Sydney Suburbs, continued: Clovelly

 COVELLY:

Location:

Clovelly is a small beach-side suburb in Sydney's eastern suburbs, located 8 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Randwick;

Name origin:

Originally known as Little Coogee, the name was changed to Clovelly in 1913. When the search for a new name began, the English seaside town Eastbourne, was suggested. The president of the local progress association, Mr F H Howe, suggested Clovelly, the name of a local estate owned by Sir John Robertson, which was named after the village of Clovelly on the north Devon coast, England.

 

Clovelly, England – Harbour

 

Clovelly, England, looking down part of the descent from halfway down the main street towards the harbour

 

Clovelly Bay, Clovelly NSW

 
Clovelly Beach, Clovelly NSW

About:

This area was dominated during the nineteenth century by the grand estate of Mundarrah Towers. 

Mundarrah Towers was built for Dr Dickson in the 1860s. Samuel Bennett, who owned The Australian Town and Country Journal, one of the most influential newspapers of the day, bought the property and made further grand additions. The Towers were demolished in 1926, to make way for suburban development.

 

Mundarrah Towers, Clovelly. Built 1860, demolished 1923 for a hotel.

Between Coogee and Clovelly, on the shores of Gordon's Bay, stood Cliffbrook, the home built for John Thompson. By the early twentieth century the first governor of the Commonwealth Bank owned this grand mansion that was substantially demolished in 1976.

 

Cliffbrook, Gordon St, Coogee. Built 1873, demolished 1976 for town houses. 

Between 1871 & 1874, the northern cliff-face of Clovelly Beach, known as Shark Point, was the site of a coastal defence facility excavated from the sandstone to include barracks, a powder magazine and eventually in 1893, a 9.2-inch Mark VI British Armstrong "disappearing" gun. The subterranean barracks and gun emplacement were gradually demolished in the 1960s.

 

Installed in 1893 as part of Sydney's coastal defence system, the fortifications housed a 22-tonne breach loading gun which had to be dragged through the bush from the Victoria Barracks to the site by a team of horses. Location: Shark Point, Burrows Park, Clovelly.

Gallery:

 

Covelly Beach, 1928

 

Tram, Clovelly, 1957

 

Clovelly Beach, date unknown

 

Clovelly, approaching storm

 

Clovelly Beach

Thought for the Day

 

Funny Friday

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Some Black Friday humour for dark times.  

Stay safe readers and be warned, there is some risque humour ahead.

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SOME HUMOUR: 

Taking his seat in his chambers, the judge faced the opposing lawyers. "So," he said, "I have been presented, by both of you, with a bribe." Both lawyers squirmed uncomfortably. "You, attorney Leon, gave me $15,000. And you, attorney Campos, gave me $10,000." 

The judge reached into his pocket and pulled out a cheque. He handed it to Leon ... 

"Now then, I'm returning $5,000, and we're going to decide this case solely on its merits." 

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Bad news: a message in German sent 110 years ago by homing pigeon was just found. 

Worse news: it was an acceptance letter to art school. 

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While enjoying their evening cocktails, the wife asks her husband, in very seductive voice, "Have you ever seen Twenty Dollars all crumpled up?" 

"No," said her husband. 

She gave him a sexy little smile, unbuttoned the top 3 or 4 buttons of her blouse, and slowly reached down into the cleavage created by a soft, silky push-up bra, and pulled out a crumpled Twenty Dollar bill. 

She gave him a sexy little smile, unbuttoned the top 3 or 4 buttons of her blouse, and slowly reached down into the cleavage created by a soft, silky push-up bra, and pulled out a crumpled Twenty Dollar bill. 

He took the crumpled Twenty Dollar bill from her and smiled approvingly. 

She then asked him, "Have you ever seen Fifty Dollars all crumpled up?" 

"Uh... no, I haven't," he said, with an anxious tone in his voice. 

She gave him another sexy little smile, pulled up her skirt, and seductively reached into her panties......and pulled out a crumpled Fifty Dollar bill. 

He took the crumpled Fifty Dollar bill and started breathing a little quicker with anticipation. 

"Now," she said, "have you ever seen Fifty Thousand Dollars all crumpled up?" 

He said, "No!" trying to contain his excitement. 

She said, "Check your truck in the garage." 

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FROM THE VAULT: 

A 10-year-old is sitting on a park bench eating chocolate bars. The man sitting next to him looks over and says, "Eating that many chocolate bars is bad for you." 

The boy looks over and responds, "My great grandfather lived to be one hundred and five". 

The man replies, "And he ate that much chocolate?" 

"No" says the boy, "By minding his own fucking business." 

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LIMERICK OF THE WEEK: 

Rob, an odd fellow, designs 

Poems of equal-length lines 

And he  limericks with flair 

As his forethought and care 

Ensure a word count of 3 9s 

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GALLERY: 

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CORN CORNER: 

IF YOU GUYS SEE A LINK ON TWITTER THAT SAYS "CELEBRITY NUDES", DON'T CLICK ON IT. 

IT IS A VIRUS THAT PUTS YOUR PHONE'S KEYBOARD ON CAPS LOCK. 

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Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. 

This made him, A super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis. 

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A church's bell ringer passed away. The church posted the job opening in the local newspaper's classified ads and a man came in with no arms wanting the job. The clergy weren't sure he could do it, but he convinced them to let him try it. They climbed the bell tower and the guy ran toward the bell and hit it with his head, producing a beautiful melody. They gave him the job on the spot. 

The next day he went to ring the bell, tripped, bounced off the bell and fell to the ground below. 

