Brixhibition 2015
Apr 12

Brixhibition 2015

Just inside the door were two bridges, this one is Kings Bridge, over the South Esk River at the Gorge. And this very long one is Tasman Bridge, Hobart

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Sunday
Mar 1

Sunday

Today being March 1 means I have survived February. Yay. Also, one month of Journal. Not a lot of posting here, but that’s OK. It’s just for when I want to, not because I have to. Today I went to Esk Market with Mother. That was fun. Brought some very “organic” apples, Akane, and some…

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Douglas: the town that wasn’t
Feb 21

Douglas: the town that wasn’t

Crown land sale! 25 April 1877 TOWN OF DOUGLAS, NINE MILE SPRINGS. Section A. Lot 1. 1 rood. Upset price £5. Fronting on Sholto and Bruce-streets, bounded by Lots 2 and 11. Lot 2. 1 rood. Upset price £5.. Fronting on Bruce-street, adjoining Lot 1. Lot 3. 1 rood. Upset price £5. Fronting on Bruce-street,…

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Lefroy: the rise and fall and rise and fall of a gold town
Feb 21

Lefroy: the rise and fall and rise and fall of a gold town

Lefroy, population 2000. Once upon a time. Gold was found at Nine Mile Springs at various times, maybe even the first place on the island where it was found, but an 1869 discovery was the find of significance. (I think it was alluvial gold, being the sort you pick up off the ground/out of rivers…

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Lefroy, 1883
Feb 20

Lefroy, 1883

From A Visit to Lefroy, Examiner, 17 July 1883 It is by no means a compactly built township. On the contrary, it straggles in all directions, and consequently extends over a large area. The streets, too, are at all sorts of angles, and describe some very eccentric turns and curves. Nevertheless, scattered as the town…

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Birthday day
Feb 15

Birthday day

Went out for lunch with Mum, Ben, Nicquel, her family, and Nan. Being Sunday there weren’t many places open so we went to Samuel Pepy’s, a new cafe place. They don’t seem to be set up to well for large groups but handled it pretty well. I had a Big Brekkie (bacon, salami, little sausages,…

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Hobart weekend
Feb 8

Hobart weekend

So the weekend just ended up being one night. Well, two nights because I went down Thursday night with Sam and stayed in the city Friday night. That gave me a day and a half of wooden boats. That is quite long enough 🙂 It was rather same-ish this year. Nothing new (although the bullocks…

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First post
Feb 1

First post

I wanted to start this on the first of February, which is today. So I am. Main thing this week is going to Hobart next weekend, well Thursday, for Wooden Boat Festival/Endeavour, and back a couple of weeks later but not sure on dates yet. Not sure on a few things there. It might become…

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