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25.01.2022 Here's a public artwork which touches on the very early history of Mt Wellington. You can find it on the Hobart Rivulet linear track.
25.01.2022 Ever wondered about Smith's Monument? It's one of several monuments on the Mountain and marks the site of a tragedy which happened in 1858. More in the link: https://www.mtwellingtonhistory.com/monuments/
24.01.2022 Recreation of Beattie albumen photos of the Mountain. Video by John Stephenson. Thanks John!
23.01.2022 Our exhibition now open 2-14 September at Long Gallery Salamanca. Opened today by the Lord Mayor. Thanks so much Anna. Photos by Charles Chadwick.
22.01.2022 The siphon over North West Bay River in 1984. Part of Hobart's early water supply. The water was conveyed from Wellington Falls on the southern part of the Mountain. Photos: Maria and John Grist
21.01.2022 The Musk Hut was one of the prettier huts on the Mountain. This postcard from our collection is dated 1914. One of the hut builders, Sgt. W. O. Jeffrey, lost his life in France in the Great War not long afterwards. Another (unnamed) member of this hut is shown on the verandah. This hut had a substantial chimney, partly shown at left topped with a chimney pot. The hut builders were not shy of working on a steep slope (see right) and had to engage in extensive manual earthworks to create this gem.
21.01.2022 Here’s a video from John Stephenson, who owns a huge collection of Beattie photos.
18.01.2022 From a 1912 Government tourist bureau brochure in our collection
17.01.2022 View from Mt Arthur lost world by J. C. Breaden. Panorama of 2 postcards from our collection.
13.01.2022 Written on this card from our collection: "The air is most beautiful and the scenery so pretty. I am feeling so well and have an enormous appetite." The picture is of Forest Hut, one of the Art Nouveau suite of huts built on the Mountain's lower slopes.
13.01.2022 Good news. We are organising a reprint of our Huts book. Copies will be available by Christmas 2020. We have created a form for those who would like to reserve a copy.
12.01.2022 Gentle Annie Falls in full flight. Photo from our collection. The sound must have been amazing.
11.01.2022 There were originally two chalets on the Mountain road. This particular chalet, with the thatched roof, was lost when a large section of the roadway slid down the hill. There was a beautiful view from here, while it lasted. The chalet which remains today was built slightly lower down the road. Postcard from our collection, hand-coloured, photography by J. C. Breaden.
08.01.2022 Picnickers at Fern Tree Bower. From a 3d stereoscopic card in our collection. You can see how this shed was heavily influenced by the rustic mountain hut tradition of the time. Photo by H. T. Waterworth. Date likely between 1896-1905.
04.01.2022 Fern Retreat Hut. Written on the back: "This is the hut in which we had tea, on the side of the mountain. How would some of these ferns suit you for the conservatory? I wish I could "Retreat" to this with you & Marjorie. Daddy." Date of photo unknown, but after 1904, and before 1915 or so. Postcard from our collection.
02.01.2022 Exciting to have this exhibition coming up soon at the Long Gallery. Looking for volunteer gallery sitters ... Let us know if you can help!
02.01.2022 Ferntree in winter around a hundred years ago. All photos from our collection.
