Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

My parents and I lived in Burnie (North West Coast) when I was about 7 years of age, living there for about 2 or 3 years.  We had a fabulous view to the sea, and we lived in the Police house provided till Dad was transferred to Moonah, a suburb of Hobart. In Burnie I began dancing as in Ballet, Tap Dancing and Highland Dancing. Went to the Catholic School and giggled every morning so hence I along with other girls got the cane every morning.  We used to put onion on the palms of our hands and the cane didn't seem to hurt very much.  Never did we shed a tear, any of us and the cane certainly didn't do us any harm, however, we still laughed to annoy the Nun.  Fun days.

Now Burnie was established in the late 1820's by the Van Diemen's land Company as Emu Bay Settlement, the settlement was renamed to honour a company director, William Burnie, and was declared a town in 1866.  In the 1870's it served as the outport for the tin mine at Mount Bischof.  These days the Port at Burnie is very busy bringing all manner of things and exporting all kinds of things out of Tasmania.  There are also cruise ships that berth once in a while.

The first photo was part of the School I attended now something else.

Two houses not far from Burnie.

Straight at the end of the road is the sea = Bass Strait.

One of the Main Streets in Burnie, Tasmania....the below photo is Maginty's Irish Bar and Hotel on the way out of Burne, or the way in.

A view of Burnie, Tasmania

I lived in the City of Burnie when small aged about 6 to 9 Years of age for 3 years. My late father being stationed there at the Police Station, he was a Policeman. I used to walk to school over a few paddocks and got caned nearly everyday for about 1 year for laughing :)  Recall putting onions on the palm of my hands and rubbing them in so the cane didn't hurt as much.  The cane didn't do any harm to me, all I do is laugh about it. 

Now Burnie is a port city on the north west coast of Tasmania, Australia. When founded in 1827 it was named Emu Bay.  In April 1988 Burnie was proclaimed a city by Queen Elizabeth 11.

 These photos were taken from a hill over looking part of the city and Bass Strait.

 

 

The Spirit of Tasmania

A link {Previous Post 2014} showing photos of the Spirit of Tasmania sailing up the Mersey River at Devonport, Tasmania.

The following photos are of the Burnie area - see map below.  Photos taken a couple of weeks back.
The sea is Bass Strait.

The Police Station at Burnie.  My late dad was a Commander there in charge of Traffic Branch.

A part of the Wharf

Breakwater at Burnie.