tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post914940358755421904..comments2024-03-29T15:52:37.449+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: Campbell Town, TasmaniaMargaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-66195012981868692752021-02-09T20:31:43.805+11:002021-02-09T20:31:43.805+11:00I really like this little stone bridge and these s...I really like this little stone bridge and these sculptures. There is a softness that emerges from these landscapes which is very attractive.kwarkitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214647796138522033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-61946057206786171262020-12-15T09:44:40.371+11:002020-12-15T09:44:40.371+11:00Yes--- That bridge is very impressive. Lately I&#...Yes--- That bridge is very impressive. Lately I've been feeling that it is important to let my blogging friends know how important both their posts and their comments are to me. I hope your Christmas is good!Bill https://www.blogger.com/profile/04779863708462822356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-72160482689680070622020-12-15T09:17:34.771+11:002020-12-15T09:17:34.771+11:00Dig That First Photo But The Second Shot Left Me S...Dig That First Photo But The Second Shot Left Me Speechless <br /><br />Cheers The Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488266642564760406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-54495620228443133532020-12-15T04:44:01.935+11:002020-12-15T04:44:01.935+11:00Beautiful photos, especially the one with the view...Beautiful photos, especially the one with the view of the red bridge makes a huge impression!<br />GreetingsElahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-19593737362510574682020-12-15T02:35:10.177+11:002020-12-15T02:35:10.177+11:00Interesante Margaret, me encantó el puente. Muchos...Interesante Margaret, me encantó el puente. Muchos besos.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402717341051324422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-18678489669244875422020-12-14T21:09:18.607+11:002020-12-14T21:09:18.607+11:00Nice pictures i lovedNice pictures i lovedN A S S A Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154432086234138035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-62110389272463126392020-12-14T20:27:46.902+11:002020-12-14T20:27:46.902+11:00Nice place!Nice place!Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984981811912904970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-16779299651167094682020-12-14T19:20:30.778+11:002020-12-14T19:20:30.778+11:00Thanks Nancy.Thanks Nancy.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-42582854495749727152020-12-14T19:20:14.519+11:002020-12-14T19:20:14.519+11:00Yes I guess you are correct as convicts built the ...Yes I guess you are correct as convicts built the two bridges I've shown lately.<br />I'm always interested in bridges, in latter years they are often replaced and it's good to look at photos of the older ones.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-41852009360763526782020-12-14T19:18:21.455+11:002020-12-14T19:18:21.455+11:00They sure did Diane and luckily people haven't...They sure did Diane and luckily people haven't pulled that bridge and others down - would be an awful pity if they had of done that.<br />Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-68636898517385537492020-12-14T19:17:34.698+11:002020-12-14T19:17:34.698+11:00Thanks Jo-Anne.Thanks Jo-Anne.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-15255504605333507022020-12-14T19:17:18.987+11:002020-12-14T19:17:18.987+11:00Yes England sent out to Australia some very good t...Yes England sent out to Australia some very good tradesman back then, and a lot of them were free settlers as well.<br />Oh yes they were sent out to Australia the main of the convicts for doing nothing totally wrong, the Governments want to fill Australia up with people.<br />Thanks.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-5700013229798143022020-12-14T19:14:22.651+11:002020-12-14T19:14:22.651+11:00That's true, especially down the midlands, Lau...That's true, especially down the midlands, Launceston and Hobart.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-89042063754853134232020-12-14T19:13:50.509+11:002020-12-14T19:13:50.509+11:00You are welcome Denise. A lot of history in and a...You are welcome Denise. A lot of history in and around Campbell Town.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-11616677776750454332020-12-14T19:12:57.232+11:002020-12-14T19:12:57.232+11:00Yes it would have been Campbell Town there are som...Yes it would have been Campbell Town there are some at Ledgerwood and a few other places. They are well done.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-23723483345067924092020-12-14T19:12:10.498+11:002020-12-14T19:12:10.498+11:00Yes there is a story attached to the carvings.
&#...Yes there is a story attached to the carvings.<br /><br />'Carved from three trees by Eddie Freeman from Ross these unusual sculptures depict the history of the town. The first tree depicts a British soldier guarding a convict labourer during the construction of the Red Bridge. Below is a carving of the bushranger, Martin Cash.'Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-15156044732823008812020-12-14T19:10:22.504+11:002020-12-14T19:10:22.504+11:00Thanks :) Always good to have a frame if you can f...Thanks :) Always good to have a frame if you can find one when taking photos.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-88672268087581098722020-12-14T19:09:40.064+11:002020-12-14T19:09:40.064+11:00Thanks Marco.Thanks Marco.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-32285662374303027932020-12-14T19:09:16.702+11:002020-12-14T19:09:16.702+11:00It is a beautiful bridge - and it's nice you f...It is a beautiful bridge - and it's nice you found another too..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-32564191389401224192020-12-14T19:08:26.009+11:002020-12-14T19:08:26.009+11:00Thanks :) I made that header myself.Thanks :) I made that header myself.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-46441953836984137402020-12-14T19:07:59.302+11:002020-12-14T19:07:59.302+11:00Gorgeous sculptures on that old tree, I remember t...Gorgeous sculptures on that old tree, I remember there were several trees there years ago and people used to sit under them but guess they became dangerous. Beautiful old bridge and the convicts sure knew how to build a bridge.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-26722352363050220552020-12-14T19:06:02.764+11:002020-12-14T19:06:02.764+11:00Thank you and same to you :)Thank you and same to you :)Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-57233722584892635222020-12-14T19:05:43.155+11:002020-12-14T19:05:43.155+11:00Thank you.Thank you.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-75905924001270641272020-12-14T16:51:40.541+11:002020-12-14T16:51:40.541+11:00The bridge and the sculpture are both beautiful. H...The bridge and the sculpture are both beautiful. Have a wonderful new week.Nancy Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790364807514237397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-87275862082876601862020-12-14T14:17:18.909+11:002020-12-14T14:17:18.909+11:00The red bridge is beautiful. I have an interest i...The red bridge is beautiful. I have an interest in bridges which is developing and I think I might start to photograph more of them. Tassie seems to have quite a few very lovely ones too, might have something to do with being a penal colony unlike South Australia.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450587465665147283noreply@blogger.com