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Darlington Review
''Darlington Review'' is the local monthly newspaper for Darlington, Western Australia. It is possibly one of the longest lasting community newspapers of its sort in Western Australia, having commenced in 1954. There were a number of Darlington newspapers in the early 1950s, but they resolved to the one newspaper. In the early 1950s most issues had limited editorial comment, but would include gardening notes, petrol station roster times, and community notes. Most articles were very short and advertising was limited. Also there were welcome notes to new residents, who were named. Earlier "social gossip" about Darlington was published in '' The Western Mail'' in the 1930s, but in the ''Review'' in the 1950s gossip was sparse. Various groups and associations put in brief articles. The ''Review'' had a preponderance of retired army majors involved with Gestetner produced editions, and the editors and logo changed fairly regularly until the long-standing editorial position of Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington, Western Australia, is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, bisected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River. Location About one kilometre to the west of Darlington and lower on the Darling Scarp lies the locality of Boya. Between Darlington and Boya there are two abandoned quarries: C. Y. O'Connor's "Fremantle Harbour Works Quarry", now known as "Hudman Road Amphitheatre", and the Mountain Quarry which is also called Boya quarry. They are situated on the southern slope of Greenmount Hill which is defined by the Great Eastern Highway to the north, and the Helena River to the south. The boundary with Glen Forrest to the east has shifted a few times. Geology Darlington is located upon the escarpment of the Darling Fault which trends north-south across the south-west of Western Australia, defining what is known as the Perth Hills. History Darlington developed as a locality from the establishment of the Darlington Winery in the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Mail (Western Australia)
''The Western Mail'', or ''Western Mail'', was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia. Published 1885–1955 The first ''Western Mail'' was published on 19 December 1885 by Charles Harper and John Winthrop Hackett, co-owners of ''The West Australian'', the state's major daily paper. It was printed by James Gibney at the paper's office in St Georges Terrace. In 1901, in the publication ''Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia'', a history of the early days of the ''West Australian'' and the ''Western Mail'' was published. In the 1920s ''The West Australian'' employed its first permanent photographer Fred Flood, many of whose photographs were featured in the ''Western Mail''. In 1933 it celebrated its first use of photographs in 1897 in a ''West Australian'' article. The Western Mail featured early work from a large number of prominent West Australian authors and artists, including; Mary Durack, Elizabeth Durack, May Gibbs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gestetner
The Gestetner is a type of duplicating machine named after its inventor, David Gestetner (18541939). During the 20th century, the term ''Gestetner'' was used as a verb—as in ''Gestetnering''. The Gestetner company established its base in London, filing its first patent in 1879. The business grew, remaining within the control of the Gestetner family, and acquiring other businesses. In 1995, the Gestetner company was acquired by the Ricoh Corporation of Japan. History David Gestetner was born in Hungary in 1854, and after working in Vienna and New York, he moved to London, England, filing his first copying patent there in 1879. A later patent in 1881 was for the Cyclostyle, a stylus that was part of the Cyclograph copying device. That same year, he also established the Gestetner Cyclograph Company to produce duplicating machines, stencils, Stylus, styli, ink rollers and related products. The Gestetner works opened in 1906 at Tottenham Hale, north London, and employed several tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trea Wiltshire
Trea Wiltshire is a Western Australian based writer. She has worked at University of Western Australia in its publication ''Uniview''. Hong Kong She had lived in and written books about Hong Kong: * (1971) ''Hong Kong; an impossible journey through history'' * (1989) ''Old Hong Kong'' * (1991) ''Echoes of Old China'' * (1991) ''Hong Kong: last prize of empire'' * (1993) ''Saturday's child'' * (1995) ''Encounters with China'' * (1997) ''Old Hong Kong'' (5th edition) * (1997) ''Old Hong Kong: 1860 - 30 June 1997'' * (1997) ''Hong Kong: the last prize of empire'' (4th edition) * (2005) ''Hong Kong: pages from the past'' * (2017) ''A Stroll through Old Hong Kong'' and about China: * (1995) ''Encounters with China'' * (2001) ''A street in China'' * (2004) ''Echoes of old China'' (3rd edition) Related items: * (1973) ''Bali'' * (2003) ''Angkor'' * (2006) ''Bamboo'' Darlington, Western Australia She lives in Darlington, Western Australia, and has written about the history of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Hills
Perth Hills is a term used primarily for marketing purposes to identify the part of the Darling Scarp and hinterland east of the scarp that lies within the Shire of Mundaring, City of Swan, and the City of Kalamunda and as part of the constituent bodies belonging to the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council of , Western Australia. The term is most commonly found on tourist maps, and on the government Department of Environment and Conservation pamphlets and materials relating to the regional headquarters at Mundaring Weir – The Perth Hills National Parks Centre (formerly known as the Hills Forest Discovery Centre) and its "Nearer to Nature" programs and activities. It is also sometimes used in books and pamphlets. In earlier usage of the term "The Hills" by people living in Perth, the identification of specific locations along the Darling Scarp (also called the Darling Range) found some places more commonly referred to than others. Both Kalamunda and Darlington, as separa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington Arts Festival
Darlington Arts Festival is a festival held annually in Darlington, Western Australia. The origins of the festival were in the 1950s, spawned from the relationship between the artists resident in Darlington and the local voluntary community fire brigade. It has been claimed to be one of the longest lasting community festivals in Perth, Western Australia. The festival includes an art exhibition in the local historic Darlington Hall and a fair on the adjacent cricket oval. The art exhibition has been the showcase of many new artists over the decades - from Darlington and elsewhere. Some reviewing of the event over time enjoys the foibles of the event. Many posters, promotional items and catalogues reflect the nature of the community, as well as showcasing some more notable artists and their legacies. Committee membership evolves with the community changes, however one of the longest serving members was Sally Herzfeld. In 2020 a history was published, by the Darlington History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
