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Dora Ohlfsen
Adela Dora Ohlfsen-Bagge (22 August 1869 – 7 February 1948), known professionally as Dora Ohlfsen, was an Australian sculptor and art medallist. Working mostly in Italy, her first prominent work was a bronze medallion, ''The Awakening of Australian Art'' (1907), which won an award at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition in London and was purchased for the Petit Palais in Paris. Other notable works include the ''Anzac Medal'' (1916), created to raise funds for Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the Gallipoli campaign, and '' Sacrifice'' (1926), the war memorial in Formia, Italy. Ohlfsen's portrait medallions were commissioned by or on behalf of a wide range of public figures, such as the actor Mary Anderson, the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, and several senior politicians, including H. H. Asquith, David Lloyd George, Billy Hughes, and Mussolini, who allowed her to sketch him in 1922 at the Palazzo Chigi while he worked. In 1948 Ohlfsen and her lifelong partner, Hél ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Ohlfsen-Bagge, 1908 (retouched)
Dora may stand for: *Dora (given name) Places United States * Dora, Alabama *Dora, Arkansas *Dora, Missouri * Dora, New Mexico * Dora, Oregon *Dora, Pennsylvania *Mount Dora, Florida Other countries *Lake Dora (Tasmania) * Lake Dora (Western Australia) * Dora, Baghdad, Iraq * Dora, Cyprus *Dora, Lebanon * Dura, Hebron, in the Israeli West Bank * Dorasan or Mount Dora, a hill in South Korea *Dora Beel, a lake in Assam (India) * Dora Baltea river and Dora Riparia river, northern Italy Entertainment * '' Dora the Explorer'', American children's television program * '' Dora and the Lost City of Gold'', a 2019 live-action movie loosely based on the TV program * ''Dora'' (TV series), a 1973 British sitcom series * ''Dora'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Dora'' (2017 film), a Tamil language horror thriller movie * Dora Mavor Moore Award for Canadian professional theatre * "Dora", 1984 song by Ambitious Lovers from the album '' Envy'' * Dora, a designated bonus tile use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Ohlfsen, Rivista Di Roma, March 1908
Dora may stand for: *Dora (given name) Places United States * Dora, Alabama *Dora, Arkansas *Dora, Missouri *Dora, New Mexico * Dora, Oregon *Dora, Pennsylvania *Mount Dora, Florida Other countries *Lake Dora (Tasmania) *Lake Dora (Western Australia) * Dora, Baghdad, Iraq * Dora, Cyprus *Dora, Lebanon * Dura, Hebron, in the Israeli West Bank * Dorasan or Mount Dora, a hill in South Korea *Dora Beel, a lake in Assam (India) * Dora Baltea river and Dora Riparia river, northern Italy Entertainment * '' Dora the Explorer'', American children's television program * '' Dora and the Lost City of Gold'', a 2019 live-action movie loosely based on the TV program * ''Dora'' (TV series), a 1973 British sitcom series * ''Dora'' (1933 film), a British comedy film * ''Dora'' (2017 film), a Tamil language horror thriller movie * Dora Mavor Moore Award for Canadian professional theatre * "Dora", 1984 song by Ambitious Lovers from the album '' Envy'' * Dora, a designated bonus tile used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criterion Theatre (Sydney)
The Criterion Theatre was a theatre in Sydney, Australia which was built in 1886 by architect George R Johnson on the south east corner of Pitt and Park streets. It closed in 1935 and the building was demolished. History The Criterion Theatre often referred to as the 'Cri' opened on 27 December 1886. Situated on the south east corner of Pitt and Park streets, Sydney, it was funded by John Solomon and designed by architect George R Johnson. The 'Cri', was Sydney's most famous intimate playhouse at the time with a Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century Revivalism (architecture), architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival ... exterior and a capacity of approximately 991 seats. The 'Cri' was used for drama and music performances for almost 50 years. It closed in 1935, partially as a result of the Depression and competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Kowalski
Henri Kowalski (April 1, 1841; Paris France — July 8, 1916; Bordeaux, France) was a French pianist and composer. Born in Paris to a French mother and Polish father, Kowalski studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire with Michele Carafa Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano (17 November 1787 – 26 July 1872) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Par ... and Samuel David; although he was asked to leave in 1860 for failure to attend regularly. His work includes the opera ''Gilles de Bretagne'' (1877). A regular traveller, he lived in Australia from 1885 to 1896. He published in 1872 his impressions of his travels in the United States, which includes a list of his musical compositions.Slonimsky References Further reading"Kowalski, Henri (1841–1916)" National Library of Australia. 1841 births 1916 deaths 19th-century French male classical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Mail
''The Sydney Mail'' was an Australian magazine published weekly in Sydney. It was the weekly edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' newspaper and ran from 1860 to 1938. History ''The Sydney Mail'' was first published on 17 July 1860 by John Fairfax and Sons. In 1871 the magazine was renamed for the first time, and it was published as ''The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser'' from 1871 to 1912. In 1912 it reverted to its original name, ''The Sydney Mail'', and was published under this masthead until 28 December 1938 when the magazine ceased publication. It was published on a weekly basis and became known for its illustrations. Earlier titles ''The Sydney Mail'' had absorbed another John Fairfax publication when it began in 1860, the ''Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List'', which was first published in 1844 by Charles Kemp and John Fairfax and at that time absorbed the ''Sydney General Trade List''. This was the final title of the ''List'', which began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Girls High School
