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WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

On October 2, 2015 / History / 7 Comments

Tags: Australian visiting the UK, Buscot Park, Captain James Cook, Charles Bravo., Dr James Gully, Edgar Boehm, Eton College, Florence Campbell, H.M.S Sirius, Henley-on-Thames, Queen Victoria, River Thames, Robert Tertius Campbell, Royal Henley Regatta, Sir William Heseltine, Stuart (Sam) Mackenzie, Thames Flood Barrier, Thames Path, The Dunbar, Visit Britain, Waltzing Matilda

AUSSIE HISTORY ALONG THE THAMES For Australians exploring the River Thames there are places of particular interest. When my partner Rob and I walked the Path we found lots of Aussie associations. On the upper reaches of the river is the village of Buscot, and the National Trust owned Buscot

Queen Victoria – statues, strife and scandals!

On March 21, 2014 / Blog, History / 9 Comments

Tags: Albert Thomas, Balmoral, Edward Prince of Wales, John Norton, Joseph Boehm, Neil Glasser, Orb and Sepre, Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria Building, Royal Scandals, Sir William Heseltine, social history, Statues of Queen Victoria, Sydney, Time Capsule

Queen Victoria - statues, strife and scandals!

A ROYAL REPLICA Early last century John Norton, firebrand editor of Sydney’s Truth newspaper, described Queen Victoria rather unkindly as; ‘..the podgy figured, sulky faced little German woman whose ugly statue at the top of King Street sagaciously keeps one eye on the Mint while with

Posts Tagged Sir William Heseltine

WALTZING MATILDA DOWN THE RIVER THAMES

Queen Victoria – statues, strife and scandals!

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