Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Thomas Joseph Byrnes - Queensland Premier 1898

It was raining in Brisbane yesterday. We went into town to buy some warm clothes to take to Canada and Alaska next week. We passed this statue of Thomas Joseph Byrnes who died six months into his term as the Premier of Queensland. 
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8 comments:

  1. lewi14@gmail.comAugust 11, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    Give the man an umbrella ;)

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  2. JulieAugust 11, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    Six months in office to enjoy the spoils and then eternity in the rain.

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  3. JimAugust 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    An interesting way to look at it (both Bill and Julie).

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  4. PeterAugust 11, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    heavy sits the crown ... did the harold did he?

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  5. biebkriebelsAugust 11, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    Have a good trip both, it is beautiful. Have done a part of it a couple of years ago.

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  6. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪August 11, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    If you are going in a luxury liner, you should be quite warm. Don't think you need long johns.

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  7. BlossomFlowerGirlAugust 11, 2010 at 11:30 PM

    He looks like he was well fed. Have a fantastic trip, your itinerary sounds wonderful.
    Cheers,
    Melbourne Daily Photo

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  8. EG CameraGirlAugust 12, 2010 at 2:54 AM

    Have a great trip! I hope you'll be posting photos of what you see here. It'll be interesting to see Canada through Aussie eyes. :)

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