Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide

 Franklin https://www.willyweather.com.au/tas/southern/franklin.html Franklin is a small township on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, between Huonville and Geeveston with a population of 1,301. Photo Details Named after Sir John Franklin, Lieut-Governor of Van Diemen's Land in 1837-1843, and his wife Lady Jane Franklin, who subdivided a large property there to settle families of modest means, Franklin offers a post office and ATM, organic food and products, catering, motor mechanic, IT services, general practitioner service, canvas new and repairs, a primary school, aged care facility with respite and so much more. The township has a pet friendly camp ground and off-leash play area for dogs on the foreshore, and is known as a dog friendly town. Buchungssoftware Hotelerie   Franklin Camping Ground Huon Hwy, Franklin -43.092964 147.009204 hvc@huonvalley.tas.gov.au Website Low...

    The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford longford weather forecast The track had a 7km layout included a 300km/h straight, a railway viaduct, two wooden bridges, and part of downtown Longford itself. Although the track hosted its first race in 1953, it was Stan Jones' victory in the 1958 Gold Star Meeting in his 250F Maserati over Len Lukey in his Cooper Climax that truly made the track famous in motor racing.    A veritable "who's who" of 1960s Grand Prix racing competed at Longford. In addition to Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon, the list has World Champions Jack Brabham, Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Denny Hulme, and Jackie Stewart.     The track was also home to Australian touring car and open-wheel racers Bib Stillwell, Lex Davison, Leo Geoghegan, Frank Matich, Frank Gardner, Spencer Martin, Kevin Bartlett, Ian Geoghegan, Norm Beechey, Bob Jane, and Allan Moffat.   John Youl, a Tasmanian, ...

Brady, 'Gentleman Bushranger' forecast for sorell Brady (1799 – 4 May 1826) was a notorious bushranger in Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania) in the early 19th century.   He was sometimes known as the "Gentleman Bushranger" due to his good treatment and fine manners when robbing his victims.   Brady considered himself a gentleman, who never robbed or insulted women. The military considered him a dangerous bushranger.   Brady's gang held up Sorell and captured the local garrison (in which the garrison commander, Lieut. William Gunn was shot in the arm, which was subsequently amputated). Lieut. Governor Arthur posted rewards for the capture of Brady and his gang.   In return, Brady posted a reward of "Twenty gallons of rum" to any person who would deliver Governor Arthur to him.    Sorell Sorell is located on the Tasman Highway at the junction with the Arthur Highway and is one of Tasmania's oldest towns, being first...

 The Town  Geeveston Weather Versicherungen  Geeveston is a small town in the south of Tasmania in Australia, on the Huon Highway, near the Huon River, 62 km (39 mi) south-west of Hobart, making it Australia's most southerly administrative centre.  It is the heart of Tasmania's apple and fruit-growing sector, and has been heavily dependent on the timber industry since the late nineteenth century. In 1962, a pulp mill was established in the town, and it remained Geeveston's largest employer until the plant closed, which devastated the local economy. As a result, the town decided to (successfully) reposition itself as a tourist attraction. The town takes its name from William Geeves, an English settler who was given a land grant by Lady Jane Franklin in the area then known as Lightwood Bottom (after a type of timber prevalent in the area). Wooden Statues Geeveston’s original wooden statues were carved by Bernie Tarr and another artist.  There are seven of Tarr’s...

Campbell Town campbell town weather information Versicherungen Briggs and Valentine Alfred Barrett Biggs (1825-1900), teacher, bank officer, astronomer and inventor, was born on 10 April 1825 in London, moving to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1833. In 1872, he moved to Campbell Town, where he taught in the public school and befriended Dr William Valentine, of The Grange, in Campbell Town. Both men were fascinated by astronomy, and in 1874 a rare astronomical event occurred: the transit of Venus. Valentine had invited an American expedition to view the transit from his home. Biggs assisted with the observations, and the Americans gave him a building they had used in making their observations. In 1877 Biggs learned of the invention of the telephone. He then constructed a pair of telephones and had them connected between Launceston and Campbell Town, successfully transmitting sounds between the two locations. It has been claimed that this was the first telephone connection in Au...

Brumbies - Photo self taken. (Now that's one clever horse!)   public domain