Edinburgh, Scotland

The United States Consulate General, Regent Terrace.

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St Andrews, Scotland

St Andrews, Scotland

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Caernarvon Castle, Wales

Caernarvon Castle, Wales

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Raglan Castle, Wales

Raglan Castle, Wales

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Ryde, Sydney, Australia

Wind Vanes at Ryde Wharf Reserve, noting the martime history of the area. By Jane Cavanaugh and Graham Bartholomew.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Statue of Lieutenant-General Richard Bourke, NSW Governor 1831-1837. Created by sculptor Edward Hodges Baily, it was unveiled in 1842; one of the first public statues erected in Australia.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Macquarie House, replacing the Gentlemen's Club 'The Australian'; demolished in 1969. Forming in 1838, The Australian was the oldest such club in the southern hemisphere.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bronze sculpture of King Edward VII on horseback, at the intersection of Conservatorium Road and Macquarie Street. Designed by Sir Thomas Brock, erected 22 April 1922.

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Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The Australian National Maritime Museum. Designed by Philip Cox, and opened in 1991.

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Maryborough, Queensland

Maryborough Heritage Centre.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Government House. Designed by the royal architect, Edward Blore; construction supervised by colonial architect Mortimer Lewis and Colonel Barney of the Royal Engineers.

Built 1837 - 1843.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cape Bowling Green Light. Built in 1874, and originally sited on Cape Bowling Green, QLD, Australia. In 1987 the lighthouse was replaced, and the original structure (the one pictured) was shipped to the Maritime Museum in Sydney.

Reassembled in 1994.

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Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Lunch at the Sydney Fish Market. Beautiful spot.

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Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Johnstons Bay (named for Major George Johnston, ship captain on First Fleet). From left to right : the Glebe Island Grain Silos (1921), the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932), the former Australian Amalgamated Terminals facility (now disused) and the Anzac Bridge (originally known as the Glebe Island Bridge, 1995).

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Standard for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; flown when he is in residence. Seen here above the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Standard for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; flown when he is in residence. Seen here above the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish Royal Standard of the United Kingdom. Flown whenever a reigning monarch is in residence.

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Bradleys Head, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mast of HMAS Sydney, beside the 1840s gun emplacement. Commemorating all Australian officers, sailors and ships lost at sea and in combat.

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Sydney, NSW, Australia

Fort Philip Signal Station. In 1825 a flagstaff was constructed on the eastern wall of the fort (which was demolished shortly afterward), in order to communicate with ships in the harbour and with Fort Denison.

A much more comprehensive signal station was built in nearby Vaucluse in 1848, designed by Mortimer Lewis.

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Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Remains of Officer's Quarters near Dawes Point Battery. Constructed in 1857, demolished 1932.

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Dawes Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The upper defenses (there were two levels) of Dawes Point Battery. Designed by Francis Greenway, constructed 1819.

Formerly a cemetery, an observatory, a powder magazine and a castellated fort also by Greenway. In the 1870s - 1880s the defenses were relocated to the Heads surrounding Port Jackson, and Dawes Point Battery fell into disuse.

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Balls Head Reserve, Waverton, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Base of early flagpole. At 300' above sea level, this is the highest point west of the Harbour Bridge. Originally it was used as means of communication with Government House.

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Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Rose Bay Police Station, corner New South Head Road and Wunulla Road. Designed by John Frederick Hilly and George Allen Mansfield, it was constructed 1871 as the gatekeeper's lodge for Woollahra House.

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Richmond, Tasmania

St Luke's Church.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Standard of Scotland. Flown when the heir to the Scottish Throne (currently Charles, Prince of Wales) is not in residence. Seen here above the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

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