tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post9091490993371938894..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: William Charles Wentworth: an early Australian nationalistHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86679585224826289072021-09-29T19:13:46.854+10:002021-09-29T19:13:46.854+10:00pete
wouldn't that be amazing. Vaucluse House...pete<br /><br />wouldn't that be amazing. Vaucluse House is owned by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, but who owns Macquarie Field House? "Private owner" doesn't help much.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-54484667006330630252021-09-29T15:49:02.523+10:002021-09-29T15:49:02.523+10:00So the family still original land titles going bac...So the family still original land titles going back to Gov. McQuarie petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865403444085737087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41914840070991058202011-03-15T09:57:50.556+11:002011-03-15T09:57:50.556+11:00Mark
agreed totally.
I had forgotten about the 2...Mark<br />agreed totally. <br /><br />I had forgotten about the 200 year anniversary (1813-2013) coming up. It would be a perfect time to take primary school children on an excursion to important sites, including the places where the three explorers crossed the Blue Mountains, Wentworth's home, NSW's first Legislative Council building etc.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-13106162027990994382011-03-15T08:27:34.943+11:002011-03-15T08:27:34.943+11:00Vaucluse House is an excellent historic house in t...Vaucluse House is an excellent historic house in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and the Blue Mts crossing is one of those great tales from school. There are monuments near Mt York (west of the Blue Mts) celebrating the crossing. I assume as we approach the 200th anniversary that there will be recreations and commemorations and other various events in the year.Mark Hhttp://www.travel-wonders.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60093094324893293702011-03-07T10:27:47.648+11:002011-03-07T10:27:47.648+11:00Richard,
welcome! In one of your posts you wrote ...Richard,<br /><br />welcome! In one of your posts you wrote "My Old Historic House was started in 1845, in Federal Style. In 1860, a front addition was added, along with 5 porches and ornate cornices, that turned the style of the home into Italianate." <br /> <br />I agree that in the restoring a house and making it into a Historic House Museum, the most important decision is what period to retore the house to. Vaucluse House had the same problem, which they resolved by leaving both the neo-gothic AND the georgian bits. But that is not always a happy compromise.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91434428092932035552011-03-07T07:41:10.481+11:002011-03-07T07:41:10.481+11:00I am so glad I came by your Blog by the way of And...I am so glad I came by your Blog by the way of Andrew. Please drop by my blog soon. Thanks, Richard at www.myoldhistorichouse.blogspot.comRichard Cottrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13055636542951753310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-25977847175619937972011-03-06T15:33:37.637+11:002011-03-06T15:33:37.637+11:00Mr Bar,
you are a proud Sydney-sider :) Thanks for...Mr Bar,<br />you are a proud Sydney-sider :) Thanks for your comment.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-32011901798819070492011-03-06T14:36:07.596+11:002011-03-06T14:36:07.596+11:00Hels, thanks for your comment on my post today. A...Hels, thanks for your comment on my post today. <a href="http://www.aussiebum.com.au/shopfront.php" rel="nofollow"> AussieBum</a> is an Australian brand of underwear and swimwear, which is also becoming big overseas now. :) It's a cheeky name for a brand and I think they would have been targeting the fashion conscious gay crowd at the Mardi Gras.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44617057179969928032011-03-06T11:16:13.840+11:002011-03-06T11:16:13.840+11:00I wonder if this was all considered Sydney history...I wonder if this was all considered Sydney history, Joseph, and not Australian history. I grew up in Melbourne and had not heard of Vaucluse House until a recent trip to Sydney. <br /><br />Even the tearooms were lovely :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-47971856995700862762011-03-06T00:58:57.867+11:002011-03-06T00:58:57.867+11:00When I was at school in Sydney, we went on an excu...When I was at school in Sydney, we went on an excursion to Vaucluse House. I didn't know anything about elegant architecture or furnishings. All they told us was that a very important man lived here - important for our history and exploration of the outback.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701188167981018244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57737173013235728702011-03-06T00:46:05.181+11:002011-03-06T00:46:05.181+11:00Hermes,
I know that Wentworth and his wife were no...Hermes,<br />I know that Wentworth and his wife were not accepted into polite society in Sydney. William was the son of a convict and his wife, Sarah, was the daughter of two ex-convicts. It must have been a nightmare for them. No fashionable families would visit Vaucluse House, nor would they invite the Wentworths to their homes.<br /><br />But I would have thought upper class snobbery should have made Wentworth more sensitive to social justice issues with advancing age, not less sensitive.<br /><br />Blair started off so hopefully, didn't he?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37105352535520870222011-03-06T00:37:13.944+11:002011-03-06T00:37:13.944+11:00Foto
funny that you should say that! I grew up in ...Foto<br />funny that you should say that! I grew up in Victoria and ONLY knew about Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson's exploration across the Blue Mountains. Not Wentworth's contributions in politics, law and journalism.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42387031061292242012011-03-05T17:43:54.749+11:002011-03-05T17:43:54.749+11:00Fascinating. He came from interesting stock - a fa...Fascinating. He came from interesting stock - a father who was a surgeon who was prosecuted for highway robbery but still became very successful - unusual and must have been a big influence on the son. Shame about his politics but not that unusual in my baby boomers generation. Look what happened to Tony Blair !Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-60009892752576972992011-03-05T12:51:38.352+11:002011-03-05T12:51:38.352+11:00You are correct about the trio Blaxland, Wentworth...You are correct about the trio Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson. Even up here in Queensland we learned about them!<br /><br />Thanks for the interesting post. That house is a marvel and it is terrific that it has been retained.<br /><br />And there is lots of fascinating reading in the guidebook too.the foto fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234840691455844914noreply@blogger.com