Alass' photos

At the Mount Lofty Gardens

Major Herford lost his life in the Maori wars. He left behind a wife and two small children. Their third child, a baby, also died in New Zealand, and is buried with his father. His wife had travelled from Australia to NZ to nurse him after he was struck in the eye by a bullet at the seige of Waitako

On our lounge room window

Passed by on my morning walk. Beaumont House, occasionally known as Claremont, is an eclectic Romanesque-Classical brick residence located at 631 Glynburn Road in Beaumont, South Australia. Beaumont House was constructed for Augustus Short, the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide and founder of St Peter's Cathedral. Beaumont House was constructed on land initially owned by Sir Samuel Davenport, a wealthy Adelaide landlord. Following Short's move back to England, Davenport purchased the house—the second of five eventual owners. Following three sales between 1907 and 1911, the house was then transferred to the National Trust of South Australia in 1968.