Some Very Old Game Pieces
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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Oct 15
The World Inside: a bunch of interesting things put on display together
The director’s office Some photos from The World Inside: 125 years of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, which is bunch of interesting things put on display together. Which there should be more of. I mean, themed exhibitions that draw out meanings about the world and present artefacts within a greater context are good,…
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Oct 6
Criminal Side: theft of horses
Israel Shaw, Abraham Crabtree, John Sinclair, and John Marshall were charged with having stolen on the 30th May, one horse value £8, and two mares value £14. the property of Joseph Terry, residing at Westbury. William Bates, resides with his uncle Joseph Terry, near Westbury. He recollected coming to Launceston in May last, with one…
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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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