Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Grubbs Tramway horse drawn tram, Tasmania, 1900


https://www.flickr.com/photos/tasmanianarchiveandheritageoffice/9670430114/

1 comment:

  1. Your hitting a soft spot now.....

    Tasmania is my favorite part of the country.
    Ancient forests, and about a quarter of the island remains unmapped and unexplored.
    Regularly registering the cleanest air on the planet, and some of the best water too.

    In the 1880s the part of the state I know, wanted to pipe spring water to a port for steam boilers on ships, but they found it not suitable as it was too pure.

    The native timber, Huon pine, also proved impervious to water.
    Which allowed boats to be built that don't rot.

    I recently decided to research my sisters house in Tas, as nobody seemed to know how old it was.
    The two storied timber house was built in 1837 out of hardwood and still stands solidly today.

    We consider it Gods own country.

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