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Destination: TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

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TASMANIA NORTH, particularly Tasmazia:

NB For an introduction to my available travel articles on Tasmazia click here.

 

#1947

Caption: You really can mail a postcard from the Post Office at the Village of Lower Crackpot at Tasmazia.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura post office 7306 Australia Post maze strange quirky odd unusual Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings tourist attraction promised land northern north Tasmania photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

# 1948

Caption: The Confusion Maze at Tasmazia, surrounded by fields of lavender and the quirky Village of Lower Crackpot.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura confusion maze hedge hide lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1949

Caption: Tasmazia's quirky Village of Lower Crackpot lies between the Confusion Maze and the Hampton Court Maze.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura confusion maze Hampton Court Maze hedge hide lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1950

Caption: Hide and seek in the Confusion Maze at Tasmazia.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura confusion maze hedge hide and seek hiding lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1952

Caption: Shame you can't get inside for a drink at The Signalman's Arms.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura maze strange quirky odd unusual lavender tourist attraction Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings The Signalman's Arms USS Colorado northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1955

Caption: Joh Bjelke-Petersen's office as the Member for Lower Crackpot.

Search terms: Joh Bjelke-Petersen office the Member for Lower Crackpot Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura maze strange quirky odd unusual tourist attraction Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

 

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#1956

Caption: The GST House at Tasmazia, headquarters of the Liberal Party in Lower Crackpot.

Search terms: 10% ten percent missing tax GST House headquarters main office Liberal Party Lower Crackpot Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura maze strange quirky odd unusual tourist attraction Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1957

Caption: One for the children, the Yellow Brick Road Maze at Tasmazia.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura Yellow Brick Road Maze children path hedge hide lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender daisies Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings residential village green tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1958

Caption: Mount Roland provides a distant backdrop for the Yellow Brick Road Maze at Tasmazia.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura Yellow Brick Road Maze children path Mount Roland Mt mountain hedge hide lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender daisies Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings residential village green tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1959

Caption: Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Tasmazia's maze for children.

Search terms: Tasmazia Brian Inder Laura follow the Yellow Brick Road Maze children path hedge hide lost puzzle strange quirky odd unusual lavender daisies Village of Lower Crackpot small scale buildings residential village green tourist attraction northern north Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

TASMANIA WEST

including Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Strahan and the Gordon River

(for the West Coast Wilderness Railway see separate photo list below)

 

#1961

Caption: Tasmania's Cradle Mountain towers over Dove Lake.

Search terms: Cradle Mountain Dove Lake national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hike hiking track west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1962jw

Caption: Setting out on the walk around Dove Lake, in Tasmania's World Heritage listed Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park.

Photograph by Janet Wallschutzky

Search terms: Cradle Mountain Dove Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hiker hike hiking track west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1963

Caption: Through the trees. Dove Lake, in Tasmania's Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park.

Search terms: Dove Lake Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hiker hike hiking track west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1968

Caption: A secret revealed. Peering through the twisted branches at the edge of Dove Lake.

Search terms: Dove Lake trees twisted branches secret Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hiker hike hiking track west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1971

Caption: It's an eerie feeling looking back at Cradle Mountain through the gathering gloom.

Search terms: Dove Lake evening sunset dark gloom mist silhouette shadow dramatic eerie Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hiker hike hiking track west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1975

Caption: Hikers on the Overland Track through Tasmania's Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

Search terms: Dove Lake Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hiker hikers walker walkers girls packs determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1978

Caption: Hikers on the Overland Track through Tasmania's Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

Search terms: Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery climbing climb walks hiker hikers walker walkers girls packs determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1979

Caption: Hikers on the Overland Track through Tasmania's Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

Search terms: Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery climbing climb walks hiker hikers walker walkers girls packs determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1980

Caption: A view from the top. Looking across at Cradle Mountain from Marion's Lookout.

Search terms: Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery climbing climb walks hiker hikers walker walkers packs determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking crowd west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1981

Caption: A view from the top. Looking across at Cradle Mountain from Marion's Lookout.

Search terms: Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery climbing climb walks hiker hikers walker walkers packs determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking crowd west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1984

Caption: Alone at the top. The travel writer surveys Cradle Mountain from Marion's Lookout.

