Corn along Eurobodalla Road near Bodalla

Tuross River at Tyrone Bridge

 A swim in the Tuross River at Tyrone Bridge, at Eurobodalla, nine kilometres southwest of Bodalla. The original wooden bridge was in the process of being replaced by a new concrete bridge. Our landscaper obtained some of the timbers from the old bridge, and we have some in our front garden. 

For more information about the bridge replacement, see here. 

Interior, All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla

Prayer labyrinth, All Saints Church, Bodalla

The prayer labyrinth was completed in 2016. For more about it, click here.

All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla - another view

For information about this church, see yesterday's post

All Saints Anglican Church, Bodalla

All Saints Church, commemorating Thomas Sutcliffe Mort and his wife Theresa Shepheard Mort, was designed by Edmund Blacket. Mort was an early landholder in the area. He established a dairy estate. 

Blacket arrived in NSW from his native England in November 1842. In 1847 he was appointed chief diocesan architect for the Church of England in Sydney. Notable churches we designed include St. Paul's, Redfern, St. Mark's, Darling Point and St. Philip's, Church Hill. He is largely responsible for St Andrews Cathedral in Sydney. He was appointed Colonial Architect for NSW in 1849. In 1854 he was appointed architect for the University of Sydney. (I did many university exams in its beautiful Great Hall.)

It is unlikely that Blacket ever saw the site of the church. Construction was overseen by his son, Cyril. 

For more about Blacket - click here.

The foundation stone for the church was was laid by Marianne Mort, Thomas' second wife, on 18 March 1880. It was completed in 1901. 

Morning tea, Bodalla Dairy Shed

A favourite morning tea spot

taken 26 feb 2016

Misty day, Bodalla (26 Feb 2016)