DOCSLIB.ORG

DAY 1…………… Welcome to Sydney ! • Welcome Gathering at the Wentworth Travelodge

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
DAY 1…………… Welcome to Sydney ! • Welcome Gathering at the Wentworth Travelodge TOUR HIGHLIGHTS….... DAY 1…………… Welcome to Sydney ! • Welcome gathering at the Wentworth Travelodge. DAY 2…… SYDNEY HARBOUR • View the sights of Sydney Harbour via ferry, including the iconic Fort Denison, Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Luna Park, Garden Island Naval Base & Rose Bay Sea-plane Base. • Visit the Australian National Maritime Museum, located in vibrant Darling Harbour. • Lunch at Doyle’s Waterfront Seafood Restaurant located at Sydney’s South Head. • Short walk to ‘The Gap’ overlooking the ocean which has been the scene of many tragic events over the years including Sydney’s worst peacetime maritime disaster. • Join John Brock on a walk around Circular Quay to the World Heritage Listed Opera House as he points out the original shoreline location & shows images of the Opera House survey & highlights its major features. • For those of you who wish to explore further Government House & the Botanic Gardens are nearby. DAY 3…………… SOUTH COAST • Travel, by coach, to the South Coast of Sydney along the Grand Pacific Drive, which takes in 140km of spectacular coastal scenery. • Visit Bald Hill for delightful views over the Illawarra coastline & if the wind is right, see hang-gliders taking off. • Over morning tea hear how Lawrence Hargrave, an Australian pioneer of flight made a successful flight from the beach below in November 1894. • Cross the 665m out-over-the-ocean Sea Cliff Bridge & being April keep a lookout for whales migrating along the east coast of Australia on what is known as the ‘Humpback Highway’. • Visit & Lunch at the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum which houses an impressive collection of marine & survey instruments in the Surveyor’s Gallery. • Climb aboard the former Sydney Harbour Lady Denman Ferry located inside the museum & view footage of how ferries were a vital transport link before the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. • Before departing on our return journey to Sydney, you will have the opportunity of experiencing an Aboriginal Cultural show (to be confirmed). DAY 4…………… SYDNEY CITY • The best way to experience Sydney up close is by train & foot. • Visit Sydney Observatory (1856). • Presentations by John Brock on ‘The Transit of Venus’ & ‘Surveying the Sydney Harbour Bridge’. • Lunch venue (to be confirmed). • Visit Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Museum which houses the Surveyor’s Stained-Glass Window. View historic footage of the building of the bridge plus enjoy captivating views of Sydney Harbour from the top-of- the-pylon lookout. • Visit the Sydney Harbour Bridge Discovery Centre, which has on show the uniquely designed large theodolite, made specifically for the Harbour Bridge survey plus other displays of interest. • View the statue of Captain Bligh, 4th Governor of NSW, & famous for the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ & Sydney’s oldest remaining building, Cadman’s Cottage (1816). • Dinner at the Crown Hotel (close to the Travelodge). DAY 5…………… BATHURST / HILL END • Travel, by coach, to Bathurst, Australia’s first inland settlement & town, set on the banks of the Macquarie River & owes its existence to explorer & surveyor George Evans, the first European to cross the Great Dividing Range. • Morning tea at Bathurst Visitor’s Centre where you can gaze upon an early form of transport, a historic Cobb & Co. coach, specially designed for travel into the Australian outback. • Visit the old gold-mining town of Hill End which was active in the 1850s & 1870s. Today it is like entering a ‘time warp’ & home to numerous Eastern Grey kangaroos. • Lunch at Hill End Lodge with presentation by John Brock on ‘Historic Hill End & its Early Surveyors’. • View the ‘Footsteps-in-Time’ monument, one of numerous markers commemorating the first survey of the road across the mountains by George Evans, Pillars of Bathurst & short walk ‘Surveyors of