#government house

[postcard-from-the-past]

Government House and Town in Cape Town, South Africa

British vintage postcard

[zeehasablog]

"The horrors of war" - N. Z. October 1864

A dance card for, then illustrated by Edward Arthur Williams (1824-1898)

Description: Ballroom scene at Government House, Auckland with soldiers partnering women in colourful ballgowns, a chandelier lighting the scene. The picture is attached to a green dance card belonging to the artist.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Dance card transcription (by me): Note: W=hand written; P=Printed on the card

[both pages have columns with numbered dances, and spaces to write engagements]

[under first headings:] [column one] [W:] Arrived at 9 - card has my [P:] 1. Quadrille [W:] (unintelligible) to Sir George & Mr Larkin [P:] 2. Waltz [W:] { observe the many lunatics & then [P:] 3. Galop [W:] with Miss D Lake ! [P:] 4. Lancers [W:] Miss Morel [P:] 5. Waltz [W:] Mrs Chapman [P:] 6. Quadrille [W:] Mrs Horan [P:] 7. P. Mazurka [W:] Ellen G. [P:] 8. Galop [W:] Mrs Munat [W:] (a charming Party) [column two] [P:] 9. Waltz [W:] Mrs Peak [P:] 10. Galop [W:] Mrs Cherry [P:] 11. Waltz [W:] ["Miss Morel" has been crossed out] [P:] 12. Quadrille [W:] [little scribble] [P:] 13. Waltz [W:] Miss Morel [P:] 14. Lancers [P:] { Supper with Beckam & Beak [P:] 15. Waltz [P:] Mrs Peak [P:] 16. Galop [P:] Mrs Chapman [W:] 1 a.m. God save the Queen & light a cigar for home

(I hope I got this all correct - Miss Morel MAY BE Miss Munat, but unsure.)

[callmeabeverhausen]

the "government house" is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of "new south wales"

[wolfnowl]

Pink Fawn Lily

[politijohn]

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[nando161mando]

There are now over 15 million empty homes in the US, and 650,000 homeless per the very bias official numbers, or 23 houses per person

[manfish2046]

《C.M.H. travel----SYDNEY》

A：「你從墨爾本搭十二個小時的火車到雪梨？」

B：「是的，為了看澳洲從晨朝到日夕，沿途變化的自然曠野。」

A：「到了雪梨，初見，是什麼感覺？」

B：「市中心的感受，就像台北，很熟悉的市區味道，都是被殖民過的地方，新舊混合，然後，現代性已超越殖民史的城市。」

A：「喜歡雪梨的哪個部分？」

B：「喜歡它的邊陲地帶，像是從Shelly Beach一路走過Old Quarry Swamp到Sydney Harbour National Park，沿路的灌木林和岩石海岸，可以感受到澳洲典型的陽光、空氣跟自然，還有曠野的寂寞。」

A：「那，人的部分呢？」

B：「人的部分啊？都是日常的人生際遇。

到雪梨後，印象最深刻的，是跟日本人特別有緣；

第一天，一早六點從墨爾本出發的CITYLINK火車，十二個小時後，準點抵達雪梨，晚間六點多，揹著行囊來到背包客棧，在門口遇見一位拖著大行李廂、穿著日本公主裝的獨旅年輕女生，她請求我幫她把行李搬到二樓櫃檯。

兩天後，我在雪梨閒晃到深夜，回到背包客棧，看見一位年輕男生睡在我的床舖上、聽著音樂，我跟他說：『抱歉，這是我的床，因為，出門前，我習慣將床鋪整理乾淨，上面會放一個個人的生活小物，可能讓你誤會沒人睡。』隨後，他開口說話，英語的日本腔很重，是來自大阪的青年，來雪梨找度假打工的機會。

