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Fanny Good
Fanny Bertha Good (1860 – 15 December 1950) was an artist in colonial New Zealand, noted for her paintings of native New Zealand botanical specimens. She took up painting as a teenager when an illness caused her to become deaf. Life Fanny Bertha Good was born in Omata, in the Taranaki region of New Zealand in 1860. Her father, Captain Thomas Good, was an early settler in the area. At the age of 17, she contracted measles and became deaf. Taught by her father, she took up painting. Good executed many artworks of native flowers and fungi that she collected from the bush in Ōeo, where she lived with her parents, and later in Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was establishe ..., where she subsequently resided. She worked primarily in oils and her paintings are noted for bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omata
Omata is a locality in Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45 just southwest of New Plymouth. Omata and Western New Plymouth are adjacent to the Tapuae Marine Reserve. The area was the site of the Omata Stockade, built to house soldiers during tensions at the time of the First Taranaki War in 1860–61, and is near the site of the Battle of Waireka on 28 March 1860. The stockade, designed and constructed by local settlers, was built on the site of Ngāturi Pā. In August 1860, most of Omata village was burnt down during the war. Troops were stationed at the stockade until 1866, and it was demolished by farmers and the remains auctioned off in late 1867. Demographics Omata statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering . Using that boundary, Omata had a population of 939 at the 2018 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Family Homestead, Ōeo
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its associated translations among ancient and contemporary languages show substantial variation in its inflection and meaning, depending on circumstances of place and history, or of philosophical or religious context. History of Western ideas Every language has a word expressing ''good'' in the sense of "having the right or desirable quality" (ἀρετή) and ''bad'' in the sense "undesirable". A sense of moral judgment and a distinction "right and wrong, good and bad" are cultural universals. Plato and Aristotle Although the history of the origin of the use of the concept and meaning of "good" are diverse, the notable discussions of Plato and Aristotle on this subject have been of significant historical effect. The first references ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