Bathurst’. • Light dinner on our return journey to Sydney. DAY 6…………… SYDNEY CITY • A leisurely walk, through Hyde Park, Australia’s oldest public parkland, which holds many delights including the Anzac Memorial & Pool of Reflection, Statue of explorer Captain James Cook, Sandringham Gardens and the impressive Archibald Fountain adorned with Greek mythical themes. • Visit St. James Church, Sydney’s oldest existing church, built 1819-24 by convict labour. Of special interest is two plaques dedicated to early New South Wales surveyors, Kennedy & Dumaresq. • Passing a significant row of colonial buildings, Hyde Park Barracks, The Mint, Sydney Hospital & Parliament House we arrive at the Mitchell Library to view the Tasman Map & Surveyor’s Doors. • Lunch at The Conservatorium of Music, a castle-like structure, that was once the servant’s quarters & horse stables for Government House. • View the former Lands Department building adorned with a wealth of statues of many early explorers & surveyors, the Governor Macquarie Obelisk, & scale model of Sydney at Customs House. • Dinner venue (to be confirmed). DAY 7…………… LA PEROUSE / KURNELL • A later start this morning. • Travel by coach to La Perouse situated on the northern shores of Botany Bay overlooking Bare Island & the idyllic bay where the First Fleet arrived in Australia from England in January 1788. • Visit the La Perouse Museum which has an extensive display on the French explorers of New South Wales & the history of the area. • Presentation by John Brock on the French explorers who visited Australia. • Lunch at The Boatshed Cafe, overlooking Frenchman’s Beach & views across the bay of planes landing & taking-off from Sydney Airport. • Travel by coach to the southern shores of Botany Bay to visit the Kurnell Visitors Centre situated in Kamay Botany Bay National Park. • View the Captain Cook Monument commemorating the landing of James Cook in Botany Bay in April 1770 & the first meeting between the British & indigenous Australians. • Dinner at the 360° revolving Sydney Tower Restaurant with delightful views over Sydney as the city transforms into a fairyland of lights. DAY 8…………… PARRAMATTA • Relaxing 1½ hour Rivercat cruise along the iconic Parramatta River to Parramatta, for a tour, by coach, of Australia’s second oldest mainland European settlement & the only place in Australia with buildings dating from the 1790s which today are dotted among the high-rise of Sydney’s second largest CBD. • Tour highlights include Australia’s oldest remaining building Elizabeth Farm (1793), Lancer Barracks (1818), Australia’s longest continuously operating military facility & The Tudor Gatehouse (1886). • Visit World Heritage Listed Parramatta Park. • Lunch in Lachlan’s Restaurant with tour of adjoining Old Government House (1799), Australia’s oldest remaining public building. • Visit the grave of Australia’s first Surveyor-General, Augustus Alt & drink a toast to his memory. • Tour of Sydney Olympic Park, home to the 2000 Olympic Games. John Brock will relate how he surveyed & set out the Olympic Track. • Dinner Venue (to be confirmed). DAY 9…………… BLUE MOUNTAINS • Day tour, by coach, to the breathtaking Blue Mountains , located in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Listed Area. • Visit Featherdale Wildlife Park where you can see up- close a variety of native Australian wildlife including koalas, wombats, emus, echidnas, dingoes, & Tasmanian devil, with the opportunity to pat & feed kangaroos & wallabies. • Visiting various ‘Footsteps-In-Time’ monuments which follow the line of George Evans’s historic traverse. • High-Tea Lunch at the grand Hydro-Majestic Hotel, overlooking the Megalong Valley. This majestic hotel during World War Two was requisitioned as a base for the U.S. Army’s 118th General Hospital. In recent years it has undergone a $30+ million refurbishment. • Visit the Govetts Leap Visitors Centre & breath-taking lookout over the Grose Valley. The Leap is named after assistant surveyor, William Romaine Govett. • A must see is the unusual rock formation, The Three Sisters, overlooking the Jamison Valley & regarded as the Blue Mountains most