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Red Lion Farm on Green Mountain, Ascension Island, 1948

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:18:41 -0700

Photo taken by my grandfather in 1948. Queen Victoria donated the two clocks on the island. Red Lion Farm, built by the Royal Marine farm workers in 1863, provided the food for the Eastern Telegraph Company/Cable and Wireless employees.

"Ascension Island was discovered by the Portuguese seafarer Joao da Nova Castelia in 1501, (although this visit apparently went unrecorded) and "found again" two years later on Ascension Day by Alphonse d'Albuquerque, who gave the island its name. Being dry and barren it was of little use to the East Indies fleets. So it remained uninhabited until Emperor Napoleon I was incarcerated on St Helena in 1815 when a small British naval garrison was stationed on Ascension to deny it to the French. The island was designated "HMS Ascension", a "Stone sloop of War of the smaller class".

By Napoleon's death in 1821 Ascension had become a victualling station and sanatorium for ships engaged in the suppression of the slave trade around the West African coast. In 1823 the island was taken over by the Royal Marines. It remained under the supervision of the British Board of Admiralty until 1922, when it was made a Dependency of St Helena by Royal Letters Patent.

From 1922 until 1964 the island was managed by the Eastern Telegraph Company (renamed Cable and Wireless in 1934)."

-- From www.chemistrydaily.com/chemistry/Ascension_Island

Red Lion Farm on Green Mountain, Ascension Island, 1948

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:25:45 -0700

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Yeelanna to Kapinnie line

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:24:11 -0700

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Approaching the salt lakes, one of my top favourite places in SA. The line was in use until October 2002. Trains only ran a few weeks each year and derailments were common, especially where the line traverses the salt lakes east of Kapinnie.

St Edmund's Mission Hall

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:53:14 -0700

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St Edmund's Mission Hall was the first Anglican church in Barmera, built in 1921.

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Cockburn railway barracks

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:52:33 -0700

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Take a tour of Cockburn

Barker Inlet

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:31:09 -0700

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At low tide with white-faced herons, little egrets, ibises, seagulls, and black swans off pic to left.

Apamurra, former station master's residence

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:54:24 -0800

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DREADNOUGHT steam valve

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:05:13 -0800

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Part of the 19th century John Shaw & Sons (Salford) olive press installation at Samuel's Gorge winery.

It's Australia Day again

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:25:21 -0800

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Black Rock

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:09:45 -0800

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Carrington hydraulic powerhouse, NSW

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:55:17 -0800

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Variously called Carrington hydraulic powerhouse, hydraulic power station, hydraulic enginehouse, pump house.

From NSW Environment & Heritage:

The main structure was built in 1877 under the direction of PWD [Public Works Department] Harbours and Rivers Branch to house machinery which provided hydraulic pressure for the operation of cranes along the Dyke. The machinery was developed by Sir William Armstrong for similar conditions in England, and was built at the Armstrong Hydraulic Machinery Factory at Elswick, U.K.

The building was probably designed by Edmund Spencer in the office of the Colonial Architect, James Barnet, and constructed (using locally made bricks) by Jennings & Co. of Sydney. The power house was extended in 1890, 1891, c.1906 and 1915. The 1915 extension was built in conjunction with the development of electric power.

Apart from the demolition of the two large chimneys, the original building remains relatively intact.

The last hydraulic crane was phased out in 1967 after which all machinery and cranes were removed. The hydraulic power house is believed to be the only one of its kind in Australia that provided power for cranes.

For more info and photos:
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...
www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/09/10/3586988.htm

St Faith's Anglican Church, Hermidale

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:21:34 -0800

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The foundation stone reads:

To the Glory of God
This stone was laid by
Mrs E. G. E. Reid
October 5th 1923

From memory the church was relocated here from somewhere nearby.... I'll have to reinvestigate.

