Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide

Launceston launceston forecasts   V ersicherungen Founded in 1806, Launceston is the Australia's third-oldest city, with a fascinating history traced in its beautiful old buildings and streetscapes dating from early Colonial and convict times to Georgian and Victorian eras. Its many well-preserved Victorian and Georgian buildings, together with its diverse collection of art-deco architecture, give the city an unusual period ambience. The architecture of the mid-to-late 20th century, that dominates most large modern cities and many smaller ones, is quite rare and a walk around the city leaves one with the feeling of being wrapped in a timeless cocoon of yesteryear. Greater Launceston has a population of 106,153 (2011 census) and the charm and pace of a regional centre, with the facilities of a much larger city.   Launceston offers a great variety of things to see and do and I have offered just a few here to get you started. The Cataract Gorge and...

  George Town RV Overnight Rest Area @ Visitors Centre   92-96 Main Road, George Town Tasmania, 7253. Tel: 03 6382 1700. Email: info@georgetown.net.   This paid camp ground offers drinking water and a dump point. It is dog friendly. It is accessible to RVs. You can stay here for up to 24 hours. You must be fully self-contained, and must book in advance. Low Head Tourist Park   136 Low Head Rd, Low Head TAS (03) 6382 1573 Visit Website  BIG4 Low Head Tourist Park offers a peaceful and scenic base for exploring Northern Tasmania. Just a short drive north of George Town and about 40 minutes from Launceston, the park overlooks the Tamar River and provides a range of accommodation — from self-contained water-view cottages and cosy studio cabins to powered and unpowered caravan sites. Facilities are well thought‑out: modern amenities blocks, a camp kitchen, laundry, playground, gas barbecues, and an on-site shop stocked with essentials. From here, you’re per...

Gibbeting    Gibbeting refers to the use of a gallows-type structure, from which the dead or dying bodies of executed criminals were hung on public display to deter other existing or potential criminals. It was the last case of gibbeting in a British colony.    In 1837, Joseph Edward Thomas met a tragic death while travelling from Launceston to Hobart on horseback. The eldest son of Mrs. Thomas of this town, Mr. Joseph Edward Wilson, rode out on his horse last Saturday afternoon to Hobart Town. He had come within a mile of Perth when a man suddenly emerged from the bush and fired a piece at him, the contents of which entered and lodged in his body. The abruptness of the attack startled the horse, causing Mr. Wilson to fall. The thug then hit him with the gun's but end and brutally beat him around the head until he thought he was dead. Aside from the gunshot wound, his scull was fractured, and he was severely lacerated.To the wisdom of an unerring Providence mus...

Supply River Flour Mill Versicherungen Just down the Tamar from Low Head, but on the western shore, is the Supply River where my great great Grandfather, James and his brother John rented and operated a water driven flour mill. James and his wife Margaret, children John and George and his brother John arrived in Hobart in around 1844 on the transportation ship ‘The London’. James was initially employed in Launceston as the superintendent of the treadmill.  Supply River Mill Reserve Off Deviot Road, Deviot, West Tamar. An easy 15-minute walk along the banks of the Supply River are the ruins of Tasmania's earliest water-driven flour mill. The Supply River Mill is both peaceful and historically interesting. During its early years, the Mill was attacked on several occasions by bands of Bushrangers. Two 'Supply' workers along with numerous bushrangers were killed and the place, in local circles, has since retained an aspect of the 'supernat...

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...