Diane Kinloch's Posts - Clan Coutts Society2024-03-28T15:34:08ZDiane Kinlochhttp://clancoutts.ning.com/profile/DianeKinlochhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3124441547?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://clancoutts.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=244j1ke074cnh&xn_auth=noThe Rev. James Coutts portraittag:clancoutts.ning.com,2018-10-28:6516619:BlogPost:195022018-10-28T07:23:26.000ZDiane Kinlochhttp://clancoutts.ning.com/profile/DianeKinloch
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<p>I have to apologise.</p>
<p>We have been reliably informed that the portrait previously posted by us of the Rev James Coutts is not actually the man himself but is a portrait of<span> Reverend David Brown by artist James Coutts Michie. <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reverend-david-brown-104966%C2%A0">https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reverend-david-brown-104966 </a>;</span></p>
<p><span>Janelle Byrne is a recent Coutts Society member and the Rev James Coutts was her…</span></p>
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<p>I have to apologise.</p>
<p>We have been reliably informed that the portrait previously posted by us of the Rev James Coutts is not actually the man himself but is a portrait of<span> Reverend David Brown by artist James Coutts Michie. <a href="https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reverend-david-brown-104966%C2%A0">https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reverend-david-brown-104966 </a>;</span></p>
<p><span>Janelle Byrne is a recent Coutts Society member and the Rev James Coutts was her 4th Great Grandmother's Brother...she spotted the error while working through family history documents.</span></p>
<p><span>We thank her profusely for not only pointing out our error but for providing a real photo of the Rev...here he is!</span></p>
<p><span> <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842749?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="600" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842749?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="600" class="align-center"/></a></span></p>Acknowledgment - Coutts Sailors' Home restored to former glory.tag:clancoutts.ning.com,2018-05-29:6516619:BlogPost:182792018-05-29T03:07:27.000ZDiane Kinlochhttp://clancoutts.ning.com/profile/DianeKinloch
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<p>The National Trust of Australia acknowledged the work we have done recently by shortlisting the Coutts Sailors Home renovation for a Heritage Award.</p>
<p>OK so we didn't win - but it was a competition against Councils and architects etc!!</p>
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<p>We are still very proud of what we have done, and we always refer to our home as 'Coutts'!</p>
<p>When we bought it it was a construction zone. There were hardly any floors or ceilings, no power, no plumbing, just walls inside. The…</p>
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<p>The National Trust of Australia acknowledged the work we have done recently by shortlisting the Coutts Sailors Home renovation for a Heritage Award.</p>
<p>OK so we didn't win - but it was a competition against Councils and architects etc!!</p>
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<p>We are still very proud of what we have done, and we always refer to our home as 'Coutts'!</p>
<p>When we bought it it was a construction zone. There were hardly any floors or ceilings, no power, no plumbing, just walls inside. The original two storey verandah had been demolished as it was unsafe, and some work had been done on the outside</p>
<p>We took it from this </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842891?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842891?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>to this:</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842964?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842964?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>You can see more about the restoration on the blog <a href="http://www.couttssailorshome.blogspot">www.couttssailorshome.blogspot</a> ...and we are still looking for photos (or even better an original painting of the dear Rev. Coutts if anyone knows of any!!</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span>Coutts Sailors' Home was named for Rev. James Coutts. He negotiated with the government to acquire the land and raised much of the money to build the home as a safe haven for sailors staying in the port of Newcastle, Australia. Its opening was considered so important that there was a public holiday a marching band and a big party!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span>The foundation stone was moved to a wall some time later. It…</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span>Coutts Sailors' Home was named for Rev. James Coutts. He negotiated with the government to acquire the land and raised much of the money to build the home as a safe haven for sailors staying in the port of Newcastle, Australia. Its opening was considered so important that there was a public holiday a marching band and a big party!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span>The foundation stone was moved to a wall some time later. It is still there and is yet to be renovated; but it doesn't acknowledge Coutts!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842716?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842716?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="558" class="align-full" height="372"/></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 16px;">There is on this Clan Coutts site an article about the Rev Coutts - and indeed a picture of the Sailors Home when it first opened. A few years after the official opening the building was modified and a two storey verandah was added...it was always on the plans, but extra funding was required.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have recently completely renovated (from derelict) Coutts Sailors Home. (<span><a href="http://www.couttssailorshome.blogspot.com">www.couttssailorshome.blogspot.com</a>).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span>A couple of recent articles about the renovation are:</span></span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5160455/new-life-breathed-into-historic-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk818031" name="LPlnk818031">http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5160455/new-life-breathed-into-historic-home/</a> and</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://www.hunterhunter.com.au/newcastle/at-home-coutts-sailors-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk976044" name="LPlnk976044">https://www.hunterhunter.com.au/newcastle/at-home-coutts-sailors-home </a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We would love to hang a picture of James Coutts in the dining room, and I'm hoping someone can help. We have this image: <br/></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842854?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3151842854?profile=original" width="216" height="413" class="align-center"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">...but wondered if anyone else had others - or indeed any further information!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Out of interest, Rev. James Coutts also married Jane Mason Ross and Edmund Barton, a barrister who became Australia's first Prime Minister.</span></p>
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