THE Inveresk and York Park Precinct in Launceston, Tasmania, once Tasmania’s largest industrial site, is now the major cultural heart of the city. In April 1929, the worst flood in Tasmanian history hit the Launceston area, lasting several days. Heavy rains… Read More ›
PART of Tasmania’s contribution to a Merry Christmas for NSW consists of well over a quarter of a million bottles of ale, some of which are shown being prepared for shipment at a Launceston brewery. Finding it thirsty work are (from left… Read More ›
A convict-built sandstone coaching inn is home for 15-year-old Veronica Clarke, of Hadspen, Tasmania, and her parents. “The Red Feather was the first changing post for horses pulling coaches and carts from Launceston to Deloraine and Westbury,” Veronica said. Built in 1845, the inn closed… Read More ›
By MICK ROBERTS © AS soon as you set your eyes on Tasmania’s Bush Inn you can plainly see it’s a special pub. In fact, it holds an important place in Australian history as the nation’s oldest continuously licensed pub…. Read More ›