A bit of this and that...Photo Blog

Another sunset of course.

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Beechworth Prison

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The old Beechworth Prison closed in 2004.

Gallows

The Bush Rangers

The first person to be executed in the Beechworth Gaol was the bush ranger

Shehan, in 1865 for the murder of Kennedy at Yackandandanh.

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly is probably the most famous bush ranger connected with Beechworth. Early records show in 1870 Ned aged 16 stood trial on a minor charge and served six months at Beechworth Gaol. In 1878 his mother, son-in-law Skillon and another man were arrested and placed in jail pending trial for attempted murder of Constable Fitzpatrick. She was given three years' hard labour, considered by some to be extremely harsh.
Following a raid at Jerilderie, the Kelly Gang 'disappeared' for about sixteen months. During this time the police arrested 22 Kelly 'sympathisers', who were held for about four months before being released for lack of evidence. Feelings ran high and the Gaol's old wooden gates were replaced by the present iron ones because authorities feared an organised attempt to free the sympathisers.
After the famous 'shootout' at Glenrowan, a wounded Ned was taken to Benalla, then to Melbourne Gaol Hospital. In August 1880, he was returned to Beechworth for his preliminary trial for the murder of Constable Lonigan. He was remanded and returned to the Central Criminal Court in Melbourne.

Harry Power

The legend of bush ranger Harry Power (real name Harry Johnstone) is an especially interesting one. Said to have been well-dressed and usually a 'gentleman' he was not given to violent crime (although the threat was there) and was a 'mature age' bush ranger, in his 50's at the time he was most notorious.
Power had been transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1841 for stealing shoes. In 1855 he is believed to have shot a police trooper and in 1856, while serving time in prison, was accused of the murder of a guard. He reappeared again in February, 1864, charged at Beechworth for horse stealing. In 1869 he escaped from Pentridge and became on of the most notorious and active bush rangers in the Mansfield, Bright, Beechworth and Seymour areas, robbing travellers and mail coaches. He gained a reputation for being a 'good humoured' bush ranger, and had his share of supporters, including the Kelly family. In fact, it is suggested that in 1870 young Ned was recruited as his 'apprentice'. There are rumours, however, that Ned actually gave information on his whereabouts to the police and was subsequently given some reward payments. Harry was transferred to Beechworth where he was tried on three counts of Robbery Under Arms and returned to Pentridge, serving out his full sentence.
He was released in 1885, aged 66. After his release he was employed as a Guide on the old prison hulk Success which he had known as a convict. He moved to Swan Hill where he enjoyed considerable notoriety.

Spring Sunsets

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That time of day again

Bon

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I would like to introduce you to Bon.
He is a purebread Staffy 11months old. I adopted him 8 weeks ago from Albury Dog rescue.

Aussie Sunsets

2011-06-02T16:59:00.000+10:00

I thought I better show you some more of my photo's I didn't realise it had been so long. I have been so busy time has just flown.

More sunsets of course.

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year

Keeping Guard

2009-09-11T20:24:00.000+10:00

More Sunset Photo's

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Easy fishing

2009-09-03T15:48:00.000+10:00

I went for a walk along the river and spotted this fellow taking yabbies from someones illegal craypot .

August Mosaic

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August Mosaic, originally uploaded by Gammae.

Trip to Falls Creek

2009-08-19T16:40:00.001+10:00

We took the grandchildren on a trip to the snow they had a ball.

Sunsets

2009-08-01T20:08:00.004+10:00

Here are a few more photos of sunsets I have taken of this wonderful world of ours.

2009-06-14T14:38:00.006+10:00

I have just spent a week on McClay Island with my sister and her partner at their holiday home and this is the view from the back veranda, we had breakfast out there every morning, so peaceful only sounds were the birds.

I had visitors for breakfast every morning

2009-05-02T16:00:00.010+10:00

These photo's were taken during Victoria's horrific bushfires. I could have put photo's of the fires here but too many people have done that even when they weren't their photo's , so I decided to show you some of the sunsets I took with the smoke covering the sky.

7-02-2009 Black Saturday the sun was only visable for about half an hour the rest of the time it was covered with thick smoke .

8-02-2009

9-02-2009

10-02-2009

13-02-2009

14-02-2009

17-02-2009 The fire at Beechworth had started up again.

Taken about 5minutes before the bottom one.

Last night of smoke in the air.

2009-04-18T11:39:00.003+10:00

I took the Grandkids to Woolshed Falls today and was shocked at the sight of them , there is just a trickle of water flowing and the pool at the bottom is black. The river that it flows into has completely dried up it's now nothing but dust.
We then drove into Beechworth and pigged out at the bakery and of course the wonderful Lolly shop. There is still a fire burning up there, lots of smoke in the air but it hasn't stopped the tourist they were everywere which was good to see.

