Some random tourist block the view of the trains at the Thirlmere Railway Museum.
Behind us is 2029, a NSW Railways 2-6-4T Z-20 Class. In the background is 38 Class Pacific (4-6-2), 3820, an express passenger locomotive.
The long arm of the law finally caught up with me in Thirlmere. Here I am imprisoned in the NSW Government Railways BKD Prison Van. Four of these vans were built in 1915 and remained in service until 1975, transporting prisoners around the state.
Signage on the NSW Mail Van in the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere.
The sails of the Sydney Opera House glow in the lights.
The view from the Sydney Opera House of Circular Quay at night.
The giant face at the entrance to Sydney’s Luna Park peeks out from under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
After a busy day walking around Sydney, Susan enjoys refreshments in the Ice Bar Sydney.
The other clock in Sydney’s QVB – the Great Australian Clock. When it was completed in 2000 this was the world’s largest turret clock. It weighs in a 4 tonnes, and measures ten metres tall. This clock tells the history of Australia from both an Indigenous and Western perspective with 27 paintings, animation and special lighting.
The Royal Clock in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB), Sydney. The side windows show six animated scenes from British royal history on the hour.
The plaque reads: “By appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Turret Clockmakers Thwaites & Reed Ltd Hastings England”.
The UNESCO World Heritage Listed Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney. Governor Macquarie ordered the barracks built to house convicts in an attempt the improve law and order. The design was the by convicted forger Francis Greenway, which earned him a pardon.
Multi-coloured bubbles being made in front of the Archibald Memorial Fountain, in Sydney’s Hyde Park. The fountain commemorates the relationship between Australia and France forged in the First World War.
Looking across the Pool of Reflection to the Sydney ANZAC Memorial.