Two priests were walking past. One asked, "Do you know this chap?" 

The other responded, "No, but his face rings a bell." 

The next day, the dead man's twin brother came in for the again vacant bell ringer position. He also had no arms. The clergy led him up to the bell tower, where he ran at the bell, tripped and fell to the ground below. 

The same two priests walked up. 

The first asked, "Do you know him?" 

The second responded, "No, but he's a dead ringer for his brother." 

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Apparently Julie Andrews (best known for playing Mary Poppins) will no longer be endorsing Rimmel Vibrant Shades lipstick... 

She claims it breaks too easily and makes her breath smell. 

In a statement, she said, “The super color fragile lipstick gives me halitosis."

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The question marks are illustrative of the following: 

- I do not determine when the daily content of this blog is emailed - I simply post the items to the site and the blog sends it to subscribers by email when the blog (or its provider) determine. 

- For reasons unknown, yesterday’s post appears not to have been emailed, which is a bit of a pisser in that it related to 3 items connected to 11 November. 

- It does appear on the blog, which can be accessed by clicking on: 

http://bytesdaily.blogspot.com/

- It may appear today as a delayed email so I will leave you with a brief item: a short poem with a sound message . . . 

Opportunity 

by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) 

This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream: — 

There spread a cloud of dust along a plain; 

And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged 

A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords 

Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince’s banner 

Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. 

A craven hung along the battle’s edge, 

And thought, “Had I a sword of keener steel — 

That blue blade that the king’s son bears, — but this 

Blunt thing!” — he snapt and flung it from his hand, 

And lowering crept away and left the field. 

Then came the king’s son, wounded, sore bestead, 

And weaponless, and saw the broken sword, 

Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand, 

And ran and snatched it, and with battle-shout 

Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down, 

And saved a great cause that heroic day.

Remembrance Day

 

"For the Fallen"

- Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)

On this day . . .

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Remembrance Day:

 

Remembrance Day is an observance which has been conducted in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War 1 to remember and honour those of the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.  It is observed on 11 November in most countries to recall the end of hostilities on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" in accordance with the armistice signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning.

In Australia, Remembrance Day is always observed on 11 November, regardless of the day of the week, and is not a public holiday.  Services are held at 11.00am at war memorials and schools in suburbs and cities across the country, at which the "Last Post" is sounded by a bugler and a one-minute silence is observed. 

Today the observance of Remembrance Day has been overtaken by the observance of Anzac Day on 25 April each year, which is celebrated on the day on which it falls and is a public holiday.  Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorating all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served".

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 Ned Kelly:

Edward “Ned” Kelly (1854 – 1880) was an Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader and convicted police murderer. One of the last bushrangers, and by far the most famous, he is best known for he and his gang (Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne) wearing armour fashioned out of plough boards at their final shootout with the police.  Supported by sympathisers, they evaded the police for two years until Dan Kelly, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne were killed at the shootout at Glenrowan.    Kelly was shot in the left foot, left leg, right hand, left arm and twice in the region of the groin.  Taken to Melbourne, he was treated and made well, tried, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, which was carried out on 11 November 1880.  Visited by his mother the night before the hanging, her last words to him were “Mind you die like a Kelly, Ned.”  There are a number of versions of Kelly’s last words, the popular one being that he said “Such is life.”

In the century after his death, Kelly became a cultural icon, some regarding him as a murdering outlaw, others that he is Australia's equivalent of Robin Hood, having contributed to the Oz language the expression “Game as Ned Kelly.”

 

Ned Kelly the day before his execution, having had his photographic portrait taken as a keepsake for his family.

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 The Dismissal:

The 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, known simply as the Dismissal, has been described as the greatest political and constitutional crisis in Australian history. On 11 November 1975 the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, the representative in Australia of Queen Elizabeth 11, sacked the elected government of Prime Minister Gough William.  The leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Fraser, sensing that the public mood was against Whitlam, had persuaded the Opposition to “block supply”.  This means for the Senate to refuse to pass money bills to provide funds to the Government to run the country, including to pay public servants.  Fraser felt that this would force Whitlam to dissolve Parliament and call a general election, notwithstanding that there was a convention that the Senate would not block supply. Whitlam refused, he and Fraser seeing who would blink first.  Kerr took the decision out of Whitlam’s hand by sacking him and his government. He installed Fraser as a caretaker Prime Minister, elections were called and Fraser and the Liberal Party were elected to form a government.  And that, as they say, was that,

On the steps of Parliament House on 11 November 1975 at the time of the Dismissal, 45 years ago today, Whitlam fumed as he listened to the Governor-General’s Official Secretary, Sur David Smith, read the Proclamation giving effect to the sacking.  He finished with the words “God save the Queen”.

 

Whitlam strode forward, took the microphone, and said to the supportive crowd:

'Well may we say "God save the Queen", because nothing will save the Governor-General! The Proclamation which you have just heard read by the Governor-General's Official Secretary was countersigned Malcolm Fraser, who will undoubtedly go down in Australian history from Remembrance Day 1975 as Kerr's cur.'

See and hear Whitlam deliver the above words by clicking on:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10153784305501789

(Powerful stuff, eh Noel?)

Thought for the Day

 

Then I said . . .

Someone once said that humour usually involves someone being hurt, embarrassed, humiliated etc. That is not always true, witness for instance word play jokes. Nonetheless it is generally true.

I wondered what would come up if I googled “And then I said…” and came up with some funny memes that make fun of helpless victims, the hunour being that the victims are unaware they are victims. Look at the following and try not to laugh . . .

Quote for the Day