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NORMAN LINDSAY 1879-1969 | VIC, NSW | Artist, painter, author and sculptor Lindsay was an accomplished black and white artist, painter, author, and sculptor whose technical skills were often lost in the controversy over his frequently vulgar or risqué subject matter. He became a household name through his cartoons and illustrations of the political commentary published in The Bulletin and other magazines for 50 years from 1901. He maintained cartoons should reflect the views of the publication, rather than the artist, earning notoriety through his visual definition of The Bulletin’s isolationist and racist editorial policies. He championed the role of the artist as a moral and social critic in an era torn apart by two great wars. He became at ease with many areas of artistic comment: satire, comedy, anti-war, the freedom movement, an interest in model yachts, and erotica. Bruce Petty, on Norman Lindsay Source: halloffame.melbournepressclub.com/article/norman-lindsay

Coronation Drive Retaining Wall is a heritage-listed embankment at Coronation Drive, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as the North Quay retaining wall. It was designed by Thomas Kirk and built from 1887 to 1887 by George E Willcocks. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1] n late January 1887 Brisbane experienced severe storms which resulted in flash flooding and damage throughout the city. A couple of weeks after the floods, sections of the river bank and road along North Quay fell into the Brisbane River. An existing embankment and "dry stone wall" had been undercut and collapsed. The Brisbane Municipal Council was advised by their Chief Engineer, Thomas Kirk, of several options for dealing with the problem. The council decided on the most permanent solution - to construct a mass concrete retaining wall at an approximate cost of £13,000.[1] Kirk's choice of concrete rather than masonry work was quite adventurous, as mass concrete technology was new to Australia. Kirk prepared the designs and the contract was awarded to George E Willcocks. Work began in May and the actual construction time was shorter than even Willcocks' optimistic estimate - the road was opened four months later. One of the most challenging tasks in the construction involved massive excavations, the deepest being for a huge cofferdam that kept the river waters out of the site. The men preparing the foundations many feet below the low tide mark worked behind this dam with the full force of the water-bearing on the other side.[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Drive_retaining_wall

Also see www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/15098324880/

This Poulsen pic shows the fence from the River Road side during the 1893 flood...which was much higher than the flood seen in this Lomer & Co pic... www.flickr.com/photos/anmm_thecommons/7264743172/

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