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Travel to Kingston for an early morning walk to Hunters Point to watch the Sunrise on the Historic Windmill Ruins, then take a circular route along Cemetery Bay to Quality Row, pass Government House and walk across Government Reserve, before enjoying a hearty breakfast at the Parish Centre. The original plan was for a Bushwalk and a Barbeque Breakfast on the Clifftop, but schedule had to be changed due to heavy rain overnight.

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The Day is Dawning
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Cemetery Bay
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The Sea is Calm
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Colours start to appear
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Across the Sea to the Islands
Nepean Island and Phillip Island.
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Golden Sunrays give colour to the scene
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Clouds over the Islands
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Historic Windmill
The Stone Base which is all that is now visiable, was added to the original Postmill and surrounded the central post and struts.
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Sun touches Nepean Island
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Ruins of the Windmill on Point Hunter
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Looking back to Windmill Ruins
Point Hunter.
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Looking back to the Islands
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Coastal scene
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Perimeter of Golf Course
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Grassy Dunes
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Misty Shower over Cemetery Bay
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Jogging the Dog
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Coastal Reefs and Beachgrass
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Sandy Shore
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Norfolk Island Flax
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Coastal Vegetation sculptured by the Wind
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Council Vehicle used by workers
The 'A' on the number plate stands for Administration.
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Misty Rain over the Golf Course
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Quality Row Duplex
No 3 on the left and No 4 on the right.
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Open Fireplace
No 3 Quality Row.
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Bakers Oven
No 3 Quality Row.
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Rear of No 3 Quality Row
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The Hills rise steeply behind No 3 Quality Row
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Circular Stone Well
No 3 Quality Row.
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Ruins of No 4 Quality Row
Originally the Civil Com. Chief Clerk's Quarters, viewed from rear yard of No 3 Quality Row.
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Front of Duplex No 3 Quality Row
Originally the residence for the Superintendent of Convicts.
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Government House in Quality Row
This is one of the earliest and most intact remaining Government House Buildings in Australia.
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Frangipani bursting into bloom
Government House gardens.
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Government House in spacious grounds
Constructed in 1828, it incorporates part of the 1804 Government House which was burnt down in 1814. It was a stone building of eight rooms and a cellar, with an additional wing for a kitchen.
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Golden Orb Weaver at Government House
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Front of Government House
Many alterations were carried out after 1856 but the exterior was returned to its Second Settlement form in the 1970's. After 1896 it housed the Island's magistrates and since 1913 has been home to successive administrators.
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Government Reserve Wetlands
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Government Reserve Wetlands
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Panorama Government Reserve Wetlands
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Government Reserve Wetlands
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Reflections and Norfolk Island Pine Trees
Government Reserve Wetlands.
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Drainage Channel
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Reflection in Stone Walled Drain
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Limestone Formation
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Growing on the Rocks
Norfolk Island Pine clings to Limestone Formation.
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Limestone Formations
Government Reserve.
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Bridge over Drainage Channel
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The Parish Centre
Because of the rain, we were unable to have the barbeque breakfast on the clifftop as planned, so ate at the Parish Centre instead.
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The Parish Centre Plaque
Officially opened by The Most rev RH Goodhew MA ThL Archbishop of Sydney, 13th November 1993.
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Ceiling of Norfolk Island Pine
The Parish Centre.
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Stained Glass Window
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Land adjoining The Parish Centre
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Cattle graze contentedly
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View from The Parish Centre
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Berries in the Garden
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Hibiscus Flower
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Bunch of Berries
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Ferns hang from a branch
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Epyphytes on a branch
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Epyphytes
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Branch decorated by Epyphytes
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Epyphytes on a trunk
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Trunk of huge Moreton Bay Fig Tree
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Buttress Roots of Moreton Bay Fig Tree
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Buttress Roots of Moreton Bay Fig Tree
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Ferns on underside of branches
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Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Looking up into the branches.
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St Barnabas Chapel from Memorial Garden
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Guess who just rang the Bell...