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Photograph of Hezekiah Moscow
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- JJ_Dredd said:
Back to the wall - Churchill John Bull figure, Commonwealth troops clambering over wall Artist Leslie Illingworth
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ralph repo said:
Nice! I noticed too, the preferential visual placement of the white troops with the Indian and African colonials literally marginalized.
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jamica1 said:
Which one is the Canadian?
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Wing Lam said:
John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter-of-fact man. He originated in satirical works of the early 18th century and would come to stand for English liberty in opposition to revolutionaries. He was popular through the 18th and 19th centuries until the time of the First World War, when he generally stopped being seen as representative of the "common man".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bull
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Aussie~mobs said:
Most likely the Jenolan Caves.
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Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies said:
More Jenolan Caves, the Lucas Cave centre - www.viator.com/en-AU/tours/Jenolan-Caves/Jenolan-Caves-Lu...
Jenolan Caves are known to the local Gundungurra people as Binoomeal, "Dark places".
Colonial exploration of the area began in 1838, with the first recorded discovery by a local pastoralist, James Whalan. Whalan was not the first European to set eyes on the caves. That honour goes to James McKeown, an ex-convict and possibly an outlaw, reputed to have been using the valleys as a hideout.
Over the succeeding years, James Whalan and his brother Charles discovered several openings. The Elder cave was discovered in 1848. It was the first ‘dark cave’ explored. In 1860, the Lucas cave was discovered by Nicholas Irwin and George Whiting. Then known as the ‘New Cave’, it is the largest of the show caves. It was not until 1866 that the caves were brought under direct government control.
In 1867, Jeremiah Wilson was appointed as 'Keeper' of the 'Binda', or 'Fish River' Caves. The Aboriginal word 'Jenolan' (high mountain) was not adopted until 1884.
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Peter Hill said:
Aussie~mobs Actually is Jenolan Caves.
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Peter Hill said:
The initials "J.P." tell me the photographer was John Paine. Originally from the UK, he had a studio in Sydney. Some of his Jenolan Caves albumen prints were published in "Sun Pictures of New South Wales - Volume 2" circa 1890.
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Aussie~mobs said:
Peter Hill Thanks Peter, they sure seemed to be the Jenolan Caves.
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