spectacular landmark. DAY 10…………… CANBERRA • Depart Sydney, by coach, & head south to Australia’s capital city, Canberra, located in the Australia Capital Territory (ACT), which was designed by American Walter Burley & his wife Marion Griffin. • En route visit Meridian Park at Marulan, the only town in the world situated on the 150° meridian. • Visit the Big Merino, a 15.2m (50ft) tall concrete merino ram, nicknamed ‘Rambo’. Time to visit the gift shop & view the history of wool display. • Following lunch, a visit to Namadgi National Park Visitors Centre to view the display surrounding the relocated Mouat’s reference tree. ‘Happy’ Harry Mouat was one of three Commonwealth surveyors who with his team surveyed part of the NSW/ACT boundary. • Visit to Telstra Tower, rising 195.2m above the summit of Black Mountain, with panoramic views over Canberra. View a DVD showing the surveying & construction of the tower plus historic artefacts, then head to the viewing platforms for 360° views. • Dinner at your motel. • Overnight - Motel accommodation plus full hot breakfast. DAY 11…………… CANBERRA • Depart motel, by coach, & travel to the top of Mt. Ainslie for a panoramic view over Canberra. • Visit the National Canberra Exhibition Centre which tells the story of how Canberra became our capital city. • Morning Tea at the Captain Cook Memorial overlooking man-made Lake Burley Griffin. • Visit the Old Bus Depot Markets & The Glassworks. • Visit the National Library of Australia to view maps & artefacts owned by Captain James Cook & sextant used by Surveyor-General Thomas Mitchell. • Private tour of New Parliament House. • Visit Scrivener’s Hut in Surveyor’s Park which is the last remaining part of the original Federal Capital survey camp. Named after Charles Robert Scrivener, the first director of Commonwealth lands & surveys. • Tour of the Embassies & High Commission districts. • Dinner at Surveyor’s Hill Winery with presentation by John Brock titled ‘Surveyors of Canberry’. • Overnight - Motel accommodation plus full hot breakfast. DAY 12…………… CANBERRA • Depart motel, by coach. • Visit the Australian National University to view a rare copy of William ’Strata’ Smith’s 1815 ‘Map that changed the World’.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • My Program Choices
    MY PROGRAM CHOICES Term 1: 4th January to 27th March 2021 Name: ______________________________________ DSA Community Solutions site: Taren Point Thank you for choosing to purchase a place in one of our quality programs. We offer a variety of group based and individualised programs in our centre and community locations. There are four terms per year. You will have the opportunity to make a new program selection each term. To change your program choices or to make a new program selection within the term, please contact your Service Manager. Here is a summary of the programs you can select, including costs, program locations, what you need to wear or bring with you each day. To secure a place in your chosen program, please submit this signed form at the earliest. These are the DSA Programs I choose to participate in. Live Signature: ______________________________ life the way you choose For more information call Georgina Campbell, Service Manager on 0490 305 390 1300 372 121 [email protected] www.dsa.org.au Time Activity Cost Yes Mondays All day* Manly Ferry Opal Card Morning Bowling at Mascot $7 per week Pet Therapy @ the Centre $10 per week Afternoon CrossFit Gym Class $10 per week Floral arrangement class $7 per week Tuesdays All day* Laser Tag/Bowling @ Fox Studios $8-week/Opal card Morning Beach fitness @ Wanda No cost Tennis at Sylvania Waters $5 Afternoon The Weeklies music practice at the Centre No cost Art/Theatre Workshop @ the Centre $20 per week Wednesdays All day* Swimming & Water Park @ Sutherland Leisure Centre $7 per week Morning Flip Out @ Taren Point $10 per week Cook for my family (bring Tupperware container) $10 per week Afternoon Basketball @ Wanda No cost Disco @ the Centre No cost • All full day programs start and finish at Primal Joe’s Cafe near Cronulla Train station, and all travel is by public trans- port.
