When Christ’s College at Bishopsbourne was advertised for opening on Thursday, 1 October, 1846, those planning to attend were cautioned “the only good road was by way of Longford over the punt, as the approaches to the bridge on both sides were not passable for vehicles and it was advisable to carry a pistol, as […]
Author: Ivan Badcock
When the Horse was King
The importance of the horse through the 1800s is indicated by the fact that the horse was included as an essential when our State was first settled, two horses being brought ashore in 1803 at the Risdon settlement on the banks of the Derwent and one by Paterson in the north at Port Dalrymple the […]