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The face of Kate Bush, 1978.

 

 

This is the face of Kate Bush, as it appeared in her

 music video of Wuthering Heights in 1978.

 

 

 

 

Kate Bush - From her music video

"Wuthering Heights"  (1978).

 

 

                          The face of Kate Bush as it appeared in 1978 .

 

 

 

 

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"Brotherhood of Man" - the British pop group.

 

 

The original Brotherhood of Man was put together by music

producer Tony Hiller in late 1969.

 

It was actually called The Brotherhood of Man, and was made

up of the following 5 singers -

 

 

 

* Sue Glover, also known as Susan Glover & Susie Glover

  (born Yvonne Wheatman).

 

* Her sister, Sunny Leslie (born Heather Wheatman).

 

* Tony Burrows

 

* Roger Greenaway

 

* Johnny Goodison

 

This was a 'session group' made up of 'session' singers.

 

 

The picture below shows the original five in early 1970,

just after their big hit "United We Stand" was released,

and below that we see the two sisters, Sue & Sunny, at

a function in 1976.

 

 

 

 

The Brotherhood of Man, 1970.

 

 

 The Brotherhood of Man, early 1970. Sunny Leslie (L) and sister

 Susan Glover (R).  Tony Burrows top left, Roger Greenaway(right)

 and Johnny Goodison (front).

 

 

 

 

Sunny Leslie (L) and sister Sue Glover (next to her) in 1976.

 

 

 

 

 

The two sisters had been performing with various groups in

the 1960's, including a duo act under the name of "Sue & Sunny".

 

They had incredible 'soul' voices, and were much in demand

at nightclubs and other entertainment venues.

As a matter of fact, they were so good, the first time I heard

"United We Stand" in 1970, I thought they were a black American

group, and that speaks volumes about their talent !

 

 

The original group was probably inspired by the American

group The 5th Dimension.  

 

The song "United We Stand" was recorded at the Decca

studios in London in late 1969, and released in early 1970.

 

During 1970 it became a big hit in the UK, parts of Europe,

Australia, and even reached the top 20 in the USA.

 

 

Tony Burrows was performing with other groups,

including Edison Lighthouse, who also had a big hit

in 1970 with Love Grows (where my Rosemary goes).

 

 

Tony left The Brotherhood of Man in 1971, and by

1973, the original group of 5 had gone on to other

things.

 

The two sisters were replaced by Sandra Stevens

and Nicky Stevens. Remarkably, they were not

related !

 

By 1975, the name had changed to Brotherhood

of Man, and the group was seen as a (kind of)

British version of ABBA, with 2 males and 2

females.

 

They were -

 

* Sandra Stevens

 

* Nicky Stevens

 

* Martin Lee

 

* Lee Sheridan

 

 

Here'a a picture of them on the cover of the album

Brotherhood of Man  - twenty greatest (1978 ).

 

 

 

 

Brotherhood of Man 1978

 

 

       Cover of the 1978 album  Brotherhood of Man - twenty greatest.

 

 

 

I have clearly indicated Nicky & Sandra, but not the two males,

and the reason for this is that I was UNABLE to positively identify

who was Lee Sheridan and who was Martin Lee !

 

 

I spent over 2 hours on the Net trying to find out, but it was a waste

of time !

Entering "Lee Sheridan" into Google came up with virtually nothing,

let alone a picture !

The same went for Martin Lee.

 

Is the guy with the moustache Lee Sheridan or Martin Lee ???

 

 

I find it rather incredible that there is almost no individual material on

the group that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976.

 

That's right !  Brotherhood of Man won the Eurovision award in 1976

with their song "Save Your Kisses for Me" .

 

The Video of that performance is available on the Web, and I've watched

it.

It was a very professional "ABBA type" performance, and has been

deemed one of the best Eurovision winners of all time.

 

ABBA won their Eurovision Award in 1974 with "Waterloo".

 

 

What's MY favourite ?  The song "United We Stand" performed by the

ORIGINAL group, The Brotherhood of Man in 1970. (recorded 1969).

No other rendition even comes close !

 

My thanks to Tony Hiller for establishing the group (way back) in 1969.

 

Way back ?  Good grief. It only seems like yesterday when I first heard

"United We Stand" on the car radio in 1970 !

