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 The lovely St. David's Park by seamandrew
For those of you with a passion for botany and horticuluture, St. David's Park has wonderful mature plantings of beech, birches, elms with a scented garden along Sandy Bay Road frontage. IT aslo has mass bulb plantings and a good selection of magnolias, fuchsias, rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias. Leave a Comment
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 A lousy picture, but a lovely
park! by seamandrew
Governor Franklin, arriving in 1836, found the town still defenseless and after a panic in 1841 when French and American whaling ships visited Hobart (England's enemies at the time), another battery was begun. The Prince of Wales Battery, mounted with ten guns was completed behind the Mulgrave Battery also poorly sited, with limited visibility and vulnerable to enemy fire from the side.
In 1854, with the Crimean War alert, the Albert Battery was built behind the Prince of Wales Battery. Following tradition, it too was poorly sited and poorly equipped.
Both batteries were condemened in 1878 and dismantled. There is no record of what happened to the guns but in 1882 the Battery Reserve was handed over to the City Council as a recreation ground.
In spite of considerable work and expense Hobart was effectively defenseless throughout this period. Ironically, the only time the port was ever of any foreign interest was before the town was founded.
Today Princes Park is a lovely park with a great view of the water and it's sloping landscape is an excellent place to sit back and relax. Leave a Comment
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 Plenty of flowers adorn
Parliament square. by seamandrewLeave a Comment Directions: Between Salamanca Place and Murray Street where the Castray Esplanade begins.
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 Lily Pond by bijo69
There's a visitor's centre with giftshop and restaurant inside the gardens.
The Gardens are open every day from 8am to 5pm/6.30pm and entrance is free. Leave a Comment
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 A moument from Canada to
Australia. by seamandrew
Unveiled by the Canadian High Commissioner Brian Schumacher on the 12th of December 1995 during the Centenary year of official Canada-Australia trade relations. Leave a Comment Directions: At Princes Park at Battery Point.
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The best things in life are free; so the saying goes and the Botanical Gardens in Hobart certainly add credence to that statement.
The Gardens are open every day from 8am to 5pm/6.30pm and entrance is free.
There's a visitor's centre with giftshop and restaurant inside the gardens and a toilet nearby. More often than not there's an exhibition on to add even more to your visit. Spring is obviously a good time, along with autumn but these shots were all taken in late summer.
You can catch a bus from the CBD or the red tourist bus regularly stops outside the gate.
They have an eclectic display of varied vegetation from around the world and it's situated on a hillside with nice veiws over the Derwent. Leave a Comment
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 FranklinSquare by xuessium
A central feature of this site is a statue of the great explorer, Sir John Franklin, serenaded by a majestic fountain.
Located in the centre of Hobart and surrounded by Macquarie, Elizabeth and Davey Streets.
This was the site of the first Government House.
Magnificent oak trees provide shade for visitors who have come to enjoy the area. A great place to rest some tired feet or catch a breather before you continue your exploration of Hobart.
There is ample seating and public convenience facilities are located on the Elizabeth Street frontage of the Square. Leave a Comment Directions: Surrounded by Macquarie, Elizabeth and Davey Streets.
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 Summer blooms by iandsmith
They have, at the right time, sweeping annual displays with mature oaks, elms, limes and plane trees; some up to 150 years old.
This little park adjacent to the Hobart Parliamentary House is a great place to sit down, relax and watch the time pass by.
They had a display of Da VInci machines taking up some of the room when I was last there.
However, with its beautiful lawns and tall shady trees, it's guaranteed to put you in a relaxed state of mind.
You may get to see some famous Hobart official (not that you'd necessarily recognize him/her) or other Australian politician leaving the building. Leave a Comment Directions: Across from the Brooke Street Pier
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 by sbassinLeave a Comment Address: About 80km north of Hobart.
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