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Weekly Photo Challenge – Beginning

The town of New Italy was established in 1882 by early Italian settlers to this part of Australia. One can only imagine this new beginning for those who travelled to Australia at that time. We cannot fail to be impressed by their resolve and determination to make a new life so far from their origins.

Nothing remains of the town itself, but a Museum has been set up to commemorate the life of these pioneers, and their contribution to the district.

More detailed information can be found at the New Italy website.

Weekly Photo Challenge : Horizon

In an earlier post, The Waiting Game, I wrote about the bulk carriers waiting to load coal in the Port of Newcastle, New South Wales. At different times of day, we counted up to eleven of these ships against the horizon. The third photo below was taken looking further north, with no bulk carriers visible.

Weekly Photo Challenge : Hue

A few weeks ago, I posted some shots relating to an early start to the bushfire season around Sydney.

Thursday, 17^th October was a truly awful day. Very strong winds gusting to over 80 km/hr, together with temperatures over 35°C, made this one of the worst days for bushfires in many years. Over two hundred homes have been lost in the Blue Mountains alone. As I write this, many fires are still burning, although a couple of cooler days have enabled the fire-fighters to regain some control.

While the worst fires were some 50 km west of Sydney, the prevailing winds ensured that the city was blanketed in smoke all afternoon, casting a somewhat eerie orange light.