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Day Trip: Harvey Creek Spur & Hartz Mountain 2









More than twenty shots of this insect and only two that were "sort-of" in focus





Day Trip: Harvey Creek Spur & Hartz Mountain 1

Harvey Creek Spur. Steam powered winch, tramway and boiler. Audio is of the bush while we walked to the winch.

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Launceston Ghost Signs 1



National Theatre: Four Ghost signs



Second from top: Pure Velvet Soap




Day Trip: Echo Sugarloaf and Mickeys Beach

View from Echo Sugarloaf of Randells Bay (front centre) and Mickeys Beach (obscured) and in the background Hartz Mountains. 50 minutes drive from Hobart CBD.



Mickeys Beach: A popular spot for locals.


Launceston Trip: Day 1-Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery







Launceston Trip: Day 2-Industry









Launceston Trip: Day 3-Tamar Wetlands

Barges were scuttled to block smaller channels of the Tamar River to increase flow in the main channel to reduce silting. (Images are geo-tagged)



Platypus II Dredge


Dredgers cottage





Mt Wellington Day-Trip: Australia Day

Lichen on Hakea




Tea-Tree flower







North East Tasmania Trip: Day 3-Scotsdale and Tunnel




Tunnel: We got 1/8 of the way through the 800m or so.











North East Tasmania Trip: Day 2-Branxholm and Poimena

Day 2: Black Creek off Mt Paris Dam road and Mt Poimena





Native Tasmanian Pepper Berry: the fruit starts mild and flavourful but then gets very hot.



This storm dumped enough hail down the valley to make it look (and feel) like winter.