Happy New Year
HAPPY NEW YEAR
to all of my readers.
Yes.
I realise that I am over a week late in giving these greetings. Better late than never, I guess.
In reality, I have been very busy enjoying life, family and the great summer weather we have had here in South Australia since Christmas. Before then we had some terribly hot weather. It was far too early in summer; we usually get weather like that in late January and February. Not this time around – it set all kinds of records. On many December days Adelaide was the hottest city in the world.
I haven’t had the chance to do much travelling over recent weeks. One exception was a day trip to the farm where I grew up. The farm is now owned by my nephew. This is near Loxton here in South Australia. We had a family get together over lunch. It was great to get many on my side of the family together, especially seeing my son and his family were over from Sydney.
Speaking of my son – he has visited us in the last few weeks on a number of occasions. This is always great because our grandchildren love coming here to Murray Bridge. They love spending time with me – and playing with me in our swimming pool. Trouble is – they really tire this old fella out. I need plenty of grandad naps to recover.
Tomorrow we travel to Peterborough in the mid-north of our state so that we can have a family get together on my wife’s side.
Stayed tuned – more articles and photos of our travels will be coming up here on this site in the coming weeks and months. Meanwhile, you can enjoy articles about my travels by looking at my archives here.
Trevor
My nephew’s header (for harvesting wheat)
Ruins of the house where I grew up in Taplan South Australia
Art work at Laratinga Wetlands
No Comments »16th August, 2015; Category: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Art Galleries, Mt Lofty Ranges, Parks and Gardens, South Australia
Art work at Laratinga Wetlands
On a recent visit to the Laratinga Wetlands in Mt Barker I was intrigued to see four very large pieces of art work on display in the picnic grounds. This was the first time I had seen these paintings. By large I estimate that they are about 3m x 1m in size. Both their size and subject matter make an immediate impact on the viewer.
The Laratinga Wetlands are a series of about a dozen ponds on the eastern edge of Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. They about a half hour drive from the Adelaide CBD and a similar distance from my home. The wetlands make up the purification plant for the local sewage works, the clean water being recycled for watering and irrigation in local parks and farms.
I can find no reference online to the history of these works. If any of my readers can shed a light on this art installation, please leave your information in the comments, or use the contact form and send me an email.
I would appreciate some help.
In fact, I would dearly love my readers to add comments to this post, and other posts on this site. There is a wealth of information scattered throughout this site and it can be access via the archives or the links on the side bar.
Art work at Laratinga Wetlands
Art work at Laratinga Wetlands
Art work at Laratinga Wetlands
Bob the Railway Dog, Peterborough
Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough, South Australia
The wonderful story of Bob the Railway Dog is one of those quirky stories you come across frequently throughout Australia. This statue of Bob stands outside the Visitor Centre in Peterborough in the mid-north of South Australia. Back in the late 1800s Bob was a frequent traveller on the old steam trains travelling between Peterborough and other towns along the various lines leading out from Peterborough.
Bob has been recorded as travelling to Adelaide, Broken Hill and Port Pirie and other towns on the railway lines on many occasions. There is some thought that he even made it as far as Kalgoorlie in Western Australia on one adventure, and this site claims he ventured even further afield. He was also the friend of many local people and more than once had amazing adventures. The Visitor Centre sells a very interesting and readable book about Bob (or it can be bought online).
Further reading:
Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough, South Australia
Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough
Bob the Railway dog in front of the Visitor Centre, Peterborough
Visitor Centre, Peterborough
Old buildings in Goolwa
Old building in historic Goolwa, South Australia
Over the last few days I have written about a tour of the historic town of Goolwa south of Adelaide. We went with my friend Rod and his wife in their wonderful old 1928 Model A Ford.
During our time in Goolwa we stopped several times to go for a walk, looking around at some of the old historic towns still being used today.
Goolwa was a very important town in the development of South Australia. It was even considered at one point for building of the capital of the state.
The Port of Goolwa served the enormous river boat trade of the Murray-Darling River system, Australia’s major river. Its mouth is a few kilometres from the town. Farming produce and goods for the towns along the rivers were transported in the early days of colonial Australia. The advancing railway network soon brought this trade to an end. Now the river boats are returning as tourist interest in the river system increases. Now many house boats ply these waters.
Old building in historic Goolwa, South Australia
Old building in historic Goolwa, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia part 3
No Comments »21st November, 2011; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Picnics, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia