Monthly Archives: September 2011

Council to consider whether gallery should be state heritage listed

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PENRITH councillors will consider whether or not they would support the Penrith Regional Gallery and Lewers Bequest being listed on the State Heritage Register at tonight’s council meeting.The property, on River Road, Emu Plains, includes the house where famous abstract artist couple Margo and Gerald Lewers lived, the Ancher House designed by modernist architect Syd Ancher, the regional gallery and the gardens.The daughters of Margo and Gerald Lewers - Darani Lewers and Tanya Crothers - Read more [...]

Exploring Buildings In Hungary: Elephant House, Pécs

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"This block of buildings gained its current shape in the 1980's following the restoration of several listed buildings. The first restoration of a block of houses in central Pécs concerned the buildings at 7 Széchenyi Street (Hoitsy House, late-Baroque, late 18th century), number 8 (Piatsek House, eclectic, late 19th century), and 4 Jókai Square (Piatsek House, Romantic, second half of the 19th century).The Arts Centre (Művészetek Háza) operates in the former Hoitsy and Piatsek Houses.Outstanding Read more [...]

Was slavery different in Trinidad?

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As an institution, slavery in Trinidad was essentially the same as in the other Caribbean colonies, especially those belonging to France and Britain. Enslaved people were legally chattels who were bought and sold like any other type of property, advertised for sale in the Trinidad newspapers, and listed on estate inventories along with the livestock and the equipment. Slavery was hereditary, inherited through the mother (so the child of an enslaved mother and a free Read more [...]

Corruption row sees Indian ministers’ wealth listed online

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Agencies NEW DELHI // The Indian prime minister's office has disclosed the financial assets of the country's ministers online after outrage at corruption sparked protests by tens of thousands in support of an anti-graft hunger striker. Manmohan Singh declared personal assets of about 50 million rupees (Dh4m) on his official website. Mr Singh, who, as finance minister 20 years ago, launched reforms that liberalised the nation's economy, listed 32 million rupees Read more [...]

New BEE property fund makes waves

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Johannesburg - Sitting in the furthest corner of the restaurant, it is clear Sisa Ngebulana is not a man who likes attention. Alas, the chief executive of property development and investment company, the Billion Group, finds himself squarely in the media spotlight now. Ngebulana is also a founder of Rebosis, the first black-managed and controlled property fund to be listed on the JSE. It is Read more [...]

Happy 230th Birthday, L.A.

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From the L.A. Heritage Alliance: With a history spanning 230 years, Los Angeles will have no trouble finding ways to celebrate its rich heritage over the next 12 months. The LA Heritage Alliance, a network of over 200 heritage organizations throughout Southern California, is coordinating a year-long series of 230 events starting in September to commemorate the City’s founding on September 4, 1781. All LA230 events will be listed on the LA Heritage Alliance Heritage Portal, a partnership with Read more [...]

Errowanbang offers insight into a pioneer

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“Old Errowanbang”, of 299ha, adjoins “Flyers Creek Flats” of 48.5ha, while “Avonsyde” of 350ha is about 5km by fenced, all-weather road to the east.“Flyers Creek Flats”, as the name suggests, comprises the rich alluvial flat fronting the permanent Flyers Creek, while the two larger blocks are gently undulating to hilly grazing country.Timbered originally by white and yellow box, the country is now cleared for grazing apart from retained shade and shelter belts, and nearly all accessible Read more [...]

Listed firms grew core earnings 7.1% in H1

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Corporate Philippines grew average core earnings by about 7.1 percent in the first semester compared with a year ago, with mining, utilities and property outperforming other sectors, a new research by investment house CLSA said. In an assessment made by the CLSA research team led by analyst Alfred Dy as the recent reporting season of publicly listed companies ended, corporate earnings for the second quarter alone were estimated to have grown an average 18.6 percent year on year. While mining, utilities Read more [...]