42° South, 147° East

Woodsdale Day-Trip

The Collater — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:38:00 GMT

This echidna was very big, and very shy.

Suburban Wildlife: Spider

The Collater — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:22:00 GMT

On a sunny roadside bank in suburban South Hobart.

20 Feb 2010: There's an exo-skeleton outside the tunnel. Is the spider dead or has it got bigger? Will keep checking...

Day Trip: Harvey Creek Spur & Hartz Mountain 2

The Collater — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:49:00 GMT

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

Day Trip: Harvey Creek Spur & Hartz Mountain 1

The Collater — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:28:00 GMT

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

Launceston Ghost Signs 1

The Collater — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:38:00 GMT

National Theatre: Four Ghost signs

Second from top: Pure Velvet Soap

Day Trip: Echo Sugarloaf and Mickeys Beach

The Collater — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT

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

The Collater — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:20:00 GMT

Launceston Trip: Day 2-Industry

The Collater — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:57:00 GMT

Launceston Trip: Day 3-Tamar Wetlands

The Collater — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:31:00 GMT

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

The Collater — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:32:00 GMT

Lichen on Hakea

Tea-Tree flower

North East Tasmania Trip: Day 3-Scotsdale and Tunnel

The Collater — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:18:00 GMT

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

North East Tasmania Trip: Day 2-Branxholm and Poimena

The Collater — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:18:00 GMT

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.

North East Tasmania Trip: Day 1-Gladstone

The Collater — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:59:00 GMT

Day 1: Gladstone MRT fossicking area.

Tiny Drosera, about 5mm

Jack-Jumper on Hakea

Hobart Ghost Signs 6

The Collater — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:45:00 GMT

The new tenants removed the old sign and while waiting for the new brass plaque we captured the original painted sign. (c. 1831)

Urban Love

The Collater — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:50:00 GMT

Then and Now 1

The Collater — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:45:00 GMT

Wesleyan Horton College at Ross (1855–93)

Then

Now

Hobart Ghost Signs 5

The Collater — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:36:00 GMT

We saw this classic Ghost Sign in another collection but we tracked it down for ourselves.

Ulverstone Trip 1

The Collater — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:14:00 GMT

Don River Railway in Northern Tasmania.

Spare power plant on bogie: Gardner 6L3, 6 in-line, swept volume 18.10 litres, 144 HP at 1,200.

New Years Day-Trip: Clifton Beach

The Collater — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:48:00 GMT

30 minutes drive from Hobart CBD...

and

Hobart Ghost Signs 4

The Collater — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:47:00 GMT