Category: places

Tasmania has one very famous brewery – Cascade. Located in the foothills of Mount Wellington close to the source of the Hobart Rivulet, this is one of the oldest buildings in Hobart. The brewery began in 1824 by Peter Degraves.

I am extremely interested in the convict history of Australia, in particular of Tasmania. When on a visit to the Female Factory in the Cascades area of South Hobart, I shot this image of the cells at the factory. Many women were sent here after becoming pregnant when out on service to a land owner. Many babes died here.

Five Mile Beach is not very far from where I live. We used to come here for picnics and barbecues.

Today the staff and students are back at school. But I have retired, so decided to go for a drive instead of going to school. This is going to take some getting used to. Went past Government House in Hobart.

I really enjoy travelling even if it is only going to Richmond, a very old town in Tasmania, to look at the buildings and, of course, to buy something at the bakery. The building below is the Richmond Antiques.

Wow! I am nearly three weeks behind in my posts. Luckily I can change the publish date. I have, though, been taking photos nearly every day.

On 3rd Feb  I was roused from my bed at 6.30am by a phone call.

“Can you please come and pick us up from the casino in Launceston? I have been ill all night and want to go to my local doctor in Hobart.”

My parents were on a bus tour and dad was not at all well. So I headed north for a two hour drive to pick them up, then we came back down the Midlands Highway through Campbell Town where these beautiful chain saw carvings were at the local park.