    [Show full text]
  • Parklands Volume 38 Autumn 2007
    parklands THE MAGAZINE OF CENTENNIAL PARKLANDS VOLUME 38 • AUTUMN 2007 38 • AUTUMN VOLUME Station weathers the hands of time Refreshing new look for Restaurant A tale of two tolls Directions Parkbench We were honoured and delighted to be With the substantial residential also joined by the 2007 Australian of the redevelopment on the western boundary of Year, Professor Tim Flannery and Young the Parklands bringing an additional 40,000 Australian of the Year, Tanya Major at the people or more over the next few years, it Carrington Drive reverts AFL kicks on at Bat and Ball event. It was an appropriate setting for is clear that the Trust and the Council will to two-way The Bat and Ball area in Moore Park will continue as an AFL ground nationally significant Australia Day events need to continue to work closely together following a six-month trial period. The field, which is available for training Following the completion of this year’s within the Parklands, especially as to ensure sustainable open space with and competition, will help to Moonlight Cinema season on 11 March 2007, Centennial Park was the site of the historic recreational opportunities for the local and ease the ever-growing Carrington Drive will revert back to two-way declaration of Australia’s Federation in 1901. broader community. The Trust has taken demand for field hire and the traffic flow. Alterations to the line marking and increasing popularity of AFL in To read more about this event, see the the opportunity to provide feedback to the signage will be undertaken and the directional the Eastern Suburbs.
    [Show full text]
  • Greater Parramatta and the Olympic Peninsula Is the the Way We All Imagine Greater Sydney
    Greater Our true centre: the connected, Parramatta and the unifying heart GPOP Olympic Peninsula About Us The Greater Sydney Commission (the Commission) was established by the NSW Government to lead metropolitan planning for Greater Sydney. This means the Commission plays a co-ordinating role in economic, social and environmental planning across the whole of Greater Sydney. The Commission has specific roles and responsibilities, such as producing District Plans, the Metropolitan Strategy and identifying infrastructure priorities. Collaboration and engagement are at the core of everything the Commission does. We work across government, with communities, interest groups, institutions, business and investors to ensure that planning for Greater Sydney results in a productive, liveable and sustainable future city. October 2016 FOREWORD CHIEF COMMISSIONER’S DISTRICT COMMISSIONER’S FOREWORD FOREWORD It’s time for a change of perspective and a change in Greater Parramatta and the Olympic Peninsula is the the way we all imagine Greater Sydney. geographic and demographic heart of Greater Sydney, Today, more than 2 million people live west of Sydney and a key part of the West Central District. Olympic Park, yet everyday around 300,000 people We have the opportunity to shape the transformation leave the region to travel for work. of the place we now call GPOP. Greater Sydney needs a true city at its centre, close Global best practice shows that a co-ordinated to its heart. We need a central ‘30-minute city’, that is approach to public and private investment is critical connected to the north, south, east and west. for successful transformation, involving innovation and GPOP is the name we have given to the Greater enterprise.
    [Show full text]
  • The AWA Microphone for Harbour Bridge 75Th
    ..The Microphone used for the Sydney Harbour Bridge Opening ceremony. Compiled by David Burger, March 2007 with material from: - Phil Burgess Telstra, - Ted Miles – ex AWA technician. Press Release No. 94 (14/03/07) – Telstra's Sydney Harbour Bridge 75th birthday gift Phil Burgess, GMD, Public Policy and Communication, Telstra. Telstra has donated a rare microphone from its historical collection used to open the Sydney Harbour Bridge 75 years ago to the Sydney Powerhouse Museum - and it has created a bit of excitement. The Reisz microphone is a rare example of Australian technology manufactured in 1930 and was used to broadcast the 1932 opening ceremony of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to thousands of people. What has made the microphone especially significant is the signatures of all 10 dignitaries at the opening ceremony, including the NSW Premier John T Lang, NSW Governor Philip Game and the Bridge's Chief Engineer, JJC Bradfield. Speaking at the official donation event, Telstra's Group Managing Director PP&C Phil Burgess said that Telstra was proud to share this wonderful piece of Australian history with the community on the 75th birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. "Every good piece of history has a story behind it and this microphone is no exception," Dr Burgess said. "Thanks to the Powerhouse Museum, many more people will be able to see and understand the role it played in unveiling a great Aussie icon." Why did Telstra have the microphone in its historical collection? The microphone became one of a collection of microphones owned by Mr Philip Geeves who was announcing for AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australia Ltd) on the day of the Sydney Harbour Bridge opening.
