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There are a series of Statues/Totems commemorating the maritime history of Harrington, NSW, Australia. The three here near the breakwall at the entrance to the Manning River are for The Pilot Station. From the plaque.... In 1856 the first Pilot Station was set up here with a maritime pilot and staff of boatmen to assist ships entering and leaving the treacherous ‘gateway’ to the Manning River. Cargoes of cedar, maize, farm produce and livestock were exchanged for staple food and equipment by the settlers. A light beacon, lookout and signal house were built on Flagstaff (Pilot) Hill . The first maritime pilot appointed was Captain Richard Powell, who was followed by Job Bradley and John Muir (…), Murray, Kerkin, Brady, Cauvin and finally… The first boatmen were Hom, Whitnall, Scott and… Elizabeth Muir was the first Post Mistress in Harrington.

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Morning walk, along the Manning River, NSW Australia. View to Waterbird Cafe/Restaurant. 3 93 DSC01649 93/365

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Building the Breakwalls. Shipping was the fastest and most practical way of transport in early days but on having to cross the dangerous river sandbars many ships were wrecked. Settlers upset at seeing their hard-earned crops go down on the bar pleaded with the government to build breakwalls at the river entrance to create a permanent channel. In 1894 rock quarried at Criowdy Head was loaded onto trucks and pulled by horse teams along a tramline behind the dunes. A steam engine later took over, wharves were built and for over 30 years men worked in difficult conditions with basic equipment to build these breakwalls. Plaque near these Totems IMG_5503 theme memorabilia 86/365

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We took our dogs on the ferry from Harrington to Manning Point, and had brunch at the Waterbird Cafe. 28 IMG_5519 87/365

Now a staple on Australian breakfast tables, Weet-Bix was created by Arthur Shannon in 1926... On 24 August 1926, the introduction of Australia’s iconic breakfast cereal came when an application to trademark the name 'Weet-Bix' was lodged. Arthur came up with this name after asking his next-door neighbours and factory employees to choose between Sun-Bix or Weet-Bix. Production began in Leichhardt, Sydney, that same year. environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/heritage/blue-plaques/the-introduction-of-weet-bix This tin dates from around 1998. IMG 9779 Saturday challenge - 437. - 11.04.2026 - Vintage/Retro Scavenger 02 - Advertise a product

Sunday challenge 191 - Ugly Ducklings Take a photograph of something that we normally view as ugly and make it beautiful, or at least interesting. For example, an insect up close, garbage in black and white, a dead flower, an aging building, rust…. The list goes on and on. DSC01661 Scavenger 11 Floral Art

Saturday challenge - 436. - April 4, 2026 - Triptych Morning walk, along the Manning River, NSW Australia. Photos taken 3rd April 2026

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We went to the Cook Islands on our way to Australia in 1988. The Cook Islands $2 coin is a distinctive, triangular-shaped coin featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a "Kumete" (traditional mortar and pestle) on the reverse. Introduced in 1987, the currency is pegged at par with the New Zealand dollar. It has a depiction of a "Kumete" which has been traditionally used to pound root foods such as arrowroot. This particular "Kumete" is a traditional one from the island of Atiu and is illustrated in Sir Peter Bucks great work on Polynesian artifacts. en.numista.com/4436 IMG 5525/6

We went to the Cook Islands on our way to Australia in 1988. The Cook Islands $2 coin is a distinctive, triangular-shaped coin featuring Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a "Kumete" (traditional mortar and pestle) on the reverse. Introduced in 1987, the currency is pegged at par with the New Zealand dollar

Sunday challenge SC190 - Post 29 March - Miksang photography Miksang is a form of contemplative photography based on visual perception of the everyday world as it truly is, rather than as we imagine it to be. Instead of seeing and labelling ‘objects’ we see colour, texture and pattern, light and shadow, form and space. Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as “good eye.” miksang.org My photos 2015 Safe Harbour 2022 Manning River 2025 Style of Edward Weston 2026 Clouds www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/53279856 2026 Scavenger hunt 19 Inspired by Miksang www.ipernity.com/group/2445860/discuss/200794