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Monthly Archives: May 2017
All things Savage
There are 4 things in 4 places and each should not be confused with the other: Savage River Mine with township, Savage River as a river, Savage River National Park, and the Savage River Regional Reserve which is south of … Continue reading
Posted in Savage River, Tarkine
Tagged Arthur/Pieman Conservation Area, Bass Strait, Grange Resources, Norfolk Road, Parks and Wildlife Service, Pieman River, Port Latta, Savage River mine, Savage River National Park, Savage River Regional Reserve, Tasmania, Township of Savage River, Waratah, Waratah Road
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Starting out on Day 3
Early on, I walked in the mists enveloping Waratah and enjoyed the magical moments of the drifting light on the landscape. At the Waratah Roadhouse, Jeanette waited for me. We restocked our supplies of bottled water and headed west along … Continue reading
Posted in Corinna, Pieman River, Savage River, Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Corinna, Lake Waratah, Pieman River, Savage River, Waratah, Waratah Road, Waratah Roadhouse
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Waratah
Waratah sits at the eastern gateway to the Tarkine wilderness and adjacent to the Savage River National Park. It is a 40-minute drive south of Burnie and 50 kms north from Tullah. The road through the area was not completed until 1963. … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Arthur River, Burnie, Corinna, Savage River National Park, Tarkine, Tullah, Van Diemen's Land Company, Waratah, Waratah River
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Waking and getting going on Day 3
Once showered, breakfasted and packed up, and when Jeanette was surfacing I set off to explore Waratah further. I headed downhill on a mapped street which had never been built formally and which could not have been driven on. As … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Bischoff Hotel, Lake Waratah, Platypus, Post Office, Waratah Post Office, Waratah Roadhouse
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Accommodation in Waratah
Very few accommodation options exist in Waratah for people without a tent, caravan or other mobile home. A large area near Lake Waratah has been allocated for people travelling in this way. We were not travelling this way so … Continue reading
Mt Bischoff
The mountain and it’s mine were the final features on our itinerary for visiting on Day 2. However, feeling weary we decided to find our accommodation first, settle in and refresh and then head off again despite the afternoon coming … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged James Philosopher Smith, mine, Mt Bischoff, Shawn Bischoff, tin, tin mine, University of Tasmania, Waratah
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