    [Show full text]
  • Western Sydney Airport Fast Train – Discussion Paper
    Western Sydney Airport Fast 2 March 2016 Train - Discussion Paper Reference: 250187 Parramatta City Council & Sydney Business Chamber - Western Sydney Document control record Document prepared by: Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd ABN 54 005 139 873 Australia T +61 2 9465 5599 F +61 2 9465 5598 E [email protected] W aurecongroup.com A person using Aurecon documents or data accepts the risk of: a) Using the documents or data in electronic form without requesting and checking them for accuracy against the original hard copy version. b) Using the documents or data for any purpose not agreed to in writing by Aurecon. Disclaimer This report has been prepared by Aurecon at the request of the Client exclusively for the use of the Client. The report is a report scoped in accordance with instructions given by or on behalf of Client. The report may not address issues which would need to be addressed with a third party if that party’s particular circumstances, requirements and experience with such reports were known and may make assumptions about matters of which a third party is not aware. Aurecon therefore does not assume responsibility for the use of, or reliance on, the report by any third party and the use of, or reliance on, the report by any third party is at the risk of that party. Project 250187 DRAFT REPORT: NOT FORMALLY ENDORSED BY PARRAMATTA CITY COUNCIL Parramatta Fast Train Discussion Paper FINAL DRAFT B to Client 2 March.docx 2 March 2016 Western Sydney Airport Fast Train - Discussion Paper Date 2 March 2016 Reference 250187 Aurecon
    [Show full text]
  • Sydney Harbour Bridge Other Names: the Coat Hanger Place ID: 105888 File No: 1/12/036/0065
    Australian Heritage Database Places for Decision Class : Historic Identification List: National Heritage List Name of Place: Sydney Harbour Bridge Other Names: The Coat Hanger Place ID: 105888 File No: 1/12/036/0065 Nomination Date: 30/01/2007 Principal Group: Road Transport Status Legal Status: 30/01/2007 - Nominated place Admin Status: 19/09/2005 - Under assessment by AHC--Australian place Assessment Recommendation: Place meets one or more NHL criteria Assessor's Comments: Other Assessments: National Trust of Australia (NSW) : Classified by National Trust Location Nearest Town: Dawes Point - Milsons Point Distance from town (km): Direction from town: Area (ha): 9 Address: Bradfield Hwy, Dawes Point - Milsons Point, NSW 2000 LGA: Sydney City NSW North Sydney City NSW Location/Boundaries: Bradfield Highway, Dawes Point in the south and Milsons Point in the north, comprising bridge, including pylons, part of the constructed approaches and parts of Bradfield and Dawes Point Parks, being the area entered in the NSW Heritage Register, listing number 00781, gazetted 25 June 1999, except those parts of this area north of the southern alignment of Fitzroy Street, Milsons Point or south of the northern alignment of Parbury Lane, Dawes Point. Assessor's Summary of Significance: The building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a major event in Australia's history, representing a pivotal step in the development of modern Sydney and one of Australia’s most important cities. The bridge is significant as a symbol of the aspirations of the nation, a focus for the optimistic forecast of a better future following the Great Depression. With the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia was felt to have truly joined the modern age, and the bridge was significant in fostering a sense of collective national pride in the achievement.
