The Old Hospital is one of many fine public buildings in the historic township of York, Western Australia. Built in 1896 of the richly-coloured local clay bricks, the two-storey building features a steep shingle roof she-oak. It has been acquired and restored by the National Trust with the assistance of…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Old Hospital, YorkMacquarie House was built in 1830 for wealthy Launceston merchant, Henry Reed. It is a typical colonial Georgian warehouse, built of brick and sandstone to a symmetrical plan. Between 1978 and 1982 it was restored by the Tasmanian Government with Commonwealth funding and it is now home to a branch…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Macquarie House, LauncestonAs one of Sydney’s oldest public buildings, the Mint is very much part of Australia’s early colonial history. Originally the southern wing of Governor Macquaire’s grand and ambitious “Rum” Hospital, it housed Australia’s first mint from 1854 to 1927. It has recently been restored by the New South Wales Government…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c The Mint, SydneyThe Collingwood Town Hall is a comparitively rare example of lavish late nineteenth-century boom-style classicism. Designed by G. R. Johnson, it was built between 1885 and 1890 to rival neighbouring Fitzroy’s town hall. The heavily ornamented two-storey building, dominated by the elegant clock tower, remains a symbol of pride for…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public Buildings – 36c Collingwood Town Hall, MelbourneA new set of seven definitive pre-stamped envelopes will be released by Australia Post on 8 September 1986. The theme of the series is restored public buildings, illustrating superb examples of architecture from Australia’s earlier days. Buildings shown on the pre-stamped envelopes include examples from the Australian Capital Territory and…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 Restored Historic Public BuildingsAustralia Post will release a set of four stamps on 6 August 1986 as part of the continuing series of Australian Bicentennial issues. The stamps feature portraits of the principle people in the decision to establish a convict settlement on the shores of New South Wales. Britain had used transportation…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 The Decision To SettlePhillip’s second-in-command was Captain John Hunter. Initially, Hunter had been considered as an alternative to Phillip to command the First Fleet. As it was, he held a dormant commission to succeed Phillip as Governor should Phillip die or be incapacitated. Indeed, when ill-health forced Phillips’ return to England in 1792,…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 The Decision To Settle – $1 Captain John HunterCaptain Arthur Phillip was chosen as Captain General of the First Fleet and Governor-in-Chief of the penal colony to be established in New South Wales. He had a reputation as a competent, trustworthy officer and an excellent administrator. Furthermore, he had experience in transporting convicts and in farming and land…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 The Decision To Settle – 33c Captain Arthur PhillipSecretary of State in the Home Office, Lord Sydney, was given the responsibility for finding a solution to the convict problem. It was he who advised the Treasury and Admiralty of the decision to send convicts to Botany Bay. He subsequently administered the preparations of the First Fleet and the…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 The Decision To Settle – 33c Lord SydneyKing George III was the reigning monarch through this eventful period of British history. He was reputed to be obstinate. rash and tyrannical, and through his political ineptitude had been blamed for inciting the American War of Independence. However, it was he who approved the funds for Cook’s voyage which…
View More Australia Philately: 1986 The Decision To Settle – 33c King George III