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Welcome to our Sydney Blog where you will find regular posts about Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The aim of our Sydney Blog is to feature up-coming Sydney events, festivals, shows, celebrations and attractions; basically a 'What's on in Sydney Guide and What's Coming Up in Sydney'. We also list Sydney trade shows, fairs and conferences. Our blog also provides valuable links to Sydney hotels, apartments and all Sydney accommodation. We welcome relevant community contributions via our 'Contact Us' page. If you are requesting a link to your website in your article please reciprocate with a link to one of our partner websites.
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Sunday, 08 February 2009 00:00 |
HMB Endeavour replica
Australian National Maritime Museum
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The HMB Endeavour (replica) is berthed at at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour Sydney and is open to the public as as a museum ship.
This ship is a magnificent replica of Captain James Cook's famous ship of discovery, HMB Endeavour, and returned to Sydney in April 2005 having completed 11 years sailing the world under the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation. The vessel was then transferred to the Australian Government and then to the Australian National Maritime Museum, where the ship is displayed as one of the nation's foremost historical exhibits. The museum maintains Endeavour and undertakes voyages to display the vessel to audiences in other ports, and to enable the public to experience 18th-century square-rig voyaging and seamanship.
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Saturday, 07 February 2009 00:00 |
Kathleen darling ... Jack Earl's voyage around the world 1947-48Australian National Maritime Museum - Tasman Light Ends 22nd Februray 2009 For accommodation in Sydney book early and book online at Sydney Accommodation During the 1930's Sydney artist Jack Earl held a dream to sail around the world. In 1947 he finally set out with four other crew in his ketch Kathleen Gillett (after his wife who remained in Australia). After eighteen months sailing and visiting exotic locations they returned to Sydney Harbour on 7 December 1948, sixty years ago. Kathleen Gillett is now part of the Australian National Maritime Museum's historic fleet. They sailed north around the top of Australia, across the Indian Ocean to Cape Town, crossed the South Atlantic to Panama, then sailed home across the Pacific. Jack kept a log of their adventures addressed to Kathleen, profusely illustrated with sketches and photographs taken on board. First mate Mick (Lyell) Morris wrote a series of articles, illustrated by Jack, which were published at home in Seacraft magazine. In an era before air travel the voyage was exotic and captured the public imagination. Kathleen darling features photographs of their experiences - meeting the movie star Errol Flynn, sailing through the Panama Canal, watching seals in the Galapagos Islands. It includes Jack's portraits of the two Kathleens in his life - his wife, and their boat. Kathleen Gillett was based on a design by Norwegian Colin Archer. The boat, restored to its 1940s configuration, was a Bicentennial Gift to Australia from the Government of Norway. It is part of the National Maritime Collection and can be seen at the Museum's wharves. |
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Friday, 06 February 2009 00:00 |
Free Sydney Attractions – Part 5
Here is an addition to our free Sydney attractions listings. Most are easily reached from central Sydney accommodation. Links to previous free Sydney attractions posts can be found at the end of this post.
Writers Walk: Take the walk around Curcular Quay following the metal plaques celebrating famous Sydney authors and writers who live in, or visited, Australia. Writers represented include Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Darwn, Miles Franklin, Barry Humphries, Clive James nad Thomas Keneally. Start at either the Sydney Opera House or on the opposite side of the harbour at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Thursday, 05 February 2009 00:00 |
St James' Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts 2009St James', King St Sydney For accommodation in Sydney book early and book online at Sydney Accommodation Unwind for half an hour on Wednesday lunchtimes and listen to a variety of high-standard performers in the peace of St James' Church. Hear the Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney Symphony Fellowship, Sydney Conservatorium Strings, a guitar trio, our Organist, Andrej Kouznetsov, and others perform on Wednesdays, 1.15-1.45pm. As a special offer, we invite lunchtime concert audiences to visit St James' new Coffee Cart (opening soon) at the Macquarie St end of the church after today's concert, to receive a discount on all purchases.* To redeem this offer, please present your copy of today's programme at the Coffee Cart. More information: www.sjks.org.au |
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