    [Show full text]
  • From Track to Tarmac
    Federation Faces and Introduction A guided walk around the streets and laneways Places of North Sydney focusing on our Federation connections, including the former residences of A walking tour of Federation Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott, Sir Edmund Barton faces and places in North and Dugald Thomson. Along the walk, view the Sydney changes in the North Sydney landscape since th Federation and the turn of the 20 century. Distance: 6 Km Approximate time: 4 hours At the turn of the year 1900 to 1901 the city of Grading: medium to high Sydney went mad with joy. For a few days hope ran so high that poets and prophets declared Australia to be on the threshold of a golden age… from early morning on the first of January 1901 trams, trains and ferry boats carried thousands of people into the city for the greatest day of their history: the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was to be a people‟s festival. Manning Clark, Historian It was also a people‟s movement and 1901 was the culmination of many years of discussions, community activism, heated public debates, vibrant speeches and consolidated actions. In 1890 the Australasian Federal Conference was held in Melbourne and the following year in Sydney. In 1893 a meeting of the various federation groups, including the Australian Native Association was held at Corowa. A plan was developed for the election of delegates to a convention. In the mid to late 1890s it was very much a peoples‟ movement gathering groundswell support. In 1896 a People‟s Convention with 220 delegates and invited guests from all of the colonies took place at Bathurst - an important link in the Federation chain.
    [Show full text]
  • Harbour Bridge to South Head and Clovelly
    To NEWCASTLE BARRENJOEY A Harbour and Coastal Walk Personal Care This magnificent walk follows the south-east shoreline of Sydney Harbour The walk requires average fitness. Take care as it includes a variety of before turning southwards along ocean beaches and cliffs. It is part of one pathway conditions and terrain including hills and steps. Use sunscreen, of the great urban coast walks of the world, connecting Broken Bay in carry water and wear a hat and good walking shoes. Please observe official SYDNEY HARBOUR Sydney's north to Port Hacking to its south (see Trunk Route diagram), safety and track signs at all times. traversing the rugged headlands and sweeping beaches, bush, lagoons, bays, and harbours of coastal Sydney. Public Transport The walk covered in this map begins at the Circular Quay connection with Public transport is readily available at regular points along the way Harbour Bridge the Harbour Circle Walk and runs to just past coastal Bronte where it joins (see map). This allows considerable flexibility in entering and exiting the Approximate Walking Times in Hours and Minutes another of the series of maps covering this great coastal and harbour route. routes. Note - not all services operate every day. to South Head e.g. 1 hour 45 minutes = 1hr 45 The main 29 km Harbour Bridge (B3) to South Head (H1) and to Clovelly Bus, train and ferry timetables. G8) walk (marked in red on the map) is mostly easy but fascinating walk- Infoline Tel: 131-500 www.131500.com.au 0 8 ing. Cutting a 7km diagonal across the route between Rushcutters Bay (C5) and Clovelly kilometres and Clovelly, is part of the Federation Track (also marked in red) which, in Short Walks using Public Transport Brochure 1 To Manly NARRABEEN full, runs from Queensland to South Australia.
    [Show full text]
  • Local Strategic Planning Statement Coonamble Shire Council
    Local Strategic Planning Statement Coonamble Shire Council April 2020 Adopted by Council: 13/05/2020 Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................. 3 About the Statement ........................................................................................................................... 4 Consultation ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Our Vision, Our Future ........................................................................................................................ 6 Context ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Our Shire – A Snapshot ................................................................................................................... 8 Our themes and planning priorities .................................................................................................... 12 Community and Place ....................................................................................................................... 13 Priority 1 - Promote and enhance the identity and unique character of Coonamble and the villages of Gulargambone and Quambone.................................................................................................. 14 Priority 2 - Encourage a connected, active and healthy
    [Show full text]
  • CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS ROTARY CLUB INC. “Service Above Self” District 9685, Australia
    CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS ROTARY CLUB INC. “Service above Self” District 9685, Australia A SHORT PRECIS (Who, What and Where !) WHO AND WHAT ARE WE ? Central Blue Mountains Rotary is one of five rotary Clubs located in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. We are innovative and progressive... we are a “Can Do” group of Rotarians, proud of what we achieve, and we have fun doing it. We are a club of 43 members (40 active and 3 honorary). In Rotary, women are the fastest growing membership segment and we are proud to say that 25% of our members are women. Our club meets weekly on Wednesday at the “Grandview Hotel”, 174 Great Western Highway, Wentworth Falls at 6.30pm. Our meeting format is relaxed and we have great guest speakers. Sure, we sell raffle tickets and we cook and sell sausage sandwiches just like other Rotary clubs - we have a big catering van to do this....It’s great! But our community service activities are the heart of what we do, ranging from local projects to helping communities overseas. We have a website http://centralbluerotary.org/ Perhaps our greatest challenge at present; We have been awarded a RAWCS Project Fund to raise A$280,000 to construct a new, enlarged Astha Home for Girls in Kathmandu, Nepal. The massive earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015 caused much upheaval to the lives of many people and destroyed or damaged many homes and buildings, especially in the hills and valleys outside of Kathmandu. The Astha Home for Girls is currently located in rented premises but the owner wants it back for his family members who lost their home in the earthquake.
