Matthew Flinders Stone Monument

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Stone monument at Mornington dedicated to Matthew Flinders who discovered the area of Mornington as well as many other coastal areas of Australia
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Theme Thursday meme ~ Stone
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Sailor of legend
Joy of finding new places
Back in the old days
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Monument to 3000 Days

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A bronze statue (sculpted by Peter Corlett) of John Cain jr, a former premier of Victoria, Australia.
This is one of four life-size statues of premiers outside the Treasury building in Melbourne.
The other statues are of Rupert Hamer, Henry Bolte and Albert Dunstan.
Each statue was commissioned by eccentric premier Jeff Kennett as a collective monument to those who served more than 3,000 days (8 years and a few months) in office.
There have been 45 premiers in the last 150 years and only 4 (post World War II) met the 3000 days criteria.
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One Single Impression #135 ~ Monument
Prompt suggested by Ramesh Sood ~ A Little More Than Ordinary
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Public accolades
Monuments mean achievements
Public memories

Monumental casts
Character cross-roads in time
Tangible echoes
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ These statues of Henry Bolte and Albert Dunstan have been placed to appear chatting!
And is it my imagination, but Dunstan seems to have a remarkable resemblance to Sir Winston Churchill!
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