Victorian Government House on Australia Day

For the past few years the general public have been allowed to look at the gardens and a few rooms of Government House in Victoria. This happens very infrequently, but it seem to be established that it WILL happen each Australia Day.

Here are some photos we took when we joined the viewing public.

Australia Day Old Car Display

On Australia Day this year (26th January) we went to Government House for a bit of a look. The various automobile clubs were having a display in the Queens Domain and we took some photos.

On my previous post I was unable to find any mention of Whight and Mann pianos. I have since found they are well known manufacturers of sewing machines in London - at the corner of Brook Street! I also found one reference to a Whight and Mann piano for sale in an old New Zealand newspaper. Interesting!

Piano Pieces

I found these piano pieces by the side of the road.

I cannot find any information about the manufacturer whose name is displayed on the inside of the lid. I wonder if it was a seller of pianos putting their own name on something else. I did find a Mann who made pianos in Germany, but not in London.

An intriguing puzzle.