2009-03-12T13:36:00.003+11:00

I haven't been around for some time as I have busy doing other things. Here are a few photo's of sunsets I have taken locally. Hope you like them.

Sunset 6-08-2008

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Another beautiful sunset over the border N.S.W./ Vic.

Sunset 4-8-2008

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A Beautiful Sunset again over the border.

Rainbow and Sunset

2008-08-02T00:12:00.003+10:00

My first photo of a rainbow I managed to get it after a hail storm last night.

Last nights sunset over the border

Tell me this won't happen to us

2008-07-31T13:32:00.004+10:00

A friend sent me these and I thought I would share them with you

OLD FRIENDS: Now this one is just too Precious...!Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, 'Now don't get mad at me .I know we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is' Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, 'How soon do you need to know

LOST IN THE DARNDEST PLACES: An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: 'They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!' she cried. The dispatcher said, 'Stay calm. An officer is on the way.' A few minutes later, the officer radios in. 'Disregard.' He says. 'She got in the back-seat by mistake.'

FAMILY Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, 'Was I getting in or out of the bath?' The 94-year-old yells back, 'I don't know. I'll come up and see.' She starts up the stairs and pauses 'Was I going up the stairs or down?' The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, 'I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood.' She then yells, 'I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door.'

'I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!' Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine March day.One remarked to the other, 'Windy, isn't it?' 'No,' the second man replied, 'it's Thursday.' And the third man chimed in, 'So am I. Let's have a beer.'

SENIOR DRIVING As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, 'Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77.Please be careful!' 'Heck,' said Herman, 'It's not just one car. It's hundreds of them!'

DRIVING

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car - both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stop light was red, but they just went on through The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself 'I must be losing it. I could have sworn we just went through a red light.' After a few more minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red again. Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was red and they went on through.. So, she turned to the other woman and said, 'Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!' Mildred turned to her and said, 'Oh, dear, am I driving ?'
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Bush walk

2008-07-26T17:59:00.012+10:00

I took the G/kid's for a walk through one of the local Forrest's last week, here they are leading the way , they are used to this type of adventure with Grandma we do it quite often, they love wandering through the bush looking for anything of interest and little boy's find lots of gory thing's like animal bones and other thing's I won't mention.
These are Apostle Birds & are always in a group of 12.

The first Wattle blooms

The Public Dunny at the end of the walk.

Found a good spot for lunch and then home.

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New Babies

2008-07-26T11:21:00.007+10:00

It's lambing season and the orphaned lambs are brought in to be fed and looked after the one below is only 1 day old and very small. My G/kid's and I were invited to go and help feed them, the kid's love it there will be more lamb's brought in tomorrow so they will have their hand's full. The lamb's are brought into safety away from the Fox's and the Crows I hate these bird's they peck out their eyes and debowel them while they are alive it's horrific to see. They will attack the lamb as it's being born

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Not much of a sunset last night it was very grey and overcast, more rain coming I hope. It's freezing here today the mountains are only an hour's drive away and there has been snow falling, we get the cold wind from the mountain's and it's no weather to be outside in unless you have to be.

A beautiful golden sunset

2008-07-15T19:56:00.001+10:00

Where I live

2008-07-06T13:58:00.003+10:00

These photo's show you a little bit of where I live in rural N.S.W/Victoria Border.

This is a wild life refuge about 400mtrs from my house

The bird's are settling in for the night.

There are vineyards all around us.

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Sunset 5-07-2008

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It really is amazing how a sunset can change colours in a matter of minutes.

Sunset 3-07-2008

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We are certainly getting some beautiful sunset's at this time of year and I think I'm becoming a bit obsessed with taking photo's of them.

Sunset 28-06-2008

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Last night the heavens played a trick on us the sunset was dull and grey and in a matter of minutes it changed from this

To this

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Sunset 23-06-2008

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Another beautiful sunset

2008-06-21T22:08:00.001+10:00

Beautiful Sunset

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This was tonight's sunset

Look what we found in the tree

2008-06-18T21:52:00.002+10:00

Pet Kangaroo

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Sunset

2008-06-14T20:35:00.003+10:00

Beautiful Sunset

Photo Art

2008-06-12T15:02:00.004+10:00

I love having a play with my photo's.

Sunset & Moon

2008-06-11T20:43:00.005+10:00

Welcome

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Welcome to my blog.

READ THIS VERY SLOWLY ......IT'S VERY PROFOUND.

Too many people put off something that brings them Joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, Didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine. I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who Passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean anything to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in Silence while you watched 'Jeopardy' on television?I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain.' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together. Because we cram so much into our lives, We tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college. Life has a way of accelerating as we get Older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.' When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord. My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process The other day , I stopped the car and bought a triple-Decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy. Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to......not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting? Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's Erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply? When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred Chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi?When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away. ... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over. 'Life may not be the party we hoped for... But while we are here we Might as well dance!'

Have a nice day.