The Powerhouse Museum & Signage Ultimo (27 July 2019)

-
The Powerhouse Museum opened at 500 Harris Street the same month I moved to Sydney to work for the ABC. After temporary accomodation in the Cross, I moved to a unit at 313 Harris Street Ultimo just up the road from the Powerhouse. Later, the ABC was to move to 700 Harris Street and me with it.

View from the forecourt of the Powerhouse Museum
100 years of the Bauhaus
 The Powerhouse has a wonderful collection of ceramics, textiles and technology displayed in a wonderful industrial building. The building was a powerhouse for Sydney's extensive tramwork.

Ceramics
Mars
The museum recognises and celebrates Australian and International Industrial Design.

Locomotive No. 1 brings to life the age of steam travel, which began in 1855 when this very locomotive hauled New South Wales’ first train...https://maas.museum/event/locomotive-no-1/


THE event of yesterday was the triumph, not only of science over natural difficulties, but of the spirit of enlightenment and civilization over prejudice and worldly mindedness. 1855 'OPENING OF THE SYDNEY RAILWAY.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 27 September, p. 4. , viewed 27 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28637694



Enigma Machine and Apple 1
Wombat Crossing, Thomas Street Ultimo.





‘Wombat crossing’ (childrens crossing) sign Made 1999-2000
"Road signs are now ubiquitous in our urban environment, linked to the development and spread in the twentieth century of motor vehicles and the services that grew to support them. In the 1930s"...
https://collection.maas.museum/object/397989



 Signage around Ultimo

Community Notice Board, Ultimo
Shared Path, MaryAnn St Ultimo

Shared Path, MaryAnn St Ultimo
Shared Path, MaryAnn St Ultimo






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

White's Creek Catchment in the Rain

-
Checked out White's Creek Catchment in the rain with a few long time residents including an 82 year old who was born at the Private Hospital where the Leichhardt Bolo is and moved to where she lives now when she was 1. She has seen a few changes and people come and go.    Ferris Lane looked fabulous!    The new lintel in Ferris Street seemed to be working well - residents have worked with council to make this happen along with cleaning out nearby drains and gutters.   Evan Jones Playground had a tree down. And a few other trees need mulching.
Read more

Len and Dilys Williams and the Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church

-
Image
The Rev. Leonard Mervyn Williams and his wife Dilys came to the Hunter Baillie in 1956. The church was in decline and the threat of falling masonry had made it impossible to obtain public liability insurance. (p39, Hunter Baillie ) Dilys conducted alternate services at Leichhardt and Hunter Baillie Presbyterian churches with her husband and was inducted, in 1969, as the first woman Elder in NSW. (p41, Hunter Baillie ). Ferguson Library Archivist mentioned in her talk at the church on 4 September 2010, that Dilys Williams in the 1930s had applied to the Presbyterian Church of Australia General Assembly to be Accepted as a candidate for the Ministry. Her application was "laid on the table" and was never dealt with. The stained glass window on the northern side of the church was restored in memory of the Williams' time at the church. "Back in the 1950's after first attending Sunday School in the morning the older children were then taken into the chu
Read more

'60s Annandale: A Short Walk

-
Image
Books available at Annandale Village Newsagency '60s Annandale: A short Walk will be the seventh book in the series . It will cover Annandale of the 1860s and 1960s. Annandale In May 1861, Ann Hooper Ball of Annandale sought probate of the will of her husband George Ball overseer at Annandale. 1861 'ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) , 10 May, p. 999. , viewed 14 Feb 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230062609 From the 12 August 1867 Issue of the Empire:   "One day the Major was driving out in his gig to visit this George's River farm, and give some instructions to the servant in charge of it, when he overtook the Baron, about four miles from Sydney, walking along the Parramatta Road. The Major pulled-up, and inquired the destination of the old gentleman.  "I am going," said he, " to George's River to see Colonel Johnstone, from whom I wish to ask a
Read more