10, Nov 2006 | Commentary, Music, Social
Lately I’ve been listening an album called “What’s Going On” by the great Marvin Gaye. Released in 1971, it’s still very relevant in today’s climate of fear and war. I’ve posted the lyrics below the video. There’s an...
3, Sep 2006 | Commentary, Events
In colonial times, fierce guard dogs were tethered in a line across the width of Eaglehawk Neck and soldiers patrolled the line to ensure no prisoners escaped from the notorious Port Arthur penal settlement. Today Eaglehawk Neck is a quiet fishing village on the...
1, Sep 2006 | Commentary, Social
Hobart’s saturday Salamanca Market is one of the nation’s brightest and busiest. Lemongrass and LPs, sandstone sculpture and salmon, buskers and baked spuds – you’ll find them all at Salamanca. More pics...
31, Aug 2006 | Commentary, Social
The Port Arthur penal settlement began life as a small timber station in 1830. Originally designed as a replacement for the recently closed timber camp at Birches Bay, Port Arthur quickly grew in importance within the penal system of the colonies. The initial decade...
30, Aug 2006 | Commentary, Social
Another photo from Tasmania. The Tessellated Pavement at Eagle Hawk Neck. > The Tessellated Pave is an inter-tidal platform where an unusual set of geological circumstances has resulted in a rare landform. Around 265 million years ago, a depression in the...
26, Aug 2006 | Commentary, Social
Tasmania is like the last frontier well… maybe not “the last” but it sure is pretty. Here’s a picture I took of one of the Tahune Forest air walk viewing platforms overlooking the Huon River near the junction with the Picton River....
