Arthur's River, Tasmania

Arthur River is on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.  The small town was named after Lieutenant Governor Arthur, by Henry Hellyer (a surveyor for the Van Diemen Land Company), in 1827. During the 1800's, the Peerapper Aboriginal Language group (who lived in the region) were forcibly removed to make way for European settlement.  

The population is very small today not even 50 people, however, several people have holiday homes there as you can guarantee a sea view.

Arthur River is also known as the 'Edge of the World' after a poem of the same title written about the coastline near the opening of the Arthur River, as it is subject to the Roaring Forties.

The poem is located here scroll to the bottom of that page to read the poem.

Years ago logs used to float up the river to the sea.  I can't find out what humans did with those logs.  Seems Google doesn't know that answer for me.

It's a good place for bushing walking.

Did you know!  To drink or possess an open container of alcohol in a public street is illegal in Tasmania.

Arthurs River is on the West Coast of Tasmania

Beyond Arthur River

First photo is the mouth of the Arthur River  Tasmania Australia, looking towards the Southern Ocean.

The next lot of photos is the terrain on the way back to the caravan park - such wilderness and lonesome road.

The Arthur River.  There is a bridge which isn't very wide but wide enough, no footpath so I had to be careful that no traffic was coming - Murphy's Law one did come.  The little hut or shelter is a rest area by the river for the traveller to get out and walk around if they wish and there are picnic tables within as well. Sword ferns in the photo above which readily grow on the side of the road and in the bush.  You are not permitted to take these ferns.

Arthur River

The first two photos were taken with my phone, remainder with the camera on the wrong setting which I didn't realize until we had left Arthur River.

Arthur River is on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia and it's a pretty place with about 120 or so people.  It's a quiet little town and many people have shacks there. 

One can go on a boat trip down the river for the beautiful views of the wilderness and go walking and have lunch as the trip is a guided tour.  

The first photo is the mooring for the Cruise boat.  

Second photo is the bridge at Arthur River with the river leading to the sea, the Southern Ocean where the logs from the trees used to flow up the river to the sea.

The Edge of the World

Brian Inder b 1930, a Tasmanian wrote a poem called 'The Edge of the World', the plaque of this poem is located on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia not that far from Arthur River which flows into the Great Southern Ocean.
Wonderful place to visit to see the logs which come down the river then into the sea and back up on the small beaches.  The sea roars and is the longest uninterrupted expanse of ocean on the globe. From Argentina the currents sweep unimpeded more than halfway around the planet until they hit this point.

For me to visit the North West Coast of this area, Arthur River it would be about 4 hours away.