scholarly journals A View of Sydney: The Taylor Panorama Reassessed

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
British Society ◽  
Military Officer ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Military ◽  
Settlement Analysis ◽  
Insight Into

In the 1820s British society had the opportunity to experience life in Sydney, New South Wales through the publication of a panorama of the military officer, Major James Taylor (1785–1829). The 1823 aquatints of his watercolours presented views of Sydney from the military area on the present-day Observation Hill. As well as communicating Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s progressive vision for a colony that was advancing beyond its status as a penal settlement, it presented its audience with narratives of life in Sydney. Taylor’s panorama survives through four preparatory watercolours and the three elegant aquatints. This publication drew sufficient interest to prompt subsequent editions in France and Britain. By the early twentieth century the work was valued in Australia as a record of the fabric of colonial Sydney, with later researchers discussing Taylor’s representation of various participants’ roles in the fledgling settlement. Analysis of Taylor’s study and its publication in Europe provides further insight into his composition and its reception, as well as furthering our understanding of life in New South Wales at that time.

scholarly journals A View of Sydney: The Taylor Panorama Reassessed

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Skinner
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
British Society ◽  
Military Officer ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Military ◽  
Settlement Analysis ◽  
Insight Into

In the 1820s British society had the opportunity to experience life in Sydney, New South Wales through the publication of a panorama of the military officer, Major James Taylor (1785–1829). The 1823 aquatints of his watercolours presented views of Sydney from the military area on the present-day Observation Hill. As well as communicating Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s progressive vision for a colony that was advancing beyond its status as a penal settlement, it presented its audience with narratives of life in Sydney. Taylor’s panorama survives through four preparatory watercolours and the three elegant aquatints. This publication drew sufficient interest to prompt subsequent editions in France and Britain. By the early twentieth century the work was valued in Australia as a record of the fabric of colonial Sydney, with later researchers discussing Taylor’s representation of various participants’ roles in the fledgling settlement. Analysis of Taylor’s study and its publication in Europe provides further insight into his composition and its reception, as well as furthering our understanding of life in New South Wales at that time.

The First Ascent of Mt Lindesay – A Climbing ‘Whodunit’

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
South Wales

Mt Lindesay lies in the McPherson Range on the border between New South Wales and Queensland. Described by one early twentieth century writer as resembling ‘a crown pumpkin or a huge pudding mould’, its remarkable tiered upper section has long captured the imagination of those who care to gaze upon its vertical cliffs and dramatic lines.

Towards a more effective model of wildlife care and rehabilitation: A survey of volunteers in New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Haering ◽  
Vanessa Wilson ◽  
Annie Zhuo ◽  
Peter Stathis
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Care Service ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Service Capacity ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Wildlife Rehabilitation ◽  
Training Standards ◽  
Governance Training ◽  
Insight Into

The provision of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation services in New South Wales (NSW) relies heavily on the volunteer sector. The NSW Government regulates the sector and is responsible for identifying measures for its support and delivery of services. To inform this process, we undertook an extensive review of the sector. We report here on the results from our survey of NSW volunteer wildlife rehabilitators, who have collectively reported over 1,000,000 rescues of sick and injured free-living wildlife over the past 16 years. The survey provided a unique insight into the demographics of the sector, the challenges faced, and the value of their contribution to wildlife rehabilitation. Volunteers’ views on the operation of wildlife rehabilitation providers cover five key areas: governance, training, standards of care, service capacity and reporting, as well as the support received from other stakeholders, NSW Wildlife Council (the peak body for the sector), veterinary professionals and government. We found that the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector in NSW provides a significant public good that is of high value to the environment, community and government. We make recommendations for investment and strategic improvements to the capacity of the sector to continue to deliver services including transitioning wildlife rehabilitation providers towards a system of accreditation in the future.

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