Have you ever looked closely at the different notes in your wallet, or do you just glance superficially, interested only in the denomination?
You all know and recognise the persons depicted on each note, but have you ever looked more closely at the rest of the decorations surrounding the portrait?
I must confess that I hadn’t. Not until I was preparing last month’s newsletter and the articles on the Royal Flying Doctor Service, when I came across the following diagram.
The design also incorporates innovative security features including a patch with a rolling-colour effect and microprint of excerpts from Flynn’s book.
One autumn morning in August 1919, Frederick Zahra, a storeman and first aid officer at Mortlake Gasworks, became aware of a commotion at the nearby tar stills. As he ran towards the huge tanks he could hear shouting and cries for help. Reaching the scene he became aware that there were four men trapped inside….
In December 1799 Parramatta’s log and thatch gaol burnt down and was replaced by a stone gaol under the direction of the Reverend Samuel Marsden, acting as Superintendant of Public Works. The building commenced in 1802 and sometime in 1803 it was decided to add a second storey as a linen and woollen manufactory. This…
Set on a picturesque headland overlooking the harbour, Sydney’s quarantine station housed close to 16,000 people from 1835 to 1984. it served as a holding station for passengers on inbound ships to New South Wales arriving from well-known hotspots for contagious diseases. Interned for diseases that terrified the community, people held in quarantine left their…
Doing their bit for the boys who did theirs. Within days of the declaration of war in August 1914 a vast civilian “army” of voluntary workers began to mobilise to support the war effort. The Australian Red Cross was first off the mark. Soon hundreds of local groups were established across Australia to support particular…
More Industries of the West. Tulloch’s Phoenix Ironworks Opposite CSR Chemicals, between the railway and Concord Road, Tulloch’s Phoenix Ironworks was a local landmark from its foundation in 1915 until its closure in 1974. The founder of the company, Robert Tulloch (1851 – 1928) was born in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. After working…
The Interesting Story of High Heels and How They Were Originally Meant for Men Just like the weird story of how pink was once considered a masculine color while blue was more of a feminine color, it’s surprising to know that high heels were originally designed for men long before they were worn by women….
