Scott Bird Heritage Photography

Documenting Australia's rich Aboriginal and European history.

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Signs of the Times

I photograph signs almost everywhere I go - great way to get a feel for the place. Street signs, shop awnings, warnings messages, graffiti and so on.
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The Murray Gardens, formerly the site of convict huts from the original settlement. Later (1810) cleared to become part of the Governor's private domain.
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The Murray Gardens, formerly the site of convict huts from the original settlement. Later (1810) cleared to become part of the Governor's private domain.

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  • Philae Temple of Isis, on Agilkia Island in Lake Nasser.
  • The main street of the Rose Hill settlement, renamed 'Parramatta' in 1791.
  • The Murray Gardens, formerly the site of convict huts from the original settlement. Later (1810) cleared to become part of the Governor's private domain.
  • Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia<br /> Brislington House, built 1819-1821 by former convict John Hodges.<br /> <br /> Taken over by Parramatta Hospital in 1949, for use as a nursing home. In 1983 the building was transformed again, and now operates as a museum.
  • Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia<br /> Brislington House, built 1819-1821 by former convict John Hodges.<br /> <br /> Taken over by Parramatta Hospital in 1949, for use as a nursing home. In 1983 the building was transformed again, and now operates as a museum.
  • Demolition Work in Progress.
  • Hymix Concrete plant.
  • Sydney, Australia<br /> Corner Edward and Union Streets. Once a butcher, now a patisserie.
  • Windsor, Sydney, Australia<br /> Alcohol Free Zone.
  • Windsor, Sydney, Australia<br /> This way.
  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br /> Next to the Lennox Bridge (top of the Riverside Walk).
  • The mural tells the story of the school known as the 'Native Institution' (1814-1822), an early attempt to force Aboriginal children to conform to a British way of life. The bridge in the background is the Lennox Bridge, built 1836-1839.
  • The Parramatta Fishways Project, with one of the fish ladders behind. Near the Marsden St Weir.
  • St Patrick's Cathedral, consecrated 1837.
  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br /> Church St, approaching Lennox Bridge. Prince Alfred Park on right.
  • Sydney, Australia<br /> Allen Park, in Lane Cove National Park.
  • Bedlam Point, Sydney, Australia<br /> The Northern Suburbs received a major electricity boost in 1915.
  • Bedlam Point, Sydney, Australia<br /> De Mortious Nil Nisi Bonum ('Speak no ill of the Dead').
  • Bedlam Point, Sydney, Australia<br /> It's a beautiful area, but parts of it are a long way above the water.
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