 

 

 

 

 

Footnote- There were a lot of great songs around in 1970 -

 

Besides United We Stand, there was -

 

Venus (Shocking Blue)

Travelin' Band (Creedence Clearwater Revival )

Let it be (The Beatles)

Love Grows (Edison Lighthouse)

My sweet Lord (George Harrison)

Raindrops (B.J. Thomas

 

 

To name just a few.

 

 

 

 

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Koblenz, Rhineland, 1936 - Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I

 

 

The picture below shows part of the city of Koblenz in the Rhineland,

in 1936.

 

A statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I overlooks the junction of

the Moselle River (in background) and the Rhine (foreground).

 

Kaiser Wilhelm I (1797-1888) was King of Prussia and Emperor

of Germany. His son was Kaiser Wilhelm II , and became known as

"Kaiser Bill" during World War I.

The statue was completed in 1897, and the one you see below is

the ORIGINAL .

 

The statue was destroyed during World War II , and the one you see

in the 2003 photo is a reproduction that was completed in 1993.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koblenz, Germany, 1936

 

 

 Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I watching over the confluence of the Moselle & Rhine Rivers, 1936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second picture was taken 67 years later (in 2003) by Holger Weinandt, and the city

is obviously much bigger now than it was back in 1936.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koblenz 2003 by Holger Weinandt

 

     Koblenz 2003, showing the reproduction statue.   Photo by Holger Weinandt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                     The picture below is a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I ,

                                       whose statue appears in the pictures above.

 

 

 

 

Kaiser Wilhelm 1

 

                                

                                 Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I of the House of Hohenzollern.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated February 21, 2007

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Aerial view of the Bunnings (Gunns) sawmill at Collie

 

 

The picture below is an aerial view of the Bunnings (now Gunns) sawmill at

Collie in Western Australia.

The picture was taken around 1980, and shows smoke coming out of the

on-site waste disposal furnace, which is rarely used these days.

 

The picture also shows the outskirts of Collie, and a disused railway line

at the front of the mill site.

The felled Jarrah trees that are cut into timber at this sawmill, are brought

in on timber trucks.

Unfortunately, not all felled trees make it to the sawmill (see below).

 

Collie is a coal-mining township approximately 200 kilometres south of

Perth, with a population of around 9000 (2001).

Most of the coal from the Collie mines is used to supply two local power

stations.

 

Gunns Ltd. acquired the former Bunnings sawmill from Sotico Pty. Ltd. ( a

subsidiary of Wesfarmers Ltd.) in August 2004.

 

In addition to the Collie sawmill, Gunns also acquired sawmills at Yarloop &

Deanmill, as well as a Processing Centre at Manjimup.

Besides being a sawmill, Deanmill is also capable of treating (drying) the

timber.

The Processing Centre produces the final product.

 

Gunns have a distribution centre at Welshpool in Perth.

 

 

 

Bunnings sawmill Collie (now Gunns) 1980.

 

 

        Aerial view of the Bunnings jarrah sawmill at Collie,1980 (now Gunns sawmill ).

 

 

 

 

 

Jarrah is one of the world's finest timbers, and is much in demand for

making furniture, wood panels, wood tiles, etc.

It is extremely durable and is also termite resistant, making it suitable

for building material.

 

However, if used outdoors, it gradually loses its attractive reddish-brown

colour and becomes grey and dull, and extremely hard. (see the pictures below). 

 

 

 

Jarrah wood panel

 

                 

                     Jarrah wood panel in its natural colour

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 Jarrah fence - photo taken by Greg O'Beirne.

 

 When used outdoors, Jarrah soon loses its reddish-brown colour.

Compare the panel to the fence !

 

 

 

 

Not all felled Jarrah trees are accepted by the mills, because they

are hollow in the centre ( or have some other defect), and may well

end up as firewood !

These trees would be best left in the forest, and should never have

been felled in the first place.

 

The picture below shows a pile of Jarrah logs in the State Forest not

far from the town of Nannup.  

A white 'X' is visible on some of the logs. This indicates that they have

been rejected by the mill, and will most likely be cut up into smaller

pieces for firewood.

 

 

One would have thought that with the 'Greenhouse Gas' problem increasing

every year, the smart (and efficient) thing to do would be to cut down only

'mill quality' trees, and leave the others standing.

 

Surely the bottom line must be 'less firewood, less fires, and more trees' !

 

 

 

 

Jarrah logs

Pile of logs in the State Forest near the town of Nannup. Most of the logs in this pile may end up as firewood.