The little known town of Middleton is located 45 minutes south of Hobart on the D'entrecasteaux Channel, and this little hamlet is the location of a country fair straight out of Molly's farm! This event attracts about 2000 people with over 80 stalls - crafts, tasty foods, plants ,
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Cullenswood is located on the Esk Highway, between Fingal and St Mary's. There are two cemeteries in this area - the St Mary's cemetery can be found at the turn off to Cornwall You need to watch for
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The Hobart Penitentiary Chapel was constructed in the 1830's and is located on the corner of Brisbane and Campbell Streets in Hobart. The building was originally constructed as Chapel for convicts, and
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St David's Park is located on Davey Street, in the Hobart CBD. The ground was first used as a cemetery in 1804, the first burial being a child, Edwards. The cemetery became badly neglected over the years
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The cemetery at Wyena is very hard to find if you don't know where to look. As you are travelling down the main road of Wyena, look to your left for an overgrown bush track. Opposite is an old railway
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The Supply River Mill was Tasmania's first water-driver flour Mill. It was built in 1825 and closed in 1888. The ruins are still standing today and are a remarkable site for those interested in Tasmania's
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On a plot of land bounded by Peel Street and Rose Lane (behind the Glen Dhu Primary School) is the site of an old Prisoners Cemetery. Used between 1846 and 1873, there were an estimated 300 convicts
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Each year, a group of enterprising teenagers coordinate an event called 'The Santa Run'. In its third year, and still the only event of this kind in Australia, participants dress up in Santa suits and complete a 5.2km run/walk around Ulverstone to raise money for charity. There is a 2.5km circuit for kids.
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The chances of being born on 29 February (on a leap year, and on leap day) is 1 in 1460, which is incredible enough, but what are the odds of also dying on the same date?
Sir James Wilson, who served as Premier of Tasmania from1869 achieved just that! He was born on 29 February 1812 in Scotland
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at Wynyard on 4th March 1950, twin girls Kathleen Rose and Lexie Irene were born with their heads fused together. Conjoined twins (or siamese twins) are very rare and thought to occur one in every 150,000 births. There are only four cases of siamese twins recorded in Australia, and only one for Tasmania.
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