 Search terms: Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery climbing climb walks hiker walker determination determined challenge challenging hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking Bruce Holmes travel writer west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1985

Caption: Almost an aerial view. Dove Lake, as seen from Marion's Lookout.

Search terms: Dove Lake deep blue dark aerial view Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1987

Caption: Wombat Pool from above, as I descended from Marion's Lookout.

Search terms: Wombat pool deep blue dark view Marion's Lookout Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1988

Caption: A scenic view of Wombat Pool on the return leg of the Crater Lake walk.

Search terms: Wombat pool deep blue dark view dead wood Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged scenery walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1992

Caption: Pencil Pine Falls in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

Search terms: Pencil Pine Falls waterfall cascade tumbles world heritage rugged scenery walks hike hiking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2020

Caption: Hells Gates, the opening to Macquarie Harbour at Strahan in Tasmania, was a horrendous entry point for ships in the old days. The journey out past the lighthouse was part of the World Heritage Cruises trip.

Search terms: Hells Gates Macquarie Harbour harbor Strahan Tasmania west coast wild wilderness convict settlement colonial past heritage photograph World Heritage Cruises lighthouse hazardous hazard rocky rocks boat ship stock photo image picture pic

 

#2022

Caption: Hells Gates, the opening to Macquarie Harbour at Strahan in Tasmania, was a horrendous entry point for ships in the old days. The journey out past the lighthouse was part of the World Heritage Cruises trip.

Search terms: Hells Gates Macquarie Harbour harbor Strahan Tasmania west coast wild wilderness convict settlement colonial past heritage photograph World Heritage Cruises lighthouse hazardous hazard rocky rocks boat ship stock photo image picture pic

 

#2026

Caption: The lighthouse at Hells Gates, the opening to Macquarie Harbour at Strahan in Tasmania, which was a horrendous entry point for ships in the old days. The journey out past the lighthouse was part of the World Heritage Cruises trip.

Search terms: Hells Gates Macquarie Harbour harbor Strahan Tasmania west coast wild wilderness convict settlement colonial past heritage photograph World Heritage Cruises lighthouse hazardous hazard rocky rocks boat ship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2027

Caption: Back through Hells Gates into Macquarie Harbour, on our cruise. Strahan, Tasmania.

Search terms: Hells Gates Macquarie Harbour harbor Strahan Tasmania west coast wild wilderness convict settlement colonial past heritage World Heritage Cruises lighthouse hazardous hazard rocky rocks boat ship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2029

Caption: Farming salmon and ocean trout in the waters of Macquarie Harbour at Strahan, Tasmania.

Search terms: salmon ocean trout fish fishing industry farmed farming Macquarie Harbour harbor Strahan Tasmania west coast World Heritage Cruises photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2032

Caption: Our guide tells tales of murders and executions as he takes us back in time at the former convict gaol on Sarah Island, in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour. A stopping point on our tour with World Heritage Cruises

Search terms: Tasmania Van Diemen's Land penal settlement jail gaol convict past heritage colonial harsh hardship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2035

Caption: The view across Macquarie Harbour from Tasmania's one-time penal colony on Sarah Island.

Search terms: Tasmania Van Diemen's Land colony penal settlement jail gaol convict past heritage colonial harsh hardship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2036

Caption: No bread today. The ruined bakehouse at the former penal settlement on Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania.

Search terms: Tasmania Van Diemen's Land colony penal settlement jail gaol convict past heritage colonial harsh hardship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2037

Caption: A room with a view. The ruins of the penitentiary at the former penal settlement on Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania.

Search terms: Tasmania Van Diemen's Land colony penal settlement jail gaol convict past heritage colonial harsh hardship photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2043

Caption: An 800 year old Huon pine overhanging the Gordon River in Tasmania.

Search terms: Tasmania pristine World Heritage listed Wilderness World Heritage Cruises Strahan Macquarie Harbour harbor Gordon river inaccessible wild tree Huon pine forest old growth ancient photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2047

Caption: The pristine wilderness of Huon pine forest is accessed only by boat as we cruise up Tasmania's Gordon River.