Littlehampton

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:40:10 -0800

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Redcliffe used on fence

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:28:29 -0800

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From 1875, imported English REDCLIFFE corrugated iron was regularly advertised for sale in Australia as well as REDCLIFFE CROWN. It would appear to have been manufactured by W.B. Wright & Co. of Bristol as an 1882 advertisement (by Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron Company), mentions their galvanised sheets were awarded “Mention Honorable” at the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris, the only award given for galvanised sheets. Indeed, “W. B. Wright & Co., of Bristol, exhibited specimens of their galvanized sheet iron, including a sheet 16 feet long, with eight 3-inch corrugations, and of 24 Birmingham wire gauge, claimed to be the largest sheet of the kind ever rolled.”

Between 1878 and 1882 Redcliffe would seem to have been acquired by or changed their name to Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron Company of St Philip's, Bristol, who according to their 1882 advertisement are contractors for galvanised iron roofing to the Indian Government for State Railways. The 1882 advertisement shows the trademark in use at the time. In 1888 the Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron Company applied to register two trademarks in Victoria, the REDCLIFFE and the REDCLIFFE CROWN. The Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron Company - or at least the REDCLIFFE trademark - was subsequently taken over by Lysaght, who also originated in Bristol.

In 1897, The Metal Trades’ Referee and Storekeepers’ Guide lists Lysaght’s REDCLIFFE brand as well as Lysaght’s ORB, QUEEN’S HEAD, FLEUR-DE-LYS, NEW GUINEA and GLOBE brands. The Referee shows the trademark to be identical to that of the Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron Company.

In Australia, Lysaght marketed REDCLIFFE “A Good Second Quality” after their ORB galvanised corrugated iron which “Ranks First For Quality And Value”. Lysaght continued to advertise REDCLIFFE in Australia, e.g. in 1915 “GALVANISED IRON (Of British Manufacture). ORB, REDCLIFFE, QUEEN'S HEAD. Notwithstanding the great dislocation of trade caused by the war, FULL SUPPLIES OF LYSAGHT'S IRON can still be obtained from all Merchants throughout Australia, at MOST REASONABLE PRICES.”

I could not find any records of imports or sales of REDCLIFFE after 1919.

Marksman

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:59:02 -0800

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Marksman would appear to be manufactured by Dorman, Long, and Co Limited at their Ayrton Rolling Mills, Middlesbrough.

Marksman brand was advertised in Australia from February 1917 as “British Manufacture, Famous "Marksman" Brand. Awarded Gold Medals Last Two London Exhibitions. Buy from the Actual Makers. DORMAN, LONG, and CO LIMITED, Steel Manufacturers, Grant Street, Melbourne (South)”.

By September 1927 Marksman brand was being advertised as “England’s leading make”, and in 1935 “Further Stocks now to hand. Corrugated 26 Gauge, "MARKSMAN" Brand (in Bright Spangle Condition). Owing to Difficulty in Obtaining Requirements of Australian Manufactured Iron, Concessions have been made by H.M. Customs, to Import English Iron to Overcome Shortage in Supplies, and Lesser Cost of Same is Passed On to the Purchasers!!”

It is still a mystery why Dorman, Long and Co Limited did not appear to list the Marksman brand alongside the RPD, DL and Lyre Bird brands in their handbooks.

SCT 'Ritz Rail special' near Cutana

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:31:22 -0800

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Creasy

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:11:11 -0800

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Creasy Bros brickworks was located on either side of the Clare to Blyth Road at Armagh, 3 miles west of Clare. The brickworks opened in the 1870s and were worked until 1964. Two separate plants comprising each a horse-driven pug mixer and a down-draught dome kiln were worked, one on either side of the road.

The remaining structures of Creasy's Brickyard to the south of Blyth Road are state heritage listed as "of significance as a scarce relic in the region of a very early brickmaking industry".

Willochra Creek rail bridge, Bruce (2)

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:42:08 -0700

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Milang tin cottage

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:57:34 -0800

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Hermidale water tanks

nobody@flickr.com (Mangrove Rat) — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:01:21 -0800

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