east side of the beautiful Lavender Bay on the North Shore, across the Harbour Bridge and a stones throw to the west of Luna Park. Continue reading “Art Barton Park – The Hidden Treasures Of Lavender Bay”
The Rambling Wombat 