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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Celebrating Irish Australian Heritage - St Brigid's Crossley 100

The friends of St Brigid's did a fantastic job of celebrating the centenary of the church.  Family reunions / history; bus tours; history of the church and its families book launch (http://savingstbrigids.com.au/products/the-church-on-the-hill); centenary mass, Shane Howard singing about St Brigid's, school reunion, dinners, a memorial and healing garden,and 15 minutes of fame.

A set of images of the weekend is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gervo1865/sets/  and show your support and help the Friends pay back the loan to buy back church that their ancestors built  https://www.facebook.com/StBrigidsCrossley?fref=ts

































Thursday, December 19, 2013

Uluru World Heritage

http://www.environment.gov.au/node/19818
Uluru and Kata Tjuta are a part of an important cultural landscape and have special significance to Anangu. 
Uluru is a huge, rounded, red sandstone monolith 9.4 kilometres in circumference rising from the plain to a height of over 340 metres. Rock art in the caves around its base provides further evidence of the enduring cultural traditions of Anangu.

Wind and Water erosion on the face of Uluru

Sunrise Uluru

Uluru Sky


Dry Waterfall


Uluru on the plain



Rock Art






Burra Monster Mine

Once one of the largest copper mines in the world, the Burra Monster mine, and the towns it created, are the birthplace of the guiding document for heritage practioners in Australia - the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter.

 Hughes engine house with the rolling hills of Burra as a backdrop - cultural heritage landscape Hughes from Powder Magazine Burra Copper  monster Mine Cultural Heritage Landscape SA 2013 _3767 last light Hughes engine house Burra Copper  monster Mine Cultural Heritage Landscape SA 2013 _3764
Hughes Engine House against the 1970s open cut landscape Hughes engine house Burra Copper  monster Mine Cultural Heritage Landscape SA 2013 _3760
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setting sun Powder Magazine Burra Copper  monster Mine Cultural Heritage Landscape SA 2013 _3781

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Sevenhill Vineyard

Sevenhill is the Jesuit vineyard in the Clare Valley. Steeped in history Sevenhill produces a fantastic range of wines, has all the expected 19C vineyard heritage elements as well as a fantasic garden and church. A must visit for anyone making a heritage pilgrimage to Burra. Established in 1851 Sevenhill was named after the Seven Hill district of Rome. The church was built in 1864 of local stone and has a crypt beneath it. The St Ignatius 2010 is the best $40 bottle of wine. https://www.sevenhill.com.au/index.php jesuit burials crypt under St Ignatius Church Sevenhill Clare Valley SA_3552 Crypts grapes and vine leaf St Ignatius Church Sevenhill Clare Valley SA_3566 Vine leaves and vines. cross St Ignatius Church Sevenhill Clare Valley SA_3571 Church Cross wine press Clare Valley SA 2013_3492"> Wine Press valley vines Clare SA 2013_3469 vines

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

collander Paxton Square Cottages Burra heritage town Cultural Heritage Landscape SA 2013_3336

Churches in Burra SA

The Anglican and Catholic Churches in Burra are located next to each other on the road to the Monster Mine. The Anglican Church is quite ornate and is the home to the local CFA Branch. Burra is significant to many heritage professionals as it is the place where Australia ICOMOS developed the Burra Charter to guide heritage practice.

St Mary's anglican
Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3216

Main aisle St Mary's Burra
main aisle Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3178

Stained glass windows St Mary's 
stained glass window Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3210

margaret barr tennant window Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3172

St Mary crucified christ st john window Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3185

St Alban St Andrew St George St AGnes church burra heritage town SA 2013_3191

St George
horse stained glass church burra heritage town SA 2013_3197

Church Bell St Mary's
bell Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3170

Organ at St Mary's
organ Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3188

Mary Warnes CWA
Mary WArnes MBE Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3213

St Mary's Minister's
ministers Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3212

St Joseph's Catholic Church
St Joseph’s catholic church burra heritage town SA 2013_3154

St Joseph’s catholic church burra heritage town SA 2013_3152

Timber Ceiling St Joseph's
timber ceiling church burra heritage town SA 2013_3202

Stained glass window St Joseph's
stained glass window St Joseph’s catholic church burra heritage town SA 2013_3159

Altar St Jospeh's
altar St Joseph’s catholic church burra heritage town SA 2013_3162

Organ St Joseph's
interior Anglican Church of St Mary Burra heritage town SA 2013_3214