Category: Memorial
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Bass Point Reserve
Bass Point Reserve A place of significant cultural value, Bass Point Reserve is Heritage Listed, due to extensive Aboriginal and Colonial use of the area. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Elouera people lived here at least 20,000 years ago. Colonial settlers arrived 1803, although European explorers had passed through before this. Settled by cedar cutters and… Read more
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Lawrence Hargrave Memorial
Lawrence Hargrave Memorial Located at Bald Hill is a memorial to British-born Australian engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave. Associated with Hargrave’s first attempt to fly, Bald Hill is the perfect place to remember his achievements, as well as providing fantastic views. On November 12, 1894, Hargrave linked four of his box-kites… Read more
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Tasman Peninsula Tasmania Australia
Tasman Peninsula The Tasman Peninsula has an wonderful array of historical and natural locations explore. Containing some of Australia’s oldest convict sites, it tells the story of early colonial life while being surrounded by amazing natural beauty. During our stay here, we visited the sites below. This is by no means all there is to… Read more