隔天，日本青年很客氣地提出道歉，希望能請我吃飯，賠罪。我回他，出門在外交個朋友，可以一起吃個飯，沒有誰請客，彼此交流一下。於是，我們約了傍晚在唐人街碰面，到一家日本料理店共進晚餐，無法吃生食的我，很不爭氣地點了加州卷。隔日，我一早要搭火車前往藍山，他比我更早出門搭機，飛往下一個度假打工的國度—加拿大。

至於，澳洲當地人的部分，畢竟雪梨是個大都市，基本上，對話與接觸，都是親切和善的回應。

去藍山那天早晨，到7-11買咖啡，櫃台像是銀行般，裝設有鐵窗，結帳時，櫃台內的年輕男店員，詢問我是不是一早要去上學，我回他，我趕著火車要去藍山，他祝福我，有個美好的一天。

從藍山回到雪梨的當晚，我又在雪梨港邊晃蕩到深夜，看看夜景、吹吹海風、嘗嘗寂寥；由於港區的天氣真的太舒服，買了渡輪票，在港灣的幾個碼頭穿梭，一時大意，不小心在一個觀光客罕跡的碼頭耽溺太久，錯過船班，在癡等下個船班將近一小時的空檔中，在碼頭看著三名當地大叔，喝著啤酒、釣起一條超過半個人身高的不知名大魚。

回到背包客棧已晚，盥洗完畢出浴室時，遇到一位大約兩百公分高的澳洲壯男，他幫我把厚重的浴室外門撐住，要我這位當時還是瘦高的亞洲細男，從他的腋下通過，我跟他道謝，澳洲人永遠都是No Worries。

還有，隔天下午，我去參觀Sydney Operan House後面公園內的Government House時，櫃台一位白捲髮、纖細高雅且和譪的老奶奶，看著我揹著厚重的背包，熱情地要幫我寄物，我表示背包很重，可以自己來，但，老奶奶堅持從我手上接過背包，然後，當我手一放，背包就直接落地，還好沒弄傷老奶奶的手，也沒有摔壞裏頭的筆電，但，老奶奶送我一張類似書籤的小物，喜歡她對待觀光客的溫柔。」

C：「那在雪梨，有豔遇麼？」

B：「沒有！」

(IMAGE: Sydney, Australia. 2013.08.12~18. by Shawn, Ming-Huei, CHEN.)

(MUSIC: “Serene View”, by Arulo.)

(copyrights. Shawn, Ming-Huei, CHEN. 2024.09.14.)

[intersectionalpraxis]

Where do I even begin? I'm appalled. The Canadian government living up to its roots in colonial-settler violence... this is beyond criminal. Contact your MP's. This erasure and anti-Palestinian racism is unacceptable.

For anyone reading this on or after February 26th, 2024 -here is more information/updates:

[rabbitcruiser]

Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution on April 28, 1788.

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"On Serious Charge." Ottawa Citizen. January 23, 1913. Page 2. --- A charge of sending indecent literature through the mail was brought in police court against Margaret Munroe, a domestic living on Creighton street, by John Seaby, a coachman at Government House. The accused pleaded not guilty and was remanded for a week and liberated on bail. No evidence was taken.

[piyalbal339-blog]

Mymensingh circuit house

[callmeabeverhausen]

"government house"....should be a house for me ;)

[wolfnowl]

Japanese Maple

[politijohn]

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[gkingmusik]

Nobody’s Manhood Was Stolen At Government House – Niger State Government Debunks Rumors

The Niger State Government has described as baseless rumour regarding the incident at the Government House, Minna, where it was alleged that someone’s genitals went missing. Nobody’s Manhood Was Stolen At Government House – Niger State Government Debunks Rumors The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim, said in a statement that the rumour in circulation regarding the incident and…

[centrally-unplanned]

While we should 100% be subsidizing housing in dc for congressmen as part of a general package to radically increase their compensation levels, we should also be doing it because we could build one gigantic apartment complex with 535 units and have every member living under the same roof.

Because the HOA for that building sounds delightful. It should be filmed.