tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post4554504682376477942..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Australian WW1 widows Vs Prince of WalesHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35271095695514603672014-10-01T13:11:14.580+10:002014-10-01T13:11:14.580+10:00Andrew
our relationship with the old British Empi...Andrew<br /><br />our relationship with the old British Empire was crystal clear in 1914. The crown was calling our lads and they volunteered by their thousands. Now our relationship with the Commonwealth is less clear.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15980214982262488272014-10-01T13:06:34.296+10:002014-10-01T13:06:34.296+10:00Parnassus
exactly. And that was the response six ...Parnassus<br /><br />exactly. And that was the response six years ago! <br /><br />I think that on the 28th July 2014 this nation, along with many other nations, was particularly focused on WW1. The War To End All Wars has blanket coverage on tvs, newspapers, magazines, history courses and war memorials.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14787996340482423522014-10-01T12:49:14.678+10:002014-10-01T12:49:14.678+10:00Only a pair of pyjamas from the colonies. We won&#...Only a pair of pyjamas from the colonies. We won't bother with protocols for them.<br /><br />The Royal response needs to be better than dismissive if they wants us to continue our association with them. They may not care about our country town history, but we do.<br /><br />I am very pleased you brought this to light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-72287834372870740732014-10-01T12:48:02.730+10:002014-10-01T12:48:02.730+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-72906537152840313642014-10-01T11:09:21.787+10:002014-10-01T11:09:21.787+10:00Hi again, I see your point about the treatment of...Hi again, I see your point about the treatment of Ballarat Fine Art Galley, as representatives of Australian sentiment. If the artifact were truly lost, there was a tactful way to let them know, and to acknowledge the good-will that lay behind the original gift and the current request for its display.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-17862022715254042582014-10-01T10:05:46.326+10:002014-10-01T10:05:46.326+10:00Deb,
During and after WW1 there was no reason to ...Deb,<br /><br />During and after WW1 there was no reason to suspect that the Prince of Wales would be anything but a normal heir to the throne then king. <br /><br />It wasn't until 1937 that the couple married in France and then toured Nazi Germany as personal guests of Adolf Hitler. Photos and speeches suggest that the Duke and Mrs Simpson were sympathetic to Nazism. The trip was paid for by the Nazi government, in the belief that the Duke would work with Nazi Germany during and after the war.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61996901550997220612014-10-01T09:47:32.368+10:002014-10-01T09:47:32.368+10:00Parnassus
I don't think it would have mattere...Parnassus<br /><br />I don't think it would have mattered if the gift was a pair of silk PJs with Australian wattle, a maori canoe or a Canadian teepee. King George V's representative arrived in this rural city to thank for them for heroic participation in WW1, to launch the Arch of Victory and to inspect the very very long avenue of memorial trees. <br /><br />When the Ballarat Art Gallery later wanted show the contribution of Ballarat to saving Britain, Belgium and France, the Royal response was dismissive.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-39779339025659010452014-09-30T21:42:00.022+10:002014-09-30T21:42:00.022+10:00I don't like the Prince of Wales either, but f...I don't like the Prince of Wales either, but for a totally different set of reasons. Just as well he abdicated.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83338306974079365972014-09-30T21:39:23.333+10:002014-09-30T21:39:23.333+10:00Hello Hels, I understand the differences and resp...Hello Hels, I understand the differences and responsibilities of "official" gifts, but a pair of pajamas is such a personal item that even if given officially, it would have to be considered personal property. Moreover, any consumable or wear-outable item would have to be considered in a different category than, for example, jewels or cut-glass bowls. The idea of casting blame after all this time seems a little bizarre.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com