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Southern Archaeology

Locality: Perth, Tasmania, Australia

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25.01.2022 Idle children on the street due to school closures during the Spanish Flu pandemic c.1919 #tasmanianhistoryincolour #pandemic #tasmanianlifecolourised #tasmanianhistory #australianhistoryincolour

25.01.2022 Clear your headspace

24.01.2022 #archaeology matters. My interview on the Evandale to Launceston Water Scheme for ABC Radio. Begins at around 1.46.00mins in. I enjoyed doing this one, such a great subject.

24.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Aboriginal heritage survey. Ground visibility made it pretty tough!

22.01.2022 #archaeologymatters full version of the published article.

22.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Pre excavation soil testing. Some jobs require a little more prep.

22.01.2022 The Make Yourself at Home travel vouchers If you use your travel voucher when you book the wukalina Walk, we will not only provide Tasmanians with their usual 2...5% discount, but will also match the $50 per person travel experience voucher. So that is effectively a discount of $723.75 per person off the 20/21 Twin-share rate. The vouchers will be valid during September, October or November 2020 - we begin operation from 1 October 2020. You will be able to register for the vouchers from 9am on the 7th of September 2020. The finer details are being worked on. Email [email protected] for details. https://buysomethingtasmanian.com.au/tourism/voucher#faq2 takara waranta walk with us

21.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Another perspective on community archaeology! Sorry I hate to drone on!

20.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Years ago I did the archaeology for the MACq 1 development in Hobart. This involved uncovering and recording a series of old sea walls, 1830s warehousing and the original Hunters Island where ships were unloaded for the new colony before around 1826. It was one of the best jobs Ive ever worked on. This weekend Im finally staying at the lovely MACq 1 hotel. What a great development and such amazing rooms. An exciting time! This is a great example of a de...velopment sensitive to the archaeological remains - services were redirected around the archaeology. Loving this place! The first view is outside our window and overlooking where the original Hunter Island is - now covered by the road. My page cover photo was taken on this job and shows the services trenches we monitored.

19.01.2022 Okay so Im sure your social media feeds are filled with yellow tiles accompanied by the words R U OK? Although it may seem repetitive, take a second to think... about how many times someone needs to ask you how youre feeling before youre totally honest with them? R U OK? Yeah, Im fine. Are you sure? Yeah dude, Im good. Okay, you just seem a little off today, you know you can talk to me anytime, right? Thanks, appreciate it. Okay, so not a particularly groundbreaking conversation, but pretty realistic stuff right? Chances are, initially people arent going to be totally upfront and honest with you. When asking R U Ok? remember to create a safe space where people can feel comfortable talking to you either in the moment or at another time. There are a heap of resources out there, check out the RUOK website and always remember, were here for you in any way we can be.

19.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Oneof favourite tassie historical destinations.

18.01.2022 Yay, follow this!

18.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Amazing view of the Inveresk rail yards and the North Esk River in 1877. The building in the centre is the original passenger station and platform, demolished soon after this to make way for a new goods shed in c 1882. The station was then rebuilt closer to the North Esk. The Inveresk site served the rich agricultural land and mines to the west. The Willis Street rail yards are still under construction in this shot for the main Hobart to Launceston line.... Both were originally built by privately owned companies but soon taken over by the Government as they experienced financial difficulties. The story of early rail in Tasmania is very interesting and I’ll post some more about it soon. Photograph source: Brian Chamberlain, 1985, Early Steam in Tasmania.

18.01.2022 Diabetes-related blindness can be prevented if detected early! Did you know that many Aussies can lose some or all of their eyesight as a result of diabetes? T...his happens because about 50% of all Aussies living with diabetes aren’t getting their eyes regularly checked. Early detection and treatment can be the difference between keeping your sight or losing it. Remember, regular eye checks are an important part of your ongoing diabetes management. So, when did you last have your eyes checked? KeepSight is a new national diabetes eye screening program that makes it easy for people to schedule regular diabetes eye checks. Sign up to KeepSight and join over 100,000 Aussies who are staying on top of their eye-health. www.keepsight.org.au/

18.01.2022 #archaeologymatters This one of my favourite shots from a recent dig. The lovely lens of gravel at the early occupation level is fantastic!

17.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Couldn’t resist posting this awesome piece of calcified tree!

16.01.2022 Yep try a little kindness

16.01.2022 Almost done so back to archaeology next week... some awesome jobs coming up!

15.01.2022 #homematters Not old of course because my wife and I built it two years ago, but couldnt resist posting our bath house under snow in old Perth.

15.01.2022 What do you think?

13.01.2022 #archaeologymatters I’d like to host an event to talk about our recent Margaret St excavation - a what we found and what we did forum. There would be a small cost per person to cover expenses etc. I’m wondering if this is something people might like to attend? Any thoughts?

12.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Southern Archaeology also has an Instagram page!

10.01.2022 These guys have got it going on

10.01.2022 aaaaaand we're on Insta! Follow us @ mydiabetesclinic www.instagram.com/mydiabetesclinic/?hl=en

10.01.2022 Volunteers are uncovering a 1900s log-hauling railway near Geeveston, which could be another tourism attraction for the region.

09.01.2022 #archaeologymatters I like this shot. Sieving serenity!

09.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Nice piece of information about a common item found on properties. Ive often wondered about them and they are earlier than I thought!

08.01.2022 #archaeologymatters I thought wed revisit this photo because its so amazing in showing the effects of ploughing on a site. Fortunately the archaeology was below these plough lines (1860s Irish mining site with over 300 mm of topsoil conveniently dumped on top by a farmer for cropping).

