Thursday, 15 March 2018

MT BARROW

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MT BARROW FROM WINDSOR PARK Wikipedia (the source of all such information) tells us that Mt Barrow is 22km north-east of Launceston an...
Thursday, 18 January 2018

ROSEVEARS HOTEL - 215 ROSEVEARS DRIVE

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ROSEVEARS HOTEL Perhaps a little unusually, this is one of the few hotels in the Launceston region that was built at the request of the ...
Saturday, 16 December 2017

WELLINGTON STREET 155-175M Dunorlan Terrace

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Dunorlan Terrace, in Wellington Street was built as part of an early affordable housing scheme initiated by Henry Reed, and completed ...
Saturday, 18 November 2017

WELLINGTON STREET

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WELLINGTON STREET, LOOKING SOUTH Wellington Street has been a main thoroughfare in Launceston since its earliest days. It was one of t...
Friday, 20 October 2017

17 QUANDRANT MALL - THE INGLES BUILDING

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INGLES GROCERY STORE, , THE QUADRANT MALL The Ingles family began their grocery business in Paterson Street Launceston in 1882, after...
Friday, 22 September 2017

SWAN BAY

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When the Tamar River was the highway to the Valley, many of the smaller communities were more self-contained but better known than they are...
Friday, 25 August 2017

PITT AVENUE

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Pitt Avenue, Trevallyn/Riverside, joined the list of Launceston Streets in August 1948. It came about as a renaming of a part of Cherry R...
Friday, 21 July 2017

ECCLESTONE ROAD, RIVERSIDE

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ECCLESTONE ROAD, RIVERSIDE Ecclestone Road at Riverside is one of the older (and longer) roads in the Launceston area. Although it sti...
Friday, 23 June 2017

96 MARGARET STREET- UNITING CHURCH

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UNITING CHURCH - MARGARET STREET VIEW The first Methodist church was built on Margaret Street (near the corner with Balfour Street) in ...
Friday, 19 May 2017

MARGARET STREET UNITING CHURCH ORGAN

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ORGAN, MARGARET STREET UNITING CHURCH The organ in the Albert Hall is often discussed, but less well known is the impressive pipe organ...
Friday, 21 April 2017

ST AILBE'S HALL, 46 MARGARET STREET

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ST AILBE'S HALL Most of us who have lived in Launceston for a while have had cause to visit St Ailbe's Hall in Margaret Street,...
Friday, 17 March 2017

ROYAL PARK - THE AB BIGGS OBSERVATORY MEMORIAL PILLAR

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AB BIGGS OBSERVATORY PLAQUE At first glance, this memorial to AB Biggs appears a little underwhelming. It should however, be remembere...