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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Spending the night in Tullah
We arrived at our accommodation, the Tullah Lakeside Lodge not long before 3 pm. This sprawling complex sits next to the large stunningly beautiful Lake Rosebery. Our Standard Room provided two single beds and a queen sized bed in a large … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Rosebery, Tarkine, Tullah
Tagged Hydro, Lake Rosebery, Murchison, Pieman, Tullah Lakeside Lodge
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Tullah
Tullah is located on the edge of Lake Rosebery in the northern part of the West Coast Range about an 80-minute drive, 111 km south of Burnie. Following the discovery of silver lead ore (galena) in 1897 by Josiah Innes, the township was … Continue reading
Posted in Lake Rosebery, Tarkine, Tullah
Tagged Anthony Power Hydro, Burnie, Emu Bay Railway, galena, Hydro Electric Commission, Josiah Innes, King River, Lake Rosebery, mining, Mount Farrell, Mount Murchison, Murchison Highway, North Farrell Tramway, Pieman River Power Development, Pieman Scheme, silver lead ore, Wee Georgie Wood Railway, Wee Georgie Wood Steam Train, West Coast Range
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The road to Tullah
The township of Tullah is located not quite 60 kms north of Queenstown. The Zeehan Highway (A10) leaving Queenstown and then the Zeehan/Rosebery bypass, the Anthony Road (B28) both wind around the foothills of mountain ranges and through steep gorges. … Continue reading
The largest town on the west coast: Queenstown
The carpark where the Frenchman’s Cap track starts is only 55 kms from Queenstown on Tasmania’s west coast. Not far to travel. Should be quick to get there? No. Not so. The tortuous Lyell Highway over the last 20 or … Continue reading
To whet your appetite…
Recently a friend and I travelled to parts of one of Tasmania’s very special natural environments, the Tarkine. Our experiences were wonderfully thrilling and inspired me to create this blog, Touching the Tarkine. Over the coming months new blog postings … Continue reading
Posted in Pieman River, Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Huon Pine Walk, Lake Rosebery, Mt Donaldson, Norfolk Road, Pieman River, Savage River, Tarkine, Western Explorer Road
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Why take an interest in the Tarkine?
The website devoted to the Tarkine-wild, ancient and threatened provides in depth explanations of the wealth of the natural resources within the Tarkine environment. It notes that less than 5% is a National Park. Mining and logging are the two … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine
Tagged forest, Ian Somerhalder Foundation, National Park, Tarkine, trees
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Where is the Tarkine?
The Tarkine covers a large area in the north western quarter of Australia’s largest island, Tasmania. Tasmania is the southernmost state of Australia and is separated from the mainland by Bass Strait. Generally, the Tarkine is bounded by the Southern … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur River, Pieman River, Tarkine
Tagged Murchison Highway, Tasmania Australia
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What is the Tarkine?
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