For many many years the minerals contained in these rocks was the financial bedrock for communities on the West Coast like Queenstown, Gormanston and Zeehan, whose fortunes rose and fell with commodity prices for those minerals.
Tag: history
A summer Saturday in Hobart
Sometimes exploring places that are most familiar through the lens of a camera reveals unexpected delights.
A rare glimpse inside Australia’s oldest synagogue
… all I recalled of the interior was the very hard, high-backed bench seats.
Adaptive re-use of Holy Trinity Church, North Hobart
… the various requirements and relationships enrich the congregation and the community and in no way are seen as burdensome or limiting.
Contemporary public art in and around Hobart
There is a wide range of public art in and around Hobart, from weathered bronzes to ephemoral glimpses and much more in between.
Shene Estate – Tasmanian gothic revival splendour in the southern midlands
The gothic revival splendour of Shene Estate is offering up secrets from the past that would have been lost if not for the care of a passionate family
Tracks into Hobart’s history
Hobart offers a wealth of tracks and trails, offering abundant scenery and close encounters with key historical events and figures.