Griffith. Part of the town from the Hermits Cave lookout. : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Griffith. Part of the town from the Hermits Cave lookout. / denisbin
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| 説明 | Griffith. Population 20,500. Anglican Cathedral City. Walter Burley Griffin designed the layout of Griffith for the NSW government in 1914. Like his plan for Canberra the town plan followed the contours, had several circular roads or circi, had a broad central avenue with widecentral strip, had lots of curving roads, diagonal axes and hexagonal roads around the main circular street and avoided rectangular housing blocks. The government saw Griffith as the main town of the MIA and it wasproclaimed in 1916. Like Leeton the early workers were accommodated in tents and timber framed structures. They soon gave way to fine brick and stone buildings. The main water canal from the Murrumbidgee extends from Narrandera through the town of Griffith and just beyond it. This is the water that bought the district aliveand turned it into the food bowl of Australia but with the addition of vegetables, nuts cotton and rice these days.The canal follows most of the central circus of Griffith and then veers north west. It is hard to imagine how water flows from the Blowering Dam at Talbingo to Griffith and beyond. From its early years Griffith has some Italianimmigrants living and working there but most of the Italian residents came to Griffith after World War Two. By the 1960s Griffith was seen as the centre of organised Mafia style crime and the marijuana trade. The town made national headlines in 1977 when anti-drug campaigner Donald Mackay disappeared from a hotel carpark and his body was never found. Hitman James Bazley was convicted of his murder in 1986. The main suspects all had good alibis including drinking with local policemen so it was a contract killing. A NSW Royal Commission named the six suspects but could press no charges. Federal Labor politician Al Grassby was implicated in the cover-up when he tried to argue that Mackay’s wife had him murdered. After a 12 year legal battle when Grassby was acquitted he had to apologise to Mackay’s wife. Al Grassby was the member for Griffith before Mackay’s murder. There is a small marble bust of Mackay in the median strip of Banna Avenue unveiled in 2008. The town has been serviced by a railway since 1916 and has two XPT train services a week from Sydney via Cootamundra and Junee. The railway from Temora reached here in 1916. The railway station was built shortly after that. The current XPT train follows a longer route through Junee and Narrandera to the terminus in Griffith. Despite nearly 40% of the population identifying themselves as Catholics, Griffith is the Cathedral city of the Anglican Diocese of the Riverina. A decision was made in the late 1930s to build a cathedral in Griffith but work did not physically being on the project until May 1954.The Griffith Church was consecrated in 1955. The Diocese was created in 1884 with the Bishop based in Hay at the pro Cathedral. Griffith Church did not officially become the Cathedral until 1984 when the Diocese celebrated its centenary. The parishes of the Cathedral stretch from Broken Hill to Hay, Deniliquin and Coolamon. Griffith is now a multi faith city and it also has a large Sikh temple and the Riaz Mosque. Early immigrants to Griffith came from Italy but in recent decades they have come from Samoa, India, Fiji, Tonga, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Pakistan etc.Things to look for starting at the railway station. 1. Zecca building. An Art Deco building, with granite base and steps. Cement rendered entry and red brick walls. Built for the Commonwealth Bank and opened in 1923. Few banks have clock. In the median strip by Zecca is the Soldiers Settlers monument.2. Turn right into Banna Ave. In the little park on the left is the Cenotaph. A fine Art Deco structure opened in 1940. Architect was Griffith resident Arthur Long. 3. Next let is the most impressive historic building is the Griffith – the Courthouse with its Greek classical style triangular pediment. It was opened by the NSW Minister for Justice in August 1928. 363 Banna Ave. Façade is in the side street -Ulong St not Banna St. Now turn around and retrace your steps to Zecca and then continue on. 4. Next left is the Griffith Library another Art Deco era building erected in 1935 as the Wade Shire Council Offices. 5. Further on left is the majestic War Memorial Hall now the Art Gallery and Museum. Both shut at 2pm. Opened in 1939 and designed by a Griffith architect Arthur Long. The military museum part opened in 2009. Just beyond it are the public toilets and Country Women’s Association building. Turn right at the roundabout. 6. Here are two monuments. The Fairey Firefly aircraft as a memorial to Word War Two soldiers and the Dethridge wheel memorial to the founding of the MIA. In the middle of the Avenue is a statue and memorial to the murdered Donald Mackay. 7. Just beyond the wheel is the Tourist Information Hub. Go inside as there is large five panel stained glass window depicting the varied landscapes of the district and good information boards about the agriculture of the MIA. It closes at 4 pm. The lane opposite – Banna Lane has some street murals. Head to the Griffith central Shopping mall for a coffee shop or return to Banna Ave. Il Corso cafe is about the first building in Banna Ave. Hermits Cave Lookout. We have a brief stop here at the lookout and unfortunately we do to have time to do the almost 1km walk and climb up and down the rocky steps. An open cave beneath some overhanging rocks became the home of a local Italian hermit named Valerio Ricetti. He was one of the first Puglia Italian migrants to Port Pirie around 1914. He then moved to Broken Hill mines and finally to Griffith in 1929. He had had troubles with police and society and lived in the rocks until 1942 when he was interned as an Italian Prisoner of War. In 1943 he moved to an Italian property as a labourer but still visited his former rocky home. He returned to Italy in 1952 and died there shortly afterwards. The closest feature to the lookout is the “chapel” a hole in some rocks down two rocky uneven steep flights of steps. |
| 撮影日 | 2024-11-13 12:22:30 |
| 撮影者 | denisbin |
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| カメラ | DSC-HX90V , SONY |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/640) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 6 mm |