    [Show full text]
  • Phanfare Jan/Feb 2009
    Newsletter of the Professional Historians’ Association (NSW) No. 234 January – February 2009 PHANFARE Phanfare is the newsletter of the Professional Historians Association (NSW) Inc Published six times a year Annual subscription: Free download from www.phansw.org.au Hardcopy: $38.50 Articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and notices are welcome. Copy should be th received by 6 of the first month of each issue (or telephone for late copy) Please email copy or supply on disk with hard copy attached. Contact Phanfare GPO Box 2437 Sydney 2001 Enquiries Annette Salt, [email protected] Phanfare 2008‐09 is produced by the following editorial collectives: Jan‐Feb & July‐Aug: Roslyn Burge, Mark Dunn, Shirley Fitzgerald, Lisa Murray Mar‐Apr & Sept‐Oct: Rosemary Broomham, Rosemary Kerr, Christa Ludlow, Terri McCormack May‐June & Nov‐Dec: Ruth Banfield, Cathy Dunn, Terry Kass, Katherine Knight, Carol Liston, Karen Schamberger Disclaimer Except for official announcements the Professional Historians Association (NSW) Inc accepts no responsibility for expressions of opinion contained in this publication. The views expressed in articles, commentaries and letters are the personal views and opinions of the authors. Copyright of this publication: PHA (NSW) Inc Copyright of articles and commentaries: the respective authors ISSN 0816‐3774 2 Phanfare no.334 Jan – Feb 2009 PHANFARE No.234 January – February 2009 Contents: President’s Page Virginia Macleod 4 Report ‐ History Council of NSW Mark Dunn 5 Article – Altruism and digital archives Peter Hobbins 6 Book Notes Peter Tyler 8 Review – Bondi Jitterbug Mark Dunn 11 Review – Old Registers DVD Terry Kass 13 Report – PHA visit to the National Archives Janette Pelosi 16 What’s On Christine de Matos 22 Cover image: This beauty contest was uncovered by Mark Dunn while diligently researching at the Mitchell Library photographic possibilities for the interpretation of Tallawarra Power Station.
    [Show full text]
  • ANZAC Memorial Visit
    ANZAC Memorial Hyde Park June 2013 On Thursday 27th June the Scouts from 1st Ermington had the opportunity to visit the ANAZ Memorial at Hyde Park in the city. We caught the train from Eastwood station for the journey into Sydney - alighting from the train at Town Hall station. Fortunately the weather was kind and we had a nice walk up to the memo- rial through Hyde park. Although it was early evening and dark the memo- rial looked terrific. The curator for the evening introduced himself to the troop and there was much interest in his background as he was both a Vietnam veteran and a former scout. The evening started with a short video and the scouts were surprised at the footage of the opening because at the time the memorial was the tallest building in the city and the opening was attending by 100,000 people. We were given a tour of the different parts of the memorial (inside and out). Learning about the different parts of the memorial was extremely in- teresting. The Scouts were invited to release a Commemorative star representing an Australian service man or woman killed while serving their country or since deceased - a very humbling experience Another highlight of the evening was the Scouts being able to see a banner signed by Baden Powell. We departed the memorial at 8:20 for our return trip, arriving back into Eastwood at 9:10pm. A big thank you to the Scouts and Leaders that were able to participate in this activity. The ANZAC War Memorial, completed in 1934, is the main commemorative military monument of Sydney, Australia.
    [Show full text]