NSW Wentworth Jail Saltbush Darling meets the Murray

Saltbush in NSW along the Murray on road to Wentworth- the road from there to Renmark was closed due to rain but the view was flatter than this! Tractors were used to build a levee to prevent a big flood of Wentworth in 1956 Aboriginals cut out a canoe from this tree many years ago. Built 1879

Historical Architecture in Eaglehawk and Bendigo Gold mine town

Eaglehawk buildings have very spectacular polychrome brickwork with unusual patterns and specially moulded bricks. Whilst there is much nineteenth century polychrome brickwork throughout the state of Victoria, some of these designs are not reproduced elsewhere in the state. This was on the way home when we saw the sun too! Gold mine poppet head Bendigo Assay house just behind the bank to weigh the gold c1862

Bendigo Antique Trams or Trolley Cars

Golden Dragon museum and Chinese Garden Bendigo

The Chinese Gardens based on the Imperial Palace in Beijing, includes a Buddhist Temple, the Guan Yin Miao - Temple of The Goddess of Mercy. Inside the temple is a statue of Kuan Yin, the goddess of mercy who holds a fly - whisk a symbol of authority and a pearl a symbol of purity and knowledge. Golden Dragon Museum : the dragon -Sun Loong - is believed to be the world's oldest surviving imperial Chinese dragon in the world. It is over 110 years old and the longest - over 100 metres. Chinese Bedroom - The museum depicts the cultural history of the Chinese in Bendigo since the gold rush in 1850s The Chinese herbalist at work Chinese Laundry

Mildura Wentworth Inglewood Bendigo Eaglehawk

At the river end of Palm Avenue and in front of the Chaffey's House the Murray river bank was close . There was a mostly sunken old paddle wheeler with its name on the bow showing Gem. That fascinated me as a kid c 1946. It has been repaired - massively - and I think it is at Echuca or Swan Hill.

View to the Murray River from end of Palm Ave in front of the Chaffeys house...

6 Palm Ave now Chaffey Ave.Typical house until late 1950s. Palms once lined this street. Chaffey Brothers house on bank of Murray River- museum Country Week Cricket 1938 Uncle Harwood Furze in centre 1938. From a museum house very close to where my gran, Eve Francis Bingham nee Muntz Furze lived in Palm Ave about 2 or 3 houses from the train line, diagonally opposite Chaffey's house - Chaffey Ave Slightly Germanic style - built 1920 interesting details Unusual windows Dismal weather from our Balcony at the Grand Hotel c1891, towards river Murray Chaffeys Beach - now Apex Park -swum there as kids c.1943-1946 Lock opens More photos including the Chinese Museum and Gardens and Temple Bendigo here

Night at the Opera - Melbourne

Hear great music from such favorites as The Magic Flute, Carmen, Rigoletto, Turandot, Alcina, Dido and Aeneas, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Lohengrin, ll Travatore. Nabucco, and more! Box Hill Chorale and six outstanding young soloists Conducted by Andrew Wailes Be thrilled by great operatic highlights including: Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot Va Pensiero (The Hebrew Slaves Chorus) from Verdi's Nabucco Dido's Lament and final chorus from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas La Donna e mobile from Verdi's Rigoletto Voyagers' Chorus from Mozart's Idomeneo Habanera from Bizet's Carmen Bridal Chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin Ein Madchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's The Magic Flute Procession and Chorale from Wagner's Die Meistersinger Che gelida manina from Puccini's La Boheme Chorus of the Enchanted Islanders from Handel's Alcina Non piu Andrai from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro Box Hill Chorale and outstanding young soloists: Lauren Oldham (soprano), Rose Nolan (mezzo soprano) Brendon Wickham* (tenor), Samuel Dundas* (baritone) Amander Hodder & Evan Cresswell (pianoforte) Conducted by Andrew Wailes *courtesy Victorian Opera SATURDAY 22 JULY, 2006 at 8pm MLC MUSIC ACADEMY AUDITORIUM (207 Barkers Rd, Kew) more information : info @ boxhillchorale. org. au This may well be a "sell-out prior" to concert!