08.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Amazing stuff! Some quick notes.

08.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Our first public archaeology awareness day went so well we are going to do some more. Please let me know if you are interested in attending one of our future ones!

07.01.2022 #archaeologymatters These guys do some nice work!

07.01.2022 Evidence suggests that Hadrians Wall, which was built in the 2nd century A.D. and spanned 73 miles across the entire width of Great Britain, was designed to ke...ep people inside the Roman Empire as much as to keep enemies out. #TBT archaeology.org/issues/255-1705/features/5469-empire #Archaeology #Roman #HadriansWall #Empire #Britain (Robert Harding / Alamy Stock Photo)

06.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Wow!

06.01.2022 Today we celebrate World Diabetes Day. . This year’s theme, ‘Nurses make the difference’, has made MyDiabetes Managing Director, Sam reflect on her time as a n...urse and all the special and emotional experiences she’s been present for and felt herself. . We asked Sam to share her reflections today: . This world diabetes day, I’ve really reflected on the people living with diabetes that I know and have worked with. . This picture was taken in 2014 and is one of my favourites. It speaks of the LIVED experience of diabetes. These kids aren’t kids anymore, so much has happened. . One kid decided to travel and live in Brazil for a year and is now 6 foot 2; . Another went through the process of gender transition, made a family and bought a home; . Another is now an engineer; and . Sadly, one beautiful soul has passed. . As a Diabetes Nurse Educator, I don’t just move with people and their lived experience of diabetes, it’s a whole life journey with unforeseen twists and turns. I genuinely see it as privilege to not only be witness to, but to be part of people’s lives. . Happy World Diabetes Day everyone, let’s reflect on the incredible nurses in our lives. See more

06.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Traffic management and archaeology.

05.01.2022 How to search for 'online' AJCP records at the National Library of Australia. The Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP) is a collection of unique historical ...material relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific dating from 1560 to 1984. Choose the Advanced search option 1. FIND: (type in) AJCP then go down to LIMIT TO: Format: (choose) online See image below

05.01.2022 The River Tamar, Launceston V.D.L. Mackie, Frederick & Lindsey, Robert. (1852). Sketches taken in the Australian colonies, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand and South Africa Retrieved August 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138948337

04.01.2022 #archaeologymatters And in we go!

04.01.2022 #researchmatters and of course #archaeologymatters Researching the first railway in Launceston. The first photo is a drawing of the first rail yard at Inveresk 1871. The second photo an original drawing of the railway camp at Jinglers Creek, 1868.... Both photos from Chamberlain 1985.

04.01.2022 Allport library and Museum Hobart

04.01.2022 Yep a little bit dangerous. More people die from falling branches than shark attacks - might be true, not sure.

04.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Clay pipe I came across during my visit to the @shipinnstanley on the weekend. Apologise for the quality of the photos! It is most likely 'SMOKE / GOLDEN EAGLE' an imported US tobacco brand that I’m told by my friend Denis begins to appear in c. 1880. It’s a US import, and possibly made as promotional items that were supplied by the importer.

04.01.2022 Nice early (1867) photo of Launceston.

03.01.2022 State Library of NSW Woolnorth block, 100,000 acres and Trefoil Island [cartographic material] / Van Diemens Land Company... London : Waterlow and Sons, Ltd, [...between 1901 and 1913?] Scale [1:63 360] 1 in. = 1 mile (E 14443'00/S 4038'00) 1 map ; 51.8 x 38.4 cm. M2 885.1/1901/4 , Z/M2 885.1/1901/4 https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKwbr7mpK3 See more

03.01.2022 #archaeologymatters

03.01.2022 Building a bespoke deck

02.01.2022 #archaeologymatters One of the two Rocky Cape caves occupied by Aboriginal people up to about 8000 years ago. An amazing piece of coastline with a long cultural history. Contains shell (with bone) middens, hearths, bone implements and stone artefacts. A special and significant place.

02.01.2022 #archaeologymatters #archaeologymatters Amazing view of the Inveresk rail yards and the North Esk River in 1877. The building in the centre is the original passenger station and platform, demolished soon after this to make way for a new goods shed in c 1882. The station was then rebuilt closer to the North Esk. The Inveresk site served the rich agricultural land and mines to the west. The Willis Street rail yards are still under construction in this shot for the main Hobart t...o Launceston line. Both were originally built by privately owned companies but soon taken over by the Government as they experienced financial difficulties. The story of early rail in Tasmania is very interesting and I’ll post some more about it soon. Photograph source: Brian Chamberlain, 1985, Early Steam in Tasmania.

01.01.2022 Snow on old Perth Part 3

01.01.2022 #archaeologymatters Recent public archaeology day. A great success thanks to good planning and enthusiastic participation. Thank you to all those involved and to the people who came along. More to come!

01.01.2022 #archaeologymatters This is an interesting article. I found at least four of these syringes in Hobart including two for use by women (rounded ends with 5 holes for douching) and a two for men with the urethral extension. One was brass and in excellent condition and three were pewter. A possible fifth was glass (although I am unsure if this was used for the same purpose as it was quite damaged). ... I identified them in early to mid 1800s contexts and found them in cesspit. Im not aware of any others identified in Australia. I find it fascinating as it stresses the importance and difficulties of sexual health prior to antibiotics. https://www.washingtonpost.com//blackbeards-medical-tools/