Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Rookwood, monument

This is one of many impressive monuments at the Rookwood Necropolis, in the western suburb of Rookwood. This is a memorial to Samuel Henry Harris, an ex-convict who was sentenced to seven years for stealing one hundred pounds from his employers and arrived in Australia in 1833. He went into partnership with Jacob Marks and opened successful drapery shops in Melbourne.
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28 comments:

  1. Lois EvensenTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 00:11:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful monument. We enjoy wandering through cemeteries, seeing the monuments, and often finding stories about the people buried there.

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 00:28:00 GMT+10

    It really is rather grand compared to some of the much simpler grave markers around it Jim.

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  3. VENTANA DE FOTOTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 00:50:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful monument which you have shown us. An interesting way to know your country is visiting your blog.

    Greetings from Spain.

    http://ventanadefoto.blogspot.com.es/

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life.comTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 06:08:00 GMT+10

    Impressive monument

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  5. JulieTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 06:57:00 GMT+10

    Snap! ... chuckle ...

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  6. Melbourne Australia PhotosTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 07:29:00 GMT+10

    Greta shot of this magnificent monument, Jim.

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  7. JimTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 09:15:00 GMT+10

    Julie, we were bound to cross paths again with our blogs. I took your lead and included some further details about the memorial.

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  8. LifeRamblingsTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 09:18:00 GMT+10

    such a gorgeous monument Jim. great shot.

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  9. AnnTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 09:45:00 GMT+10

    Very impressive. As I said somewhere else. Rookwood is still on my ever increasing list of places to go.

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  10. UnknownTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 10:02:00 GMT+10

    Great story!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  11. Sylvia KTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 10:11:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful monument and what an interesting story!! Terrific capture, Jim, as always! Have a great week1

    Sylvia

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  12. HelsTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 10:49:00 GMT+10

    What a super story... I did enjoy reading it. But why was Harris buried in Sydney if he was a pioneering hero in Melbourne?

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  13. JimTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 11:03:00 GMT+10

    Hels, it seems their expanding business interests led them and their families to Sydney.

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  14. magiceyeTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 11:09:00 GMT+10

    marvelous shot!

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  15. LadyFiTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 16:41:00 GMT+10

    What a lovely monument.

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  16. PeterTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 17:35:00 GMT+10

    Bad boy done good.

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  17. JoeTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 17:45:00 GMT+10

    You and Julie are in sync today. It is a very grand monument indeed.

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  18. FranciscaTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 19:03:00 GMT+10

    Wow... owning drapery shops get you a memorial like this? I asked the question on Julie's post; glad my curiosity was satisfied here, Jim.

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  19. BronaTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 19:12:00 GMT+10

    You might like to know that there is a lovely dusk ceremony planned for this weekend at Rookwood in The Elephant House Dusk Ceremony

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  20. Joan ElizabethTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 20:16:00 GMT+10

    It's great to see how many of the convicts made good.

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  21. MarkTuesday, 15 May 2012 at 21:04:00 GMT+10

    You both have differing shots. Like Grace in Perth I like the contrast of the simple graves with the extravagance of the convict made good.

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  22. DebWednesday, 16 May 2012 at 00:12:00 GMT+10

    I love the way the most impressive memorial are often surrounded by much simpler gravestones.

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  23. SeaThreePeeOWednesday, 16 May 2012 at 01:21:00 GMT+10

    That is impressive. Great picture!

    Herding Cats

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  24. hamiltonWednesday, 16 May 2012 at 04:16:00 GMT+10

    He seems to have done quite well for himself once he got out of bad old England!

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  25. Oakland Daily PhotoWednesday, 16 May 2012 at 07:20:00 GMT+10

    It seems the designer of this monument tried to cram in as many architectural features as the plot would allow.

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  26. NelliesWednesday, 16 May 2012 at 14:00:00 GMT+10

    That's impressive! Beautfiul photo!

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  27. CaTThursday, 17 May 2012 at 00:54:00 GMT+10

    7 years seems quite a lot!

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  28. JulieThursday, 17 May 2012 at 10:27:00 GMT+10

    Goodo Jim. Glad you included the info on Harris. I had found that same article that you referenced. Some of his relies mentioned in that article are buried very close to Harris.

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