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Instantly reminds me of Tom Roberts' "Christmas Flowers and Christmas Belles" c.1899 (Manly Art Gallery) - www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=46482 . Especially if you flip the photo horizontally.

beachcomber australia "It was revealed with the aid of blue light that the artist had removed a standing woman and running child in the area left of centre of the painting. The removed figures can still be seen in the lithograph issued in the Sydney Mail in 1899 which the gallery has a copy. You may still be able to see the ghostly remnants of the figures in the painting." - www.manlyartgallerycollections.com.au/artists_m_-_t_25.html

pellethepoet That's interesting - I found the Sydney Mail lithograph version here - www.joseflebovicgallery.com/catalogue/cl_134_2009/Large/1... - from www.joseflebovicgallery.com/catalogue/cl_134_2009/pages/p...

Daffodils by Will H. Ogilvie from An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens, published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1906, p. 238.

pellethepoet Do you think they might be daffodils? Or just using your poetic licence! I was thinking the "wild flowers" in the title implies something like flannel flowers or chrysanthemums etc.

Street View Cumberland St (Old York St North): [www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.858104,151.207532,3a,75y,200h...]

Andy Brill This is further up York Street Andy, in what was called York Street North in The Rocks, not to be confused with York Street in the city. Today it is known as Cumberland Street. It ran parallel to Princes Street and is one of the bridges over the Argyle Cut. You can get your bearings at full zoom on this c.1927 map - This is the view north from York Street North (Cumberland Street) during the Sydney Harbour Bridge construction, at the point it turns sharp left near it's termination with Lower Fort Street -

Thanks Ben for that correction. Street View near the dip in the street: [www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.858104,151.207532,3a,75y,200h...]

Toowong Cemetery has been and remains to be an icon in the suburb. Established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875, it is currently the largest cemetery in Queensland. The heritage-listed cemetery is a prominent landmark in Queensland not only because of its size but also for the history it carries and the personalities buried in the premises. In December 1870, trial sinking at the cemetery found the ground to be unsuitable, but this did not prompt the government to secure a more appropriate location. Queensland’s second governor, Samuel Wensley Blackall had been a supporter of the Toowong site. In his ill health, he indicated his desire to be buried there. Governor Blackall was buried on the highest knoll on 3 January 1871. His memorial is the largest and most prominent in the cemetery with commanding views of the city and surrounds. Being one of the most prominent burial grounds in Queensland, it is no surprise that the Toowong Cemetery is now home to several notable personalities. These include, but are not limited to, a Prime Minister, two Queensland Governors, 13 Queensland Premiers, 11 Queensland Labor leaders, at least 15 Brisbane Mayors, and many other prominent political, religious, sports, arts, and business figures. As a general cemetery ground, Toowong cemetery has been the burial place of individuals from all walks of life. Interestingly, it has been rumoured that this is also where the notorious Jack the Ripper was buried. Source: toowongnews.com.au/index.php/did-you-know-that-the-toowon...