, motto_translation = Work Conquers All , location = Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Sydney#New South Wales#Australia , established = , type = Government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school , gender = Girls , educational_authority = NSW Department of Education , free_label = Brother School , free_text = Sydney Boys High School , principal = Andrea Connell , campus = Urban , enrolment = , enrolment_as_of = 2018 , grades_label= Years , grades = 7– 12 , colours = Chocolate brown and sunshine yellow , homepage = Sydney Girls High School (abbreviated as SGHS or Sydney Girls) is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school located at Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1883 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Point
Darling Point is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is 4 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Woollahra Council. Darling Point is bounded by Sydney Harbour to the north, Double Bay to the east, Edgecliff to the south and Rushcutters Bay to the west. Darling Point, renowned for its desirable and expensive real estate, is mostly residential and regarded as one of the most exclusive and prestigious suburbs in Australia. History What is now the Darling Point area was originally known as Eurambi, Yarranabbi, Yarrandabbi and Yaranabe by the local Aboriginal people. It was named Darling Point in recognition of Elizabeth Darling, the wife of New South Wales Governor Ralph Darling. During the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Darling Point hosted the sailing events. Transport Darling Point Road follows the ridge of the headland that is Darling Point. Mona Road and Greenoaks Avenue act as two other main acces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer
The Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer is a heritage-listed sewerage infrastructure at Blair Street, North Bondi, Sydney, Australia. The sewer line commences at the intersection of Oxford Street and College Street in Darlinghurst and then travels in a more-or-less easterly direction for passing through a number of suburbs until it reaches Blair Street in North Bondi. It was designed and built by the Public Works Department between 1880 and 1889. It is also known as BOOS (Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer) and Main Northern Ocean Outfall Sewer. The property is owned by Sydney Water. Bondi Sewer System By 1859 Sydney's sewerage system consisted of five outfall sewers which drained to Sydney Harbour. By the 1870s, the harbour had become grossly polluted and an alternative means of disposing of the city's sewage was investigated. This led to the construction of the Main Northern Ocean Outfall Sewer and a southern sewer draining to a sewage farm at Botany Bay. The Main Northern Outfall Sewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Gold Rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony, and an influx of population growth and financial capital for Melbourne, which was dubbed "Marvellous Melbourne" as a result of the procurement of wealth. Overview The Victorian Gold Discovery Committee wrote in 1854: With the exception of the more extensive fields of California, for a number of years the gold output from Victoria was greater than in any other country in the world. Victoria's greatest yield for one year was in 1856, when 3,053,744 troy ounces (94,982 kg) of gold were extracted from the diggings. From 1851 to 1896 the Victorian Mines Department reported that a total of 61,034,682 oz (1,898,391 kg) of gold was mined in Victoria. Gold was first discovered in Australia on 15 February 1823, by assistant surveyor James McBrien, at Fish River, between Rydal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Howe (printer)
George Howe (1769 – 11 May 1821) was a poet, printer, and editor of the first Australian newspaper, the '' Sydney Gazette''. Early life Howe was the son of Thomas Howe, a government printer on Basseterre, Saint Christopher Island (now better known as Saint Kitts) in the West Indies.J. V. Byrnes,Howe, George (1769–1821), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, MUP, 1966, pp 557–559. Retrieved 8 August 2009 When he was 21, he went to London and worked as a printer for '' The Times''. In March 1799, George Howe, alias George Happy, alias Happy George, was charged with shoplifting after he and a man named Thomas Jones had robbed a mercer’s shop at Alcester. and they were sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life to New South Wales. Howe arrived at Sydney on 22 November 1800. He received a full pardon on 4 June 1806. Editor of the ''Sydney Gazette'' A small printing press had been brought to Australia by Governor Arthur Phillip, and a conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squatting (Australian History)
Squatting is a historical Australian term that referred to someone who occupied a large tract of Crown land in order to graze livestock. Initially often having no legal rights to the land, squatters became recognised by the colonial government as owning the land by being the first (and often the only) European settlers in the area. Eventually, the term "squattocracy", a play on "aristocracy", came into usage to refer to squatters and the social and political power they possessed. Evolution of meaning The term 'squatter' derives from its English usage as a term of contempt for a person who had taken up residence at a place without having legal claim. The use of 'squatter' in the early years of British settlement of Australia had a similar connotation, referring primarily to a person who had 'squatted' on Aboriginal land for pastoral or other purposes. In its early derogatory context the term was often applied to the illegitimate occupation of land by ticket-of-leave convicts o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic counties of England, historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 1974 until 2023, Cumberland lay within Cumbria, a larger administrative area which also covered Westmorland and parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire. In April 2023, Cumberland will be revived as an administrative entity when Cumbria County Council is abolished and replaced by two Unitary authorities of England, unitary authorities; one of these is to be named Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland and will include most of the historic county, with the exception of Penrith, Cumbria, Penrith and the surrounding area. Cumberland is bordered by the historic counties of Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scotland, Scottish counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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