Rivercat

Rivercat Shane Gould heading out of Circular Quay to head west up the Parramatta River.

From the water

Looking east with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.

Sunny Sunday

Heading out on the harbour.

The Bridge

On this day 1923 construction began of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Shark Point Battery, Vaucluse

The Shark Point battery formed part of the Sydney Harbour defences and was originally built at a time of fears of a Russian attack and other concerns such as in the withdrawal of British garrison troops. This battery was built in 1871.

Shark Bay Vaucluse 2

Shark Bay, Vaucluse

Nielsen Park, Vaucluse

The View from Watsons Bay

Nobby Head Lighthouse

The present lighthouse was established on Nobbys Head Newcastle in 1854, at the mouth to the Hunter River.

It was only the third lighthouse built in NSW after the Macquarie Light in 1818 and the Hornby Light that was also built in 1858.

Newcastle

Looking across the Hunter River from Stockton

Newcastle is situated 162 kilometres NNE of Sydney, at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region.

Famous for its coal, Newcastle is presently the largest coal exporting harbour in the world.

Shipwreck Walk, Stockton NSW

Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, It is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

Stockton NSW

I have been wanting to visit Stockton cemetery for a few years now, to visit my Paternal Grandmother. Sunday seemed like the perfect day as it would have been my late fathers birthday.

I know the Section and the grave number, but apart from the above map there are no other markings. 

As I walked around I asked Maud to send me a sign, you know like a willy wag tail or a swallow, but  I get an eagle. But he was no help to me either.

I have contacted the council but am still waiting a reply as I would like to be able to give Maud the recognition she deserves. 

See here on the right, this is new headstone that has been laid. If they could find their grave in this patch of lawn so can I. It also looks affordable.

If you look you can see it again just off centre.

This is the area I feel Maud may be.

Maud's daughter Mary erected a cross all those years
ago, I did wonder if maybe the timber cross did survive, but I doubt it.

Or she maybe here? Time will tell and hopefully next time I head to Stockton I will be able to lay flowers.

To read more about Maud life head over here.

Today's post is part of Julie's Taphophile Tragics Page, head over there more great posts.

Silver Beach Kurnell

Silver Beach at Kurnell is characterised by 14 rock wall (groynes) which project into Botany Bay. The first eight of these groynes were constructed in 1969-70 in response to severe beach erosion.

Dog off leash is allowed on this beach between the third and fourth groynes (jetties) from the western end.

Above is Finnegan enjoying the area, a while back.

Elizabeth Street

Looking north along Elizabeth Street, you can just see a glimpse of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Elizabeth Street was originally known as Mulgrave Street, but was renamed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 for his second wife, Elizabeth Henrietta Campbell (1778-1835).

Full Nest Again...

My eldest son just returned from a week down at the NSW snow fields, he took this photo especially for my blog.

It was taken with a little GoPro camera and he also apologized for the foggy look. The camera sits in a little plastic case and as he was holding it in his hands it fogged up.

Lake Burragorang

 With the damming  of the Warragamba River it formed Lake Burragorang, which is one of the largest reservoirs for urban water supply in the world.

Before the construction of the Dam, Burragorang Valley had been inhabited by white settlers since the 19th century. A number of farming towns (including the town of Burragorang) and coal mines were located in the area. All of these are now underwater.

 These photos were taken from the lookout situated on the edge of a cliff at Nattai, approximately 40 minutes by car from Warragamba  dam.

Oakdale

Oakdale is a semi-rural suburb or district in Wollondilly Shire in Sydney's southwest.

Silverdale

Silverdale was first settled in 1828 and was known as 

Mulgoa Forrest.

 Silverdale is a small town in Wollondilly Shire. Approximately 30 minutes from the city of Penrith in Sydney's West.

Conjola General Cemetery circa 1890

We have driven past this little cemetery many times and have always vowed to one day stop and wonder around. Finally we did. The first thing that took my eye were the daffodils sprouting up out of one grave, straight away I said to my husband that is what I want.

This sculpture was upon another...

A tear was shed on reading this, a young man who never returned from a drive. 

These new graves are of early 1900 burials to think someone cares enough to have at least 10 old graves refurbished is wonderful in my eyes.  

I was so glad we stopped in as it made more determined to have my Grandmothers life acknowledged with a monument of some sort in Stockton. 

This is my contribution to Julies Taphophile Tragics page.

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Warragamba Dam Workers' Memorial

Sadly, a number of men were killed working on the construction of Warragamba Dam, and the Warragamba Emergency Supply Scheme.

In recognition of the 14 men who lost their lives, a memorial was unveiled during the 50th anniversary event by the Minister for Water Phillip Costa.

The men's names, ages, occupations and dates of death are listed below.


Sidney Richard Tunks, 34 years, labourer – 8 November 1938 (Warragamba Emergency Supply Scheme)
George Miller, 44 years, miner – 25 July 1939 (Warragamba Emergency Supply Scheme)
Murdoch Currans, 57 years, pipe layer – 14 November 1939 (Warragamba Emergency Supply Scheme)
Karl Ludwig Gustavsen, 56 years, rigger – 7 May 1946
Harold Raymond Hodgson, 40 years, labourer - 3 November 1947
Patrick William Kenna, 67 years, compressor operator – 22 April 1948
William Frederick Gibb, 27 years, fitter - 21 February 1949
Radoslavo Martini, 28 years, labourer – 31 October 1950
Robert Knox Grant, 48 years, plant operator – 27 February 1952
Ronald Marney, 21 years, compressor driver –17 September 1953
Makovej Andronescu, 29 years, labourer – 23 July 1954
Vytautas Andrikis, 29 years, diamond driller –16 July 1955
Robert Pickering, 29 years, carpenter –19 February 1957
Marjan Palecek, 23 years, carpenter's labourer – 1 May 1958
Raffaele Princi, 18 years, labourer - 21 June 1958
The memorial is located in the Warragamba Dam grounds near the Visitor Centre.

Warragamba Dam 3

Spheriod Reservoir at Warragamba dam, what it does I have no idea maybe you can enlighten me?

Warragamba Dam 2

 View from Eighteenth Street viewing platform at Warragamba.

Warragamba Dam 1

Located about 65 kilometres west of Sydney in a narrow gorge on the Warragamba River, Warragamba Dam is one of the largest domestic water supply dams in the world.

Water is collected from the catchments of the Wollondilly and Coxs River systems covering an area of 9,050 square kilometres to form Lake Burragorang and Warragamba Dam.