 Tasmania #07 Collage
|  Historic Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge (1823). Originally named Bigge's Bridge, Richmond Bridge is Australia's oldest bridge still in use.
|  Historic Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge was built by convicts from sandstone quarried at Butchers Hill and hauled by hand carts to the bridge site. The cutwaters were added in 1884.
|  Coal River
Reflections on the Coal River at Richmond Bridge.
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 Richmond Bridge
Historic Richmond Bridge from further upstream.
|  Richmond Bridge
View through the Arch of Richmond Bridge.
|  Red Flowering Gum
|  Richmond Street Scene
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 Built in Sandstone
|  The Stables, Richmond
|  Iron Lace Verandah, Richmond
|  Richmond Town Hall
The Town Hall was built in 1908 from recycled stone from derelict and demolished buildings, including the Providence Mill and the Police Barracks. The Police Barracks were built in 1833 on a site roughly in the car park behind the Hall.
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 Colonial Cottages, Richmond
|  Historic Post Box
|  Colonial Cottages, Richmond
|  Outer area of Richmond
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 Richmond Hills
|  Farmlands
|  Distant Vineyards
Vineyards in the distance are covered with bird netting to protect the crops.
|  Farmlands from moving Bus
Netting covered vineyards on centre left and rose-hips along the fenceline.
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 The Eastern Tiers
The Eastern Tiers on the horizon beyond Tasmanian Farmlands.
|  Sheep on Hillside
The summer colours of Tasmania.
|  Thistle Infested
Taken from the moving bus, but I tried to capture the spread of introduced Thistles throughout the land.
|  Tree-lined Gully
|
 Spring Beach
Spring Beach is located just south of Orford on Tasmania’s sunny East Coast about one hour’s drive North East of Hobart, and about one hour south of Swansea.
|  Spring Beach, Orford
|  Succulent on Beach
|  High and Dry on Spring Beach
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 Spring Beach, Orford
|  Left by the Tide
|  Gum Tree at Spring Beach Car Park
|  Prosser River
The delightful seaside town of Orford is situated on the Prosser River on Tasmania's East Coast. Established as a shore station to service the convict settlement on Maria Island in 1825, Orford is now a popular holiday resort.
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 Prosser River
Orford, Tasmania. A large weir separates the lower and upper section of the river. Below the weir the water is under tidal influence. Above the weir the stream is slow and during the summer recedes into pools. In recent years, this situation has been extreme. Trout to 1 kg can be caught with bait fishing being the preferred method.
|  Maria Island Ferry
Jetty at Eastcoaster Resort, Orford.
|  Maria Island Ferry
This is the Fast Ferry which takes 28 mins for the 7 nautical mile trip from Eastcoaster Resort to Maria Island.
|  View from Jetty
A Woodchip Factory is located opposite the Eastcoaster Resort.
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 Woodchip Pile
Zoomed in on the Pile of Woodchips.
|  Wooden Row Boat near Jetty
|  Maria Island
Maria Island is steeped in history. This wild and rugged island which is over 20 km long and 13 km wide is characterised by sheer cliffs tumbling into the sea, jagged rocky outcrops (Mount Maria rises to 710 m and The Bishop and Clerk reaches 915 m), extensive fossil deposits and interesting ruins of the nineteenth century penal settlement.
|  Darlington Settlement
Remaining buildings of the Darlington Settlement near the jetty on Maria Island include the Cement Silos, Clinker Storage and Commissariat Store which is now used as a Visitor Information Centre.
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