Built and opened 1927.
interiors
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, New Norfolk
St Matthews lays claim to being the oldest Anglican Church in Tasmania, bring opened in 1823. An article in the Mercury written for the St Matthew’s centenary in 1925 talks about the history of the church:
Mr. Knopwood retired in 1823 from the chaplaincy of Hobart, and come to live in
New Norfolk, and in the same year the inhabitants of New Norfolk applied to
the Governor-in-Chief at Sydney that he might be appointed chaplain of New Nor-
folk, stating that there was a brick school which could be used as a temporary
church.
The arrival of the official minister, Rev Hugh Robinson two years later, and his first service, is the date used for the centenary:
The beautiful church of St. Matthew’s as it now is, its gabled roof, stained glass windows, and noble chancel, is a very different building from what it was when the church was first erected. All that is left of the original building are the walls and flagged floor of the nave, and possibly the western walls of what are now the transepts. And even as to these there is a certain amount of doubt. The foundation stone of the chancel has on it the words, “Erected in 1825, Chancel added in 1894.” But there was a schoolhouse which, begun in 1823, was finished in 1824. Whether this was the present nave or part of it is uncertain, though there is little doubt that a portion of the present church was originally built for a school. It was not used definitely as a church till Mr. Robinson’s time, for, it was in the month that he arrived there, August, 1825, that tenders were submitted for church furniture, and a pulpit, reading desk and communion table put in the building. The carpentry work in the building was of a poor quality; for on Sunday, December 4, 1825, a portion of the ceiling fell in.
Since that time, the building has been extensively modified and its appearance has dramatically changed. A postcard from the State Library of Victoria with an illustration c.1825 and an engraving from LINC Tasmania, published in 1834 both show a church building very different to that in the above photo.
Hydro-electric power station
Two posts, from two visits with different content.
Trevallyn Power Station was built 1955, and replaced Duck Reach. It’s managed by Hydro Tasmania. A few years back, the state-owned HEC was broken up into 3 companies: the Hydro, who generate the power; Transend, who transmit it, and Aurora, who deal with the consumer side.
First, the 1950s style control room. Mostly replaced now by a couple of PCs.
The next stop is right down on the turbine floor
Hydro-electric power station
Two posts, from two visits with different content.
Trevallyn Power Station was built 1955, and replaced Duck Reach. It’s managed by Hydro Tasmania. A few years back, the state-owned HEC was broken up into 3 companies: the Hydro, who generate the power; Transend, who transmit it, and Aurora, who deal with the consumer side.
Gaiety Theatre, Zeehan
A large theatre in a (now) small mining town. Built 1898. A small historical display within the building provides the following information:
Edward Mulchay M.H.A built a timber hotel called the Royal Exchange on the site of an abandoned silver/lead mine in 1882. It was totally destroyed by fire two years later but within five years he had assembled his own and other capital to enter into a new enterprise, the Gaiety Theatre and Grand hotel. The destruction of the Royal Exchange and his personal loss of 5,000 pounds were strong in his mind so the new building was to be built of bricks, the first of which were being made at that time in Zeehan by John Connor.
Numbers indicate (approximately) the view of the corresponding photo.
Senate chamber, Old Parliament House, Canberra
Main post: Old Parliament House, Canberra
The next five photos are going around the chamber in a clockwise direction.
Old Parliament House, Canberra
The original parliament house in Canberra was built in the 1920s (opened 1927) and was intended to be a temporary place for parliament to meet. Its replacement was completed in 1988, and is on the hill above. This older building now houses the Museum of Australian Democracy.
Main entrance.
Side entrance (along front facade).
Town Hall, Launceston
Built 1864. Extended 1906.
Foyer on ground floor. Service area (where the public makes payments, gets information etc) is through that doorway.
Oatlands Masonic Centre
Trentham Cottage, Port Arthur/Carnarvon
From the panel out the front”
“The building here now was built around 1900 by the Trenham family and was called Trentham Cottage. It is a typical house of the Carnovon period [after Port Arthur penal settlement closed down]. The house and garden have been restored to show how they might have looked in 1915.”
Looking from the front door.
The short hall was two bedrooms opening off it, and a living room at the end. Unfortunately all these rooms are shown behind glass so they don’t photograph well when you’re in a hurry.
Melbourne Gaol
This is the Old Melbourne Gaol Crime & Justice Experience. Russell Street used to be the location of the gaol, the magistrate’s court, the city watch house and police headquarters, all of which have moved on.
The first part of the gaol was built in 1841, but quickly became overcrowded so a new cell block was built in 1852, and extended a few years later. This is the building that currently exists & I think the left wing on the model. It’s based on the Pentonville system of silence and separation. I’ve read comments that by the time the Port Arthur separate prison was built, those responsible should have known that this approach didn’t work, and that was a couple of years before this block was constructed. Did they think the theory behind it was sound, it was just the way it had previously been put into practice that was flawed?
The next wing, at the front of the model, with the chapel and entrance was added about 1860. The west wing, right side of the model, was added a couple of years later to house women. Now demolished, it was apparently a replica of the existing men’s cell block.
Later in the century, operations at the gaol were wound down and the place closed in 1924 or 1929 (depending on whether you want to believe their brochure or their website). In WWII it saw use as a military prison for Australian soldiers who were Absent Without Leave. The National Trust took over it in 1972.
So what we have here is three levels of cells, with walkways and connecting staircases at each end.
Smaller stables
Smaller stable building, for a gentleman’s residence, at Franklin House
Window: turning the central bar and the pegs push the slates open, to let air in.
MV Cartela
This is an old post with small photos. I have better photos now but more pressing things to work on, so if you’re interested, comment below and I’ll push it to the top of the “To Do” list.
Cartela was built in 1912, as a steam powered passenger and cargo ferry, operating on the Derwent River and surrounding waterways. There’s not many passengers vessels from that era still in existence, and far fewer that have seen continuous service.
