It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already! Here at Archives Outside we would like to say thanks to everyone who has contributed, commented and read the blog over the past year and wish you all the best for 2012. The blog will be going on a summer hiatus until Monday 30th of January when we will start-up again with a Moments in Time post. However, our photographic fans should fear not. While Can you date this photograph? [Clovelly Beach] was our last formal photo post for the year we are leaving you with a puzzle for the lazy summer days to come.
Joy, luck and love
Anthea, Anna & Fiona
(The Archives Outside team)
Can you find “The Stror ‘At Coot”?
By Jenny Sloggett
With apologies to CJ Dennis.
The Kid is looking for the Straw Hat Coot who has been dodging round Doreen; that ‘knock-kneed coot … Wiv ’is cute stror ’at an’ pretty ways!’ forever talking about ‘The Hoffis’. We think we’ve seen him lounging around in The Rocks, but not only there.
Can you help the kid? Is the Straw Hat Coot lurking elsewhere in State Records NSW’s photostream?
beachcomberaustralia says:
The Stror ‘at Coot has been spotted in Princes Street trying to write poetry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/4886823424/
I thought he was called ‘Wally’, and sometimes wears a bowler?
HaPpY HiAtUs !
Fiona Sullivan says:
Thanks @beachcomberaustralia! I believe “Wally” has already posted here once or twice before ;-)
pellethepoet says:
This is like John Cowper’s tramway rosettes – once you know to look for them you see them everywhere!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johncowper/6536949603/
Here’s the The Stror ‘At Coot on guard duty in Harrington Lane – keeping an eye on The Push in nearby Suez Canal?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/4993877097/
Anthea Brown says:
Good spot, @pellethepoet! He’s popping up more than I thought he would.
beachcomberaustralia says:
A couple more Straw ‘at Coots not yet on Flickr –
http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp?4481_a026_000164
http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/photo.asp?4481_a026_000168
Fiona Sullivan says:
Well spotted @beachcomberaustralia He looks quite dapper in those pics.
pellethepoet says:
The old game recently took on a new momentum, and I’ve gathered all the sightings together here –
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pellethepoet/galleries/72157631965322586
Jenny Sloggett says:
pellethepoet, Congratulations! You found one I had not known about – at Central Station. How about this one not yet on Flickr
http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/asp/photosearch/search.asp?digitalid=4481_a026_000963&B1=Search
The caption has the building as unidentified but it looks familiar even if from an unusual angle.
Jenny
Jenny Sloggett says:
pellethepoet, I forgot to say how much I enjoyed the link to the clip from Raymond Longford’s A Sentimental Bloke.
Jenny
pellethepoet says:
Jenny, that’s a brilliant photo – I’ll be keeping a keen eye on Flickr for it. And that statue, I’m sure I’ve seen and researched it before … scratches head … hope that wasn’t a flea … ah-ha! – http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/8005393749/
pellethepoet says:
The Stror ‘At Coot in Hamburg!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pellethepoet/8407358415/
or at least his second cousin … :)
Anthea Brown says:
Either this is his continental cousin or our own Stror ‘At Coot really does get around :)