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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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The waterfall in the middle of the town
I was excited all day waiting to find this phenomenon. Is there any other town or city in the world with a waterfall at its centre? My first-hand experience of the waterfall in the centre of Waratah occurred late in the … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Bischoff Hotel, bushwalking, Kenworthy Stamper Mill, Lake Waratah, Mt Pearse, Philosophers Falls, Smith St, Waratah, waterfall
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The Bischoff Hotel
The Bischoff Hotel is not currently open for business. Over a century old, it stands rather dramatically on a hill overlooking Waratah Falls and the centre of Waratah. This grand structure indicates Waratah was once an important and large town. … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Mt Bischoff, The Bischoff Hotel, Waratah, Waratah Falls
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Stamping our feet was out of the question
By the time we left St James Church my travelling companion and I were mentally fatigued from information and sensory overload and my feet wanted a rest. Our experiences early that day included driving from Tullah, walking to and from … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Carol Haberle, Dudley Kenworthy, Kenworthy Stamper Mill, Luina, Mt Bischoff, Philosopher Smith, Philosophers Falls, Rachael Hogge, St James Church, stamper, Stamper Mill, Tarkine Interpretation Centre, Tullah, Waratah, Waratah-Wynyard Council, Whyte Hill
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Tasmanian Waratah versus NSW Waratah
Blog follower John remarked that the design of Waratah used in the town of Waratah and pictured two blog posts ago is the image of the NSW flower and not the Tasmanian variety. Here are some images of the NSW … Continue reading
Riding shotgun or just a bun in the oven?
Waratah is situated on the western side of Tasmania but the European settlers were no wilder there than in other parts that were being newly developed for timber or minerals in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This was not a … Continue reading
Gothic design inspired church in Waratah
We left the Philosopher’s Hut and ambled along Smith St towards the church. On the way we passed a graphic symbol representing the name of this town – the stunningly beautiful flowering plant, Waratah (Telopea truncata). St James Church, a … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged ABC News, church, electricity, Gothic, H W F Kayser, Mt Bischoff, Philosopher's Hut, St James Church, The Advocate
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The Waratah Museum and the Philosopher’s Hut
Over the road from the Tarkine Interpretation Centre sits two additional sources of information about the district and its history. Unfortunately the Waratah Museum was not open on the Museum displays a detailed history of the district with photographs and … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged ABC News, Mt Bischoff, Philosopher Smith, Tarkine Interpretation Centre, Tasmania, Waratah, Waratah Museum
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The Tarkine Interpretation Centre
Located in the centre of the township of Waratah, the Tarkine Interpretation Centre is housed in the Athenaeum Hall, a building completed in 1887 when the town was enjoying the economic prosperity provided by the Mt Bischoff tin mine. The … Continue reading
Posted in Tarkine, Waratah
Tagged Athenaeum Hall, Mt Bischoff, Tarkine Interpretation Centre, Waratah
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