tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post114639475526860276..comments2023-12-08T00:54:27.168+11:00Comments on Sorrow at Sills Bend: At Bronte Cemeterylucy tartanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1147332514564917112006-05-11T17:28:00.000+10:002006-05-11T17:28:00.000+10:00Google is a useful tool isnt it??If you had of ask...Google is a useful tool isnt it??<BR/><BR/>If you had of asked us back at the top of the comments list you could have saved some web 'space'. :-)<BR/><BR/>Waverley Cemetery<BR/>St Thomas Street<BR/>Bronte NSw 2024<BR/>cemetery@waverley.nsw.gov.au<BR/>www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/cemeteryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1147243383473638102006-05-10T16:43:00.000+10:002006-05-10T16:43:00.000+10:00I know, I know: I before e but not after a c!I know, I know: <I>I before e but not after a c</I>!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1147243290489915352006-05-10T16:41:00.000+10:002006-05-10T16:41:00.000+10:00I can't believe it: I just recieved an email from ...I can't believe it: I just recieved an email from the manager of Waverley Cemetery.<BR/><BR/>"I haven't had a chance to get down to look at the location to get the number, I am generally familiar with that memorial and from memory I believe the man the memorial commemorates was involved in orphanages/children's homes/education and teaching, hence the addition of the children standing at a table Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146796833442673372006-05-05T12:40:00.000+10:002006-05-05T12:40:00.000+10:00I remembered you posted about the big waves at Bro...I remembered you posted about the big waves at Bronte, Susoz, so I had a feeling you might visit the area sometimes. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if I can tell you exactly where this grave is. Looking at <A HREF="http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/cemetery/map.htm" REL="nofollow">this map</A>, the section marked 17 seems right. It would be just about where the number is, ie in the middle. You can see lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146729815567416382006-05-04T18:03:00.000+10:002006-05-04T18:03:00.000+10:00You're welcome, always.You're welcome, always.R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146712809131842592006-05-04T13:20:00.000+10:002006-05-04T13:20:00.000+10:00Yes, that's it, RH. Thank you.Yes, that's it, RH. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146707362946570832006-05-04T11:49:00.000+10:002006-05-04T11:49:00.000+10:00Ron I didn't see it, but I think the movie was cal...Ron I didn't see it, but I think the movie was called Village of The Damned, or something like that. <BR/>I got the Robert Bloch Psycho quote from the back cover blurb on one of Miss Laura's "Random books from my library." <BR/>They're quite a mix: eclectic.<BR/><BR/>(And so is she)R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146704765150542032006-05-04T11:06:00.000+10:002006-05-04T11:06:00.000+10:00Thanks, RH, now I'm having evil thoughts about the...Thanks, RH, now I'm having evil thoughts about the monument! Is that a head on the table between the children? And those children remind me of a horror flick (whose name escapes at the moment) from years ago in which all the village children had scary eyes and did bad deeds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146645576650746612006-05-03T18:39:00.000+10:002006-05-03T18:39:00.000+10:00"Norman Bates, the manager, seemed nice, if a litt..."Norman Bates, the manager, seemed nice, if a little odd..."R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146636440065998082006-05-03T16:07:00.000+10:002006-05-03T16:07:00.000+10:00I think you should host a competition for people t...I think you should host a competition for people to write a Grimm fairy tale to go with the photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146615188250217572006-05-03T10:13:00.000+10:002006-05-03T10:13:00.000+10:00I have written to the manager of the cemetery but ...I have written to the manager of the cemetery but don't hold your breath on getting a solution that way.<BR/><BR/>I think a visit by someone in Sydney (please? anyone?) will be necessary. I am sure Ms Lucy will be able to provide expert instructions on the exact location of the memorial. :-) ;-) :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146605213665675532006-05-03T07:26:00.000+10:002006-05-03T07:26:00.000+10:00Thank you for making the Jeremy Bentham joke; it w...Thank you for making the Jeremy Bentham joke; it would have been too crass coming from me.Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146573290780779962006-05-02T22:34:00.000+10:002006-05-02T22:34:00.000+10:00Sydney ordinarians, go forth and find out!I am beg...Sydney ordinarians, go forth and find out!<BR/><BR/>I am begging you..<BR/><BR/>- baristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146570888194824842006-05-02T21:54:00.000+10:002006-05-02T21:54:00.000+10:00I didn't get the dates, RH. If I'm ever back ther...I didn't get the dates, RH. If I'm ever back there I'll make a rubbing of the inscription with a lead pencil and some thin paper.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146568482046725052006-05-02T21:14:00.000+10:002006-05-02T21:14:00.000+10:00Until this picture, I didn't know that a headless ...Until this picture, I didn't know that a headless figure could conjure up life like this one does . . . so surreal.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146552129040182472006-05-02T16:42:00.000+10:002006-05-02T16:42:00.000+10:00I've walked through there but never seen that thin...I've walked through there but never seen that thing. The head looks like it's been broken off. What were the dates, did you get them?R.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04639593801088008224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146529539104210702006-05-02T10:25:00.000+10:002006-05-02T10:25:00.000+10:00Though quite flawed, I enjoyed Cloud Atlas. I loa...Though quite flawed, I enjoyed <I>Cloud Atlas.</I> I loathed the central character in a couple of sections which always makes a novel more challenging to read (for me).elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599212165013675405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146523329971738212006-05-02T08:42:00.000+10:002006-05-02T08:42:00.000+10:00I really couldn't say, Ben. Maybe the headless ch...I really couldn't say, Ben. Maybe the headless chappie is Jeremy Bentham.lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146513771275506722006-05-02T06:02:00.000+10:002006-05-02T06:02:00.000+10:00Wait a second: you're saying that Beau Brummel the...Wait a second: you're saying that Beau Brummel there is MEANT to be headless? <BR/><BR/>Also, that pebble on the table makes the kids look like they're setting up a shell game con.Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146485132778058092006-05-01T22:05:00.000+10:002006-05-01T22:05:00.000+10:00I. Want. To. Know. I am now haunted.- baristaI. Want. To. Know. <BR/><BR/>I am now haunted.<BR/><BR/>- baristaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146438300583760882006-05-01T09:05:00.000+10:002006-05-01T09:05:00.000+10:00The inscription in question is only the names of t...The inscription in question is only the names of the departed, written on the red granite headstone in the background. I only scanned it quickly but they all seemed to be adults, so I am at a loss to understand the three children, not to mention why they're standing round a little table or supervised (?) by a headless Beau Brummel torso.<BR/><BR/>I do mean Waverley Cemetery. That was my first lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146436847804177952006-05-01T08:40:00.000+10:002006-05-01T08:40:00.000+10:00Another by the way: do you mean Waverley Cemetery ...Another by the way: do you mean Waverley Cemetery in this post?<BR/><BR/>Waverley Council have published three interesting books on famous/infamous residents of the cemetery:<BR/><BR/><I>Waverley Cemetery Who's Who: Pen and Paper</I> (writers)<BR/><BR/><I>Waverley Cemetery Who's Who: Encore</I> (theatre) and<BR/><BR/><I>Waverley Cemetery Who's Who: Law and Disorder</I>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146436313036381312006-05-01T08:31:00.000+10:002006-05-01T08:31:00.000+10:00By the way, I just noticed in the lower depths of ...By the way, I just noticed in the lower depths of your sidebar that you mention David Mitchell's <I>Cloud Atlas</I>. <BR/><BR/>How are you going/did you go with it? I put the book away after 50 pages or so; I just couldn't connect with it. I think it's one of those books that you really have to be in the mood to read. I do try to finish every book I start but I'm beginning to believe that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146435850341477912006-05-01T08:24:00.000+10:002006-05-01T08:24:00.000+10:00You beat me to it, ben.h!You beat me to it, ben.h!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094574872650885802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10611988.post-1146400974785781532006-04-30T22:42:00.000+10:002006-04-30T22:42:00.000+10:00Before everyone else asks: what was the inscriptio...Before everyone else asks: what was the inscription?Ben.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879705585399028153noreply@blogger.com