Consequently, there are said to be some 'imaginary' plants visible among the known natives.
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There is a definite attempt to decorate the locality-based addresses with flora associated with the particular district, but enough poetic license taken at times that we can conclude that natural history accuracy was not as important in the creative process as aesthetic qualities. The illuminated addresses were produced by watercolour artists from at least one Sydney publishing firm, John Sands Ltd ^. In a parting speech, Carrington declared they were 'guests who found their welcome at once an adoption, and whose farewell leaves half their hearts behind’." Upon conclusion of his time as Governor, Sydney gave Lord and Lady Carrington an unprecedented farewell, with thousands lining the streets and showering their carriage with flowers. During his time as Governor of NSW it was said Lord Carrington, aided by his wife, re-established the opulence of Government House and the grandeur of the office of Governor. "This ‘most auspicious’ appointment attracted much ceremony in NSW and as a consequence saw the creation of highly decorative illuminated addresses and photograph albums to be officially presented to he Governor. The pages seen below come from volume 14 (they were the largest images from the available albums). NSW State Records has digitised and placed online a number of the illuminated albums.
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The Carrington Albums, as they have come to be known, were sent back to Australia in recent years by a Buckinghamshire (UK) library that housed the series on behalf of Lord Carrington's descendants. He and his wife were held in such high regard by the people of NSW that a grand series of presentation albums was created by various community associations and districts to honour their service and bid them farewell when they returned to England at the end of their tenure. I have wept for love of them, They turn away.From 1885 to 1890 Lord Carrington was a popular Governor of NSW. We want our school community to be a light in the town and it just seemed an appropriate choice.įor me each time I hear the words they are a renewal of the Great Commission, in the same way that Isaiah's story, 'In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne.' excite and inspire the listener. In fact, this week when all the teachers, children and local clergy came together for the very first Assembly in our band new school, this was the hymn I chose for us to sing partly because it is one of the children's favourites, but also because of the words. When I introduced it to the children at school they took to it immediately and their rendering of it in school Assemblies is enough to send my heart flying to the heavens.and the hairs stand up on the back of my neck- two hundred children singing with enjoyment and sincerity will do that! I first came across this hymn when the new Church of Ireland Hymnal came out in mid 2000, by which time it was well known here. Dan Schutte (born 1947, Neenah, Wisconsin ) is an American composer of Catholic liturgical music and a contemporary Christian songwriter best known for composing the hymn Here I Am, Lord, also known as I, the Lord of Sea and Sky, (1981).Īlthough this hymn began as Catholic liturgical music it has progressed into mainstream Protestant worship surely a sign that the sentiments expressed in the words and music are universal.