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Hobart Convict Penitentiary and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary – Tasmania 2024
This week, two quite disconnected stories as we visit the Hobart Convict Penitentiary and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. I very much enjoyed the visit to the Hobart Convict Penitentiary. However, the normal tours are not conducive to photographs without people in them, and I hadn’t made special arrangements. So very light on for photographs there. Bonorong…
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens – Tasmania 2024
This week, I’m showcasing my photos from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart, Tasmania. We visited in April, which is mid-Autumn in southern Australia, so there were plenty of colourful leaf-changing views. All in all, a great botanic gardens with plenty of things to look at but also plenty of space for kids to…
Oatlands – Tasmania 2024
This week, a quick look at our stop in Oatlands. Oatlands one of the line of villages between Hobart and Launceston along the main central highway. It dates back to the 1820s, when it was established as a military outpost. Modern Oatlands is a tourist destination, with many historic stone buildings lining the main street.…
Ross – Tasmania 2024
This week, I share my explore of Ross, Tasmania. I wanted to break the drive between Launceston and Hobart, and actually see some of more normal Tasmania. So we stopped at Ross for a couple of nights and spent the day in-between looking around the town. Ross is the location of one of Tasmania’s famous…
Evandale and Clarendon Estate – Tasmania 2024
This week I share my photos and experience from a visit to the village of Evandale, and the nearby National Trust of Tasmania property Clarendon Estate. Evandale Evandale is a village a little way south of Launceston’s airport, about 19 km south of Launceston CBD and about 5 km south of the airport. There is…
Mole Creek and Chudleigh
This weeks post covers our trip out to Mole Creek, and the stop at Chudleigh on the way. Mole Creek is about a 1 hour drive (75km) from Launceston, and is the nearest village to one of Tasmania’s bigger karst areas. It is also an historic little village that used to be the termination of…
Beaconsfield Mine Historic Centre, and Platypus House – Tasmania 2024
In this weeks blog, I give a run-down of our trip to Beaconsfield, and particularly the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre, and our after-lunch visit to the Platypus House and Echidna Garden at Beauty Point, just down the road. Beaconsfield Beaconsfield is a town about 40km north from Launceston. In the mid-19th century gold was…
Launceston Tramway Museum and QVMAG – Tasmania 2024
The Inveresk Precinct in Launceston is largely comprised of the repurposed Tasmanian Railways Workshops. Most of the rail lines and other railway infrastructure has now gone, but many of the buildings remain and have been converted into other uses. The University of Tasmania occupies a large portion of the site, but so do a whole…
Cataract Gorge and Launceston Riverfront – Tasmania 2024
The Launceston Riverfront was the gateway to and from northern Tasmania, and Cataract Gorge was, and still is, an amazing natural feature practically smack in the centre of town. There isn’t much history left along the riverfront, but it is a pleasant walk, with a few hints to its history still to be found. The…
Tamar Island Wetlands – Tasmania 2024
Just a short drive north from Launceston, on the western side of the Tamar river, is a nature reserve called the Tamar Island Wetlands. At this point, the Tamar river is quite wide and, on the western side, quite shallow. The river also divides around a moderate sized island at this point. A fairly substantial…
