BACON At Green Rises and “Stoke” a good number of pigs were reared and killed with the meat being cured for bacon. A lot of this was supplied to the Brisbane Hotel in Launceston. With the pig enclosures not being as strong as could have been, the pigs sometimes escaped causing havoc. All of grandfather’s […]
Launceston and Western Railway The railway which travelled between Launceston and Deloraine, a distance of 45 miles, was opened on Friday, 10 February 1871. Initially, it had a gauge of 5 feet, 3 inches but was later reduced to the narrow gauge of 3 feet, 6 inches. To cater for the different sized rolling stock […]
Dad (Eric Badcock) and other family members would often relate and reflect upon some of the extraordinary events that occurred through the acts of nature and how it touched their lives and that of others in Tasmania. FLOODS Floods were often year by year events with some floods being larger or having more dramatic effects […]
Dad (Eric Badcock) was always interested in aircraft and flying and often related stories about them and various happenings over the years. A particular highlight for him was his first flight which occurred at the opening of the Western Junction airport near Launceston, Tasmania on the 28 February, 1931, Dad’s 20th birthday, the plane being […]
Sadly our ANZ Latrobe Branch closed its doors on Thursday, 18 February 2016, bringing to an end 140 years operating in the town apart from an ATM cash dispensing machine which continues. Some history of the Branch is to be found in the Launceston Examiner newspaper of Monday, 13 September 1926 which records, “LATROBE BANK […]
Longford to Liffey Falls (52kms) via Bishopsbourne & Bracknell Experience Outstanding scenery that constantly changes throughout the trip Farmlands with varying crops, cattle and sheep Two centuries of history, centring around free settlers, convicts and bushrangers A large variety of birds and animals living in their natural habitats Spectacular mountains and valleys, rainforest and waterfalls […]
(20/4/1924 to 24/9/2008) In 2004, when Athol was being admitted to the Toosey Aged Care facility at Longford, Tasmania he was introduced to other residents as being a legend but being well known in the area would have needed few introductions. Athol was born at Deloraine the second youngest of a family of one girl […]
More than a century and a half has passed since Benjamin Drake left Tasmania, his association here being only for 10 years, 1853 to 1863, yet his name is still remembered in many Tasmanian households. Although serving in ministry at Forth and Cullenswood in Tasmania he is particularly remembered for bringing over 850 immigrants to […]
The name of Sammy Cox was already entrenched in folk lore as I was growing up at Bishopsbourne in the 1940s/1950s where, for a period, he had worked as a gardener. His celebrity status was due in part to his longevity, reaching the age of 117 years and of having lived with the Aborigines for […]
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 […]