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Signs at entrance to Mount Field National Park

Signs at entrance to Mount Field National Park

Colour photograph shows signs posted at entrance of Mount Field National Park, with distances and estimated travel times to Lake Dobson (9 1/4 miles), Lake Fenton (7 1/4 miles), Lady Barron Falls (1 1/2 mile), Camping Ground (250 yds), Rangers Cottage (150 Yds), Russell Falls 1/2 MILE 10 MIN, Lady Barron Falls Round Trip 3 1/2 MILES 1H 45 MIN

Unidentified

Unidentified

Pencil on card sketched by Olive Pink, Anzac Hill, Alice Springs, 1946. "Traced from rough sketch - matt surface pale cream blossom and stamens, leaves leathery greenish - mature "orange" (lemon)"

Olive Pink

Diary 1891

Diary 1891

Diary of Sarah E.E. Mitchell of Lisdillon on the East Coast of Tasmania - 1891. From the age of thirteen she daily noted in her journal the state of the weather, her routine activities about the house and property and visits of friends.

Sarah E.E. Mitchell

Helichrysum semi-papisum

Helichrysum semi-papisum

Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper painted by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia 6/8/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Helichrysum semi-papisum

Olive Pink

Former Crown Inn at Bothwell

Former Crown Inn at Bothwell

Colour photograph shows former Crown Inn at 15 Alexander Street, Bothwell, with distinctive colour crown insignia above first-storey veranda and coloured light globes mounted along balcony

Snow skier plays trick on camera

Snow skier plays trick on camera

Colour photograph shows the tracks of a snow skier, dressed in dark clothing, going around both sides of a tree on a snow-covered, lightly wooded hill

Crotalaria dissitiflora

Crotalaria dissitiflora

Watercolour on paper painted by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia, 13/8/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Crotalaria dissitiflora

Olive Pink

Unidentified

Unidentified

Water colour on paper sketched by Olive Pink, at Alice Springs, 10/4/47

Olive Pink

1830-31: Farm memoranda

1830-31: Farm memoranda

Farm memoranda dated 1830-1831 detailing notes of farm activities, weather, names of calves and men's rations

Francis Cotton

Hut at Twilight Tarn

Hut at Twilight Tarn

Colour photograph shows the rusting red roofing iron on hut visible above trees on the edge of Twilight Tarn

Bushwalker near Mount Lord

Bushwalker near Mount Lord

Colour photograph shows man in red and black check bush shirt standing in bush on Mount Lord, looking west. Man is standing amid tall specimens of Pandani, Richea pandanifolia

Apsley Log Cabin

Apsley Log Cabin

Photograph of Apsley original log cabin dating from 1826 on the property granted to William Lyne by Governor Arthur on order from Lord Apsley, eldest son of Lord Bathurst. Copy made by J.W. Beattie of an original of J. Lyne

George Musgrave Parker

Clianthus speciosum

Clianthus speciosum

Watercolour on card painted by Olive Pink at Wire Creek, South Australia 25/7/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Clianthus speciosum

Olive Pink

Friends' Meeting House, Murray Street

Friends' Meeting House, Murray Street

Photograph titled First Friends' Meeting House: The first Quaker Meeting House in Hobart. A cottage at 39 Murray Street which was bought by James Backhouse in 1837 with a loan from Meeting for Sufferings, London. The cost was £400 including alterations. Shows Mr Cheverton and Mr Shields and uniformed police constable in front, Holy Trinity Church on hill in background. From 12 February 1832 the visiting Quakers James Backhouse and George Washington Walker held periods of worship in the Quaker manner and others sought leave to join them. These included ex-English Friends who had been transported, some of whom were still prisoners, other convicts and ‘locals’, together with four current members. The gatherings were held in private homes and various rented rooms. The Hobart Meeting began in 1833 when the first Meeting for Discipline was held on 20 September 1833 at the home of Thomas Crouch, Bathurst Street. Members present were Thomas Squire, Ann Pollard (minor), James Backhouse and George Washington Walker. Photograph (mounted) J. Bishop, Osborne (& copy neg)

George Musgrave Parker

Bare Mountain

Bare Mountain

Colour photograph of Bare Mountain, with evidence of past bushfire damage to trees on lower slope GIS: Latitude -4149 Longitude 14590 Gazetteer Australia Record_ID TAS23466

Pointing out a dead bird

Pointing out a dead bird

Colour photograph shows a person pointing at a dead bird on the ground near Bare Mountain, with new undergrowth shooting after a recent bushfire and several bushwalkers visible in the distance

Walkers near Barn Bluff

Walkers near Barn Bluff

Colour photograph of two walkers trying to avoid slippery pathway with flecks of snow on ground and Barn Bluff in background

1856-59: Farm Journal

1856-59: Farm Journal

Farm journal for Kelvedon, January 1856 to February 1859. A journal recording farming activities at 'Kelvedon', the Cotton family's property near Swansea on the East Coast of Tasmania. George Fordyce Story lived with the Cottons at Kelvedon and contributed to their farming efforts. The journal contains monthly records for 1856 - 1859 describing the management of crops and livestock, as well as important family events. Kept by Edward Octavius cotton

Francis Cotton

Jack, native of Cape Grim

Jack, native of Cape Grim

Lantern slide of Jack, native of Cape Grim. Prepared by J.W. Beattie (1859-1930) whose studio locations were Elizabeth Street, Hobart from 1891-1920, Murray Street from 1921-40 and Cat and Fiddle until 1994.

John Watt Beattie

Psoralea

Psoralea

Watercolour on card with pencil, painted by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia 1930. Identified by Olive Pink as Psoralea

Olive Pink

Ruins of church at Port Arthur

Ruins of church at Port Arthur

Black-and-white photograph shows ruins of the church at Port Arthur, damaged by fire in 1884,with charred timber framework in the roof, remnant shingles on the roof and climbing plants covering the sandstone of the church walls. Handwritten words “Church at Port Arthur” in lower left corner of image.

Senecio gregoryi

Senecio gregoryi

Coloured pencil on paper sketched by Olive Pink at Edwards Creek, South Australia 4/8/30. Identified by Olive Pink as Senecio gregoryi

Olive Pink

Photograph of Roydon

Photograph of Roydon

Photograph of front view of Roydon, Broadmarsh. Taken April 1960. Located at 58 Clifton Vale Road, Elderslie. Sandstone farm house with a central door and flanking double hung windows, an attic level and weatherboard addition to the rear. The building has a hipped roof and narrow boxed eaves. The sandstone stables feature a half hipped roof, sandstone walls and an iron roof. The building is a floor and a half and is still in use as a stable. There are some other early buildings on the site.

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake

Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake

Colour photograph shows flecks of snow on upper ridges of Cradle Mountain and land around Dove Lake, some of it cloaked in deep shadow

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