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TICK TOCK – SYDNEY’S POST OFFICE CLOCK

On December 22, 2018 / History / 4 Comments

Tags: Arthur Stace, Christmas 2018, General Post Office Sydney, henry lawson, James Barnet, Martin Place, Maryborough, Mr Eternity, Poems about Sydney, Robert Garran, sydney gpo, World War II

When the James Barnet designed Sydney G.P.O clock Tower was constructed in the 1890s there was a drawn-out dispute over the type of bells to be installed. Should the choice be traditional, heavy bells, or would a lighter, tubular variety be safer? Traditional won, but some still

Old Sydney’s Physician: the Southerly Buster

On April 25, 2012 / History / 12 Comments

Tags: Australian Nursery Rhyme, brickfielder, burster, Frederick Garling, General Post Office Sydney, Great Depression., henry lawson, Ironbark, Norman Lindsay, Ruth Park, Southerly Buster, sydney observatory, Sysney Harbour

Old Sydney's Physician: the Southerly Buster

In 1910 Henry Lawson wrote the following lines celebrating Sydney’s restorative Southerly Buster; ‘Tis a glorious mission , Old Sydney’s Physician Broom, Bucket and Cloth of the East, ‘Tis a breeze and a sprayer that answers our prayer, And it’s free to the greatest and least.

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TICK TOCK – SYDNEY’S POST OFFICE CLOCK

Old Sydney’s Physician: the Southerly Buster

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