Cafe by the clocktower

A great cafe in the country town of Goulburn, about 2 hours driver south from Sydney.

Cootamundra wheat silos

Top of the hill wheat silos, sheep and an old shed.

Cootamundra shearing shed

Inside the shearing shed.
Oil stains from the shears at each shearers stand.

Shearing shed

Shearing shed

Headed south for the weekend.
Cootamundra sheep farm, found this shearing shed on the property.

Shearing shed Muttama

Queen Victoria Building Autumn

QVB from Druitt St.

Federal and State Law Courts NSW

The newly refurbished federal and state law courts in Macquarie St. The two coats of arms are on the window. The Australian coat of arms has the kangaroo and the emu holding a shield while the NSW has the lion and the roo. The NSW motto contains the Latin inscription "Orta recens quam pura nites" which, in English, means "Newly risen, how brightly you shine".

Blue sky mining

George and King St in the CBD. The sky was so blue.

Room with a view

Lighthouse keepers cottage Barrenjoey lighthouse.

Morning mass at St Marys

Morning mass today, the christmas trees placed in rows created a fresh smell.

Industrial Court NSW

The Industrial Relations Commission at 47 Bridge St. This is the Macquarie St side. The NSW Industrial Relations Commission is the court which hears matters relating to the workplace. Lovely old court, sold to developers for another hotel above it.

Beehive building Newcastle

The beehive building off Hunter St in Newcastle.

Historic hospital

Georges Head overlooking Sydney Harbour has a few historic buildings, this is the old hospital.

Astor Building Sydney

The white small apartment building is one of Sydney's first apartments. The Astor. Has a new occupant on the top floor, actor Cate Blanchett and family. 'Built in 1922, The Astor Flats, a thirteen storey reinforced concrete residential apartment building constructed in the Interwar Free Classical Style has a prestige Macquarie Street address with commanding views of the Harbour and Botanic Gardens.'NSW Environment

Happy Christmas from Sydney

Greetings from Martin Place

Darlinghurst gaol

Part of the art complex in the old hanging gaol.

It's raining ...

Watermelon seeds from the roof, in the Galeries Victoria

Ugliest street in Sydney

I was visiting Melissa St Auburn last week and found that there is a problem with illegal dumping. I challenge you to find an uglier street.

Glenlee House

On the tracks at Glenlee looking at the impressive colonial houses left in this area about 56km to the south west of Sydney. Glenlee House was built by magistrate William Howe in 1824. It was purchased by the Macarthur Development Board in 1978 who restored it. William Howe was born in Scotland, In 1813 he joined the 1st Royal Scots Regiment as an ensign and took part in the Napoleonic wars. He left the army in 1815 and in July 1816 arrived in New South Wales as a free settler with his wife an four children. In January 1818 Lachlan Macquarie granted Howe 3000 acres which he named Glenlee.

St Patricks Manly

Used to be a seminary, now a hotel management school. Impressive.

Sydney Terrace House

A popular inner city form of house.