Monday, October 30, 2023

Monday Mural

   I'm linking up at Monday Mural


August 2023 - Whitehorse Yukon



Located facing the parking lot at Triple J's Music at 308 Elliott Street, this mural by Colin Alexander shows the sternwheelers Australian and William Ogilvie at Canyon City, on the Yukon River just above Whitehorse.




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5 comments:

  1. AndrewOctober 30, 2023 at 7:37 AM

    I wonder what we had to do with it. Did we send you wool or coal?

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    1. Jackie McGuinnessOctober 30, 2023 at 10:59 AM

      So I had to do some homework based on your question. It was a sternwheeler named The Australian.
      Most likely, named for the Victoria, Australia gold rush of 1851. This of course led to the read about the Australian gold rush as I had never heard of it!

      You can read about The Australian here
      https://www.explorenorth.com/library/ships/australian.html.

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  2. TomOctober 30, 2023 at 8:26 AM

    ...a part of the world that I don't know well.

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  3. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 30, 2023 at 9:18 PM

    I like the vintage feel and the history behind it. I really, really, really love your new blog banner.

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  4. SamiOctober 31, 2023 at 5:26 AM

    The mural is quite nice and thanks for the background story too. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Jackie.

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