tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post2718740891275092828..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Taphophile Tragics #1 - The monumental masonJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-45482021239063106092012-01-01T00:47:17.685+11:002012-01-01T00:47:17.685+11:00Thank you so much, Dina.Thank you so much, Dina.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-90445386271832725542012-01-01T00:20:07.258+11:002012-01-01T00:20:07.258+11:00This is so interesting how statues are made these ...This is so interesting how statues are made these days.<br />I'll be joining your graveyard group soon.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-58735928210634192532011-12-29T07:48:33.021+11:002011-12-29T07:48:33.021+11:00Thank you for starting your theme blog. At first I...Thank you for starting your theme blog. At first I hesitated a little, because I always feel a bit uneasy at a cemetery I have never been. I feel myself a bit an intruder at a place where I have no relatives resting and just looking for curiosity. But I see that more people do have the same interest so I decided to join.<br />Greetings, Mariannebiebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-78174215666394099092011-12-27T21:33:52.112+11:002011-12-27T21:33:52.112+11:00Back again Julie - Re Your question on my post - T...Back again Julie - Re Your question on my post - The blue car is actually a grave! Children's toys and flowers are in the car! There is even one grave that looks like a cot. I'll add this to my post!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-67290686038809412702011-12-27T20:43:41.733+11:002011-12-27T20:43:41.733+11:00Poignant poses in each of these statues! Only the ...Poignant poses in each of these statues! Only the last one still has a horizontal gaze, still intent on life itself!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-36937778755064347512011-12-27T20:36:26.640+11:002011-12-27T20:36:26.640+11:00Wow, the last one is a beaut! Is that a dapper mus...Wow, the last one is a beaut! Is that a dapper mustache?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-70961737738750067242011-12-27T19:47:16.475+11:002011-12-27T19:47:16.475+11:00Brilliant start to your new theme Julie. You alway...Brilliant start to your new theme Julie. You always find out the most interesting things on your blog, not that I'd even consider a statue or sculpture but the thought of it being made from fiberglass resin is pretty naff no matter how you try to disguise it!!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-89014362856554959192011-12-27T17:07:01.699+11:002011-12-27T17:07:01.699+11:00Letty: the first one, no. The second one, yes. And...Letty: the first one, no. The second one, yes. And the second one led me to a Flickr set called 'Sydney Cemeteries'. I will add it to my list of links.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-16279537760633176942011-12-27T16:49:34.364+11:002011-12-27T16:49:34.364+11:00What about this link?
Does it work?
http://acms.sl...What about this link?<br />Does it work?<br />http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=37263<br /><br />and here for flames<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/25366251@N02/2895014554freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-86209053265724262852011-12-27T16:41:18.865+11:002011-12-27T16:41:18.865+11:00The story of Phil Garlick is interesting. Would lo...The story of Phil Garlick is interesting. Would love to see how the car in flames was carved.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-27213589485402631712011-12-27T12:58:24.208+11:002011-12-27T12:58:24.208+11:00Amazing, the things people have done for their lov...Amazing, the things people have done for their loved ones. I'm glad no one plans to do any such thing for me.Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-66448618529380351442011-12-27T12:43:06.830+11:002011-12-27T12:43:06.830+11:00I must go and get some more of Garlick and his fla...I must go and get some more of Garlick and his flames. Did not notce them on my first visit. However, I have followed your link but it said it was invalid but I got another photo of him in his car being handed a cup. One of the guys handing it to him looked to be a sandwich short of a picnic!<br /><br />But I found a description of his funeral, which ran through all the chief mourners: brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. But not one mention of the poor grieving Nellie ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-91191798054586126672011-12-27T11:54:22.250+11:002011-12-27T11:54:22.250+11:00And....
I saw another photo of Garlick's monum...And....<br />I saw another photo of Garlick's monument from the front and the steering wheel is engulfed in flames!!<br />(That's a little gruesome).freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-50492563146947433672011-12-27T11:52:13.949+11:002011-12-27T11:52:13.949+11:00Geez - looking in Trove - there were LOTS of fatal...Geez - looking in Trove - there were LOTS of fatalities at Maroubra Raceway.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-507414682433990962011-12-27T11:49:21.182+11:002011-12-27T11:49:21.182+11:00Wow - I've never seen such fancy grave markers...Wow - I've never seen such fancy grave markers!<br />I wonder how long they would take to chisel.<br /><br />Look - here's Phil in the flesh (well, in a black and white photo).<br />http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemLarge.aspx?itemID=37263<br />That's a sexy looking moustache he is sporting and I love his friend's hat!freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-90409636689667836902011-12-27T11:33:57.709+11:002011-12-27T11:33:57.709+11:00The one I mean is the old Northcote Cemetery (rath...The one I mean is the old Northcote Cemetery (rather plain) and also the Old Central Melbourne cemetery, which is quite sumptuous with lots of statues.<br />I also have in my archives several other cemetery photos form all over the world, so I'll go archive hunting...Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-50363899508518026852011-12-27T11:24:56.391+11:002011-12-27T11:24:56.391+11:00No no ... not Sandringham .. but Springvale ... Bo...No no ... not Sandringham .. but Springvale ... Botanical Cemetery.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-43284610541004630572011-12-27T11:23:09.311+11:002011-12-27T11:23:09.311+11:00Oo ... yes, please Nick. Go do that, if you would....Oo ... yes, please Nick. Go do that, if you would. Which cemetery is it? If it is Sandringham ... have I got a jobbie for YOU!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-64897200980532846482011-12-27T11:17:15.966+11:002011-12-27T11:17:15.966+11:00Quite remarkable monuments, but people will do ext...Quite remarkable monuments, but people will do extraordinary things to mark the spot they have buried a loved one. We have a historic cemetery about 600 m away from our house. I must get my camera and go visit it!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-90020840091669709302011-12-27T08:39:21.334+11:002011-12-27T08:39:21.334+11:00Yes, the cost of 'death' can be astonishin...Yes, the cost of 'death' can be astonishing. Maybe statues were cheaper in 'the olden days', but wages were lower.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-4305231084323426722011-12-27T07:57:41.569+11:002011-12-27T07:57:41.569+11:00Those statues must cost of fortune to erect ... ne...Those statues must cost of fortune to erect ... never really thought about it before but when you describe the process or some of them actually being had carved they are works of art.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-72296140900328737422011-12-27T03:29:29.040+11:002011-12-27T03:29:29.040+11:00I very rarely see statuary at cemeteries here ... ...I very rarely see statuary at cemeteries here ... I'm not sure why. Maybe because I tend to hang out at cemeteries that are off the beaten path - small towns, etc.<br /><br />Your picture of Phil Garlick got my curiosity and imagination in full gear! I wonder what "triumph" he had been about to achieve when his life was cut short ...Clytiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031797083999722788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-58427695763866681472011-12-27T00:30:43.111+11:002011-12-27T00:30:43.111+11:00The grave sites were so elaborate in those days.The grave sites were so elaborate in those days.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.com