Search terms: Tasmania pristine World Heritage listed Wilderness World Heritage Cruises Strahan Macquarie Harbour harbor Gordon river inaccessible wild tree Huon pine forest old growth ancient photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2050

Caption: Sunset at Ocean Beach near Strahan. Tasmania's beach at the bottom of the world

Search terms: Tasmania Australia west coast Strahan sand sunset purple colour color darkening evening south southern southernmost beach photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2053

Caption: Sign for World Heritage Area Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

Search terms: World Heritage Area Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park river sign entry west walks hike hiking Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2054

Caption: Under darkening skies, a brooding Lake St Clair awaits hikers at the end of the Overland Track.

Search terms: brooding Lake St Clair dark ominous darkening skies grey gray sky dramatic Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged walk walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2055

Caption: Seen through the trees, a brooding Lake St Clair awaits hikers at the end of the Overland Track.

Search terms: brooding Lake St Clair dark ominous darkening skies grey gray sky dramatic Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged walk walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2056

Caption: The banksia, one of many Australian native plants seen on the Overland Track.

Search terms: banksia Australian native shrub plant flora Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park world heritage rugged walk walks hike hiking overland track multi day walk trek trekking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2057

Caption: Sign pointing to the Overland Track from Lake St Clair.

Search terms: world heritage area Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair national park sign entry walks hike hiking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2058

Caption: Sign for World Heritage Area Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park

Search terms: World Heritage Area Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park sign entry walks hike hiking west Tasmania Australia photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

 

TASMANIA WEST: The West Coast Wilderness Railway

(formerly the Abt Wilderness Railway) from Queenstown to Strahan:

 

#1993

Caption: A close up view of the rack system developed by Swiss engineer Roman Abt, as used on Tasmania's West Wilderness Coast Railway.

Search terms: close up view detail rack and pinion cog rail centre center Swiss engineer Roman Abt engineering feat steep gradient West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1994

Caption: Interior of one of the heritage-designed carriages used on the West Coast Wilderness Railway. Each has timber paneling with a different Tasmanian timber, this one being Blackwood.

Search terms: carriage interior design timber paneling panelling Blackwood West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1996v2

Caption: The Mt Lyell No 1 steaming across a bridge after leaving Dubbil Barril Station for Queenstown.

Search terms: steam train bridge Dubbil Barril to Queenstown Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#1997

Caption: The Mt Lyell No 1 steaming across a bridge after leaving Dubbil Barril Station for Queenstown.

Search terms: steam train bridge Dubbil Barril to Queenstown Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2000

Caption: The Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive taking on water at Lynchford Station.

Search terms: Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 water Lynchford Station built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine carriages West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion steam train heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2001

Caption: The F. O. Henry store next to Lynchford Station on the West Coast Wilderness Railway.

Search terms: F. O. Henry store rebuilt gold panning area mine mining Lynchford Station West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2005

Caption: Looking back along the track through the wilderness.

Search terms: looking back view viewing platform open area rear carriage West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion cog rail centre center steam train heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2006

Caption: Nobody's there. The isolation of the West Coast Wilderness Railway line through Tasmania's wilderness.

Search terms: line isolation West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion cog rail centre center heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2009

Caption: Leaving Rinadeena Station behind and heading into the wilderness.

Search terms: Rinadeena Station West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion cog rail centre center heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2010

Caption: One of more than thirty timber bridges on the West Coast Wilderness Railway line through the rainforest.

Search terms: timber bridge rainforest West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway line rack and pinion cog rail centre center heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2012

Caption: The King River Gorge, where nature has gouged its way through the wilderness. View from the West Coast Wilderness Railway line.

Search terms: King River Gorge rainforest West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway line heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2015

Caption: The wasteland along a section of the bank of the King River, between Dubbil Barril and Strahan.

Search terms: King River riverbank wasteland devastation timber cutting past West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2017

Caption: The Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive taking on water at Lynchford Station.

Search terms: Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 water Lynchford Station built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion steam train heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2018

Caption: The Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive taking on water at Lynchford Station.

Search terms: Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 water Lynchford Station built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine carriages West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion steam train heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

#2019

Caption: Checking that all's well with The Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive.

Search terms: Mt Lyell No 1 locomotive Abt No 1 Lynchford Station built 1896 0-4-2 tank engine West Coast Wilderness Railway Tasmania Australia Abt wilderness railway rack and pinion steam train heritage history historic restored tourist attraction photograph stock photo image picture pic

 

NOTE: there are more images to be catalogued here, of Bruny Island off the southern coast of Tasmania

(including my photographs of an echidna looking for its lunch).

 

 

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