Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Parramatta Heritage tour

Tuesday 14 June

With a lot of rain coming down we
set out on a bus tour to visit Parramatta.
We were not very lucky that even if it
stopped rainning each time we arrived
to a viewing spot the rain would start.
So I took a lot of blurrrrrrrrr photos
through the windows.
Strangely enough we had a really good
day.
 Our tour guide Historian Judith Dunn
made the tour very interesting.




 Murphy House

 St Patrick's Cathedral
On the 19 February 1996 it was
destroyed by fire. only the wall were left
standing.


 Robin, Tricia and Sigrid
We were suppose to have morning tea in the
park near the lake, but we had it in the church hall.
 The children gate. It cost $35 000

 Details from the children gates





 The pool for adult baptism
 Mary MacKillop
 Fair Madona from Germany
linden wood carving
 The new church part
 organ from Great Britain
The crown of thorns
 The Altar in grey Chinese granite
2m sq and 1m high and weighing 11 tonnes
They reposed it on a bed of crush ice
to position it and reove the suports.

 Parramatta Jail
 Theatre
 Female factory
 Baker cart
Parramatta river





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