Jan 13
Daedalum Luminarium, Mona Foma 2019
Architects of the Air: Daedalum Luminarium at Mona Foma 2019
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Sep 22
Blooming Tasmania Flower & Garden Festival 2019
So this is the Flower & Garden Festival at the Albert Hall. I don’t know why they call them festivals, they’d do better with show or something. Anyway, whatever you want to call it, it has… lots of flowers and displays about native flora ( Pterostylis pedunculata, a native orchid) and fauna (Wedge-tailed eagle). and…
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Sep 9
A Visit to the Majestic Theatre
This was the Majestic Theatre, opened 2 June 1917 to show films. The other two theatres constructed at the same time were intended for live theatre, although the National (1915) had both and I think the Princess (1911) ended up being mostly film, and films were also shown at the Academy of Music (later Plaza…
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Feb 25
Goat Fest 2018
Goat Fest Tasmania, the annual goat event at the Launceston Show Grounds. Some young Saanens: Anglo Nubians. The boys are big. (Jiel Anglo Nubians.): Toggenburgs (Manx Maid Toggenburg Goat Stud): Angoras: Boers: Minature Goats are the, um, big thing. (Willow Creek Mini Goats) Cow goat! (Petite Paradis)
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Apr 15
A Visit to the Star Theatre
Then: With to-day’s announcement of the opening next Tuesday of the Star Theatre, Invermay, comes the fulfilment of an ambition on the part of the directors of Star Theatres Pty. Ltd. to extend their chain of theatres to the suburbs of Launceston, with such a model theatre as has been enjoyed by local citizens who…
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Apr 6
Prism 17
So, Sunday we went down to Hobart for Prism 17: celebrating the diverse talents of autism, and I took some photos so I should share them. The site was Rosny Farm, next door to Eastland, and there two parts, speakers in the big barn (see below) and an art display in the Schoolhouse Gallery. The…
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Feb 26
WARNING: Lots of goat photos
Goat Fest 2017 was in the next building over from the market so it seemed like a good day trip to visit both. It worked well, rather than the usual process of leaving market to catch bus and then having an hour an half to kill in town & trying to find lunch, I spent…
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Dec 10
Jo gave a theme of bicycles… so you know what that means
Penny-farthing races! Specifically, the National Penny Farthing Races from Evandale in February. Penny farthing racing is, as you can see, a nice, slow, genteel sport. Actually, this is the Slow Race, where the last person over the line wins. And riding a bike of any kind slowly causes problems…. He looks a bit worried because…
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Sep 30
Blooming Tasmania in photos
I took some photos at the Blooming Tasmania Festival in Launceston at the Albert Hall last week. The Albert Hall is on the edge of City Park. Most of the exhibits were inside, but there were a handful outside. More of them later.. Tiger! Ferns, from Fernmania. They sell tree ferns. You can see some there. Because daffodils….
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Oct 31
Walk Together Launceston, 2015
Walk Together: We believe Australians are a welcoming, generous and compassionate people. On Saturday, October 31 you’re invited to #SayWelcome in cities and towns across the nation. The Launceston event, organised by Walk Together in Launceston, organised by Safe Asylum, started at Princes Square, went through the Mall–
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