Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Ashfield, statue

This bronze statue of "Mary Poppins" is located in Ashfield Park, in the inner west suburb of Ashfield. It is a memorial to Pamela Travers (P.L.Travers), the author of Mary Poppins who lived in the suburb before she left Australia permanently in 1924.
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17 comments:

  1. BlogorattiTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 01:26:00 GMT+11

    An interesting statue of the famous author. Greetings!

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  2. William KendallTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 07:45:00 GMT+11

    It certainly does evoke her creation.

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  3. Carol @Comfort Spring StationTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 08:33:00 GMT+11

    A wonderful statue in a lovely setting

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Tuesday, 3 October 2017 at 08:45:00 GMT+11

    A happy thing to memorialize!

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  5. carol l mckennaTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 09:09:00 GMT+11

    Love this statue ~ great shot ~ ^_^ ~ Happy Week to you!

    A ShutterBug Explores aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  6. HelsTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 10:28:00 GMT+11

    I didn't know Travers was Australian. Well done, Pam

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    1. JimTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 10:55:00 GMT+11

      Apparently she hid the fact that she was Australian and everyone assumed she was British.

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  7. RajeshTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 11:54:00 GMT+11

    Wonderful bronze statue.

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  8. Tamar SBTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 11:55:00 GMT+11

    How fun!

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  9. rupam sarmaTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 13:13:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful

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  10. Photo CacheTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 15:23:00 GMT+11

    Cute statue.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  11. Lady FiTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 18:10:00 GMT+11

    Great statue!

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  12. TomTuesday, 3 October 2017 at 20:45:00 GMT+11

    ...Jim, it's a beauty! How nice to have this reminder of a story that brought so much joy to readers. Thanks for the history lesson.

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  13. Fun60Tuesday, 3 October 2017 at 22:01:00 GMT+11

    Whata great statue. Didn't realize the author had lived in Australia.

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  14. Jackie McGuinnessWednesday, 4 October 2017 at 00:19:00 GMT+11

    MARY POPPINS! In my top 5 favourite movies!

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  15. restlessjoThursday, 5 October 2017 at 01:02:00 GMT+11

    I've often likened myself to Mary Poppins- and guess what? It's raining! :) :)

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  16. AriannaThursday, 5 October 2017 at 04:19:00 GMT+11

    Very lovely statue! Arianna

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