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Sydney scenes : A collection of candid photography and some wider city views.

Brighton-Le-Sands Beach and Botany Bay

Sydney beach and harbourside :

Sydney beach and harbourside

Events in Sydney :

Events in Sydney

Valparaíso, Chile :

Valparaíso, Chile

Chile :

San Francisco : More to come soon here...

Gold Coast, Queensland :

Gold Coast, Queensland

Photographs by Cecilia Gould :

Photographs by Cecilia Gould

DR ESTHER GOULD, 7th of MARCH 1909 - 9th of NOVEMBER 2009 : NOTE THAT this started off as a gallery for my mother's hundredth birthday celebration, but now it has changed, as can be seen from the new title, above. My mother was born in 1909, and has had quite a remarkable life. She grew up in London in a time when the gas street lights had to be lit each night, and the crystal radio was the latest technology. During the First World War she was evacuated from London due to the bombings, returning later, hardly able to read or write because of the disruption to her schooling. Nevertheless, she later won a scholarship to study at university, and was one of a handful of women at that time who were given a place in medicine. My mother worked in various parts of England during the Second World War, often under difficult conditions, including driving at night to visit patients in the blackouts, which were due to the bombings. After the war was over, she set up in joint practice with my father in Leicester, where I was born. We emigrated to Australia in 1958, and my mother practised medicine in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. She eventually retired at 78. Until just a few weeks ago, my mother still had a wonderful memory for everything from her personal recollections to her knowledge of medicine. My mother passed away peacefully in her sleep.

DR ESTHER GOULD, 7th of MARCH 1909 - 9th of NOVEMBER 2009

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