(Keyword for post: Snow) No snow here, despite packing kids and dogs into the car and driving halfway up a snow covered mountain. This is the car park halfway up the mountain, where there is no snow and no power in the car battery as it turned out. No snow to the right. No snow…
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This is the Justice & Police Museum in Sydney, in what used to be the Water Police station and courts. Background for the buildings here but quickly the Water Police Court opened in 1856 and the station two years later, and a newer court was added in 1886. They were closed 1979-1985, and turned into a museum. “The…
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The CIN [Community Information Network pilot project of the Department of Social Security] begun officially in July 1995, is an Internet-compatible network which provides, in 300 sites in Tasmania and other pilot areas, free access to a range of government and community information, and interactive communications facilities (e-mail and bulletin boards). (From Information Policy And Infarastructure…
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Prices are for one adults. A range of prices means a range of options/actitivies. Letters are days of the week. Day tours not incluced. Shorter tours are where I could enough information. CITY *Botanical Gardens Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum ($12) *Salamanca Market (Saturday) *Farm Gate Market (Sunday) *Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery (What’s on) —…
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Earlier posts are here and here. I want to look at/edit photos of particular places & sites, but before I can do that, I have to finish off these general/overview photos. That is the rule! So I’ll do this post, and then another one to finish off. Then (hopefully) some interesting things. The plan for…
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Tasmanian Newspapers to 1899, in MS Excel format (xls). Showing availability online, as of 8 August 2016 (last update). In an attempt to keep it simple, names changes are only noted when there’s a significant change. Changes to a title involving the place name are noted in brackets.
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Launceston Advertiser, 16 August 1838 LAUNCESTON: Thursday Morning, August 16, 1838 The Marriage Act was passed on Tuesday the 7th last., after much ineffectual opposition on the part of Chief Justice Pedder and Mr. Gregory. The latter put in the following protest against the measure : — Mr. Gregory’s reasons for dissenting from the resolution…
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First post here. Sydney has some interesting buildings. Actually, Sydney has a lot of interesting buildings, tall ones and big stone ones and just interesting ones. So here some photos of them. I have a lot of photos of this place (former Dept of Lands building) on Bridge St. A big sandstone stone building, with…
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Some photos of Sydney. I think I’ll post them in the order they were taken, except where it makes more sense not to, because it’s simpler and then they sort of form a story and I have some hope of remembering what they are 🙂 So four days makes four posts (and maybe some individual…
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