Sydney Harbour Bridge

The second WARREGO was a Grimsby Class Sloop. She was built at Cockatoo Dock in Sydney, launched on the 10th of February 1940 and commissioned on the 22nd of August the same year. She was 266 feet 3 inches in length, 36 feet in the beam, her draught was 15 feet and she weighed in at 1,060 tons (standard). Top speed was 17 knots. WARREGO was armed with 4 x 4-inch guns, 7 x 20mm Oerlikons, Depth Charge Throwers and carried the 128 Asdic (later Sonar) set. After her initial work-up trials, the…

building structure came to a sudden halt, leaving a population of seven thousand wondering what was going to happen next. Workers were laid off and the group responsible for developing the city, the Federal Capital Commission, was eliminated. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was a great achievement that started in April 1923 and kept several Australians employed during the Depression until…

and Robert Dickerson’s “Woolloomooloo Landscape”, 1973, both delve into the city of Sydney as their source of inspiration. Olsen and Dickerson both express themselves through painting representations of the landscape, however, Dickerson also includes figurative references as a key focal point for his ideas. Furthermore, both artists convey different emotional dispositions even though their artworks explore Sydney as their foundation. John Olsen and Robert…

We hear from his closest friends about how they accomplished walking over Notre Dame, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. While they are talking it is as if you can hear the passion and joy in their voice as they talk about the dangers they faced and the happiness they shared together. Some of the most powerful scenes were of Philippe’s girlfriend, Annie Allix…

- The process of reconciliation between Aboriginal Spirituality and religious traditions has been a long and slow one. This is especially so as various Christian denominations such as the Uniting Church, Catholics and Anglicans have only in the last twenty five years tried to pursue justice as Aboriginal culture was disregarded and silenced over the years. Consequently several Christian churches have played a major role in closing the gap that had prevented indigenous Australians from having an…

a wire, practiced endlessly, dreamed of conquering the clouds. He rehearsed on wire strung up in country fields. His first great feat was to walk on a wire between the two bell towers of Notre Dame. Then he walked between the towers of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia. As the World Trade Center was growing, so were his ambitions. He never just "walked" on a wire. He lay down, knelt, juggled, ran. Every wire presented its own problems, and in rehearsing for the WTC, he built a wire the…

referendum, the use of the word 'reconciliation' in 1983 by Minister of Aboriginal affairs Clyde Holding. The development of a council for Aboriginal Reconciliation in 1991, 1997 'Bringing them Home' report. Then into the millennium with the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk in 2000 and lastly the 2007 Apology speech by Kevin Rudd. Auguste's states on page 321, "It had in particular, the effect of putting reconciliation 'back on track'… (2009). It is clear that the history specified aimed to create a…

parties held by the 5 star Hotels. Either ways, the island has a gig for every party type. And the island of Phuket offers blissful, serene places in the form of west-coast beaches, open for those seeking some quiet, lonely time on New Year's Eve. Sydney,…

with each other. Their first date was in 1998. John came and surprised her at her work. He asked her to go get some coffee with him and she delightfully agreed. After many dates together, one day John invited Nathalie with him to go walk on the Sydney Harbour…

She Wept “There’s the Bridge, oh, and the Opera House too! Look, Sara, the harbour is just like a postcard…,” Jane simply breathed her amazement. With nose pressed against the window of the Ferris wheel carriage, she continued her awed narration as we began our final, rounded descent. Lollipop roofs on canvas tents. Sun glinting off the polished brass poles of the carousel. People darting about, miniature, with all the frenzy of a colony of ants. The huge, manic mouth of Luna Park was ever…