Discover Queenstown, Tasmania's beautiful west coaDiscover Queenstown, Tasmania's beautiful west coaAll about Tasmania's beautiful west coast, Queenstown and the world heritage listed areas surrounding the region, A must see blog for all those considering visiting Tasmania. Articles
Zeehan, West Coast Tasmania
2007-08-17 03:42:00 This historic Town is situated in the heart of the West Coast of Tasmania . Zeehan was born in 1882 with the discovery of silver lead. Zeehan then grew to become a thriving city. “The Silver City” with a population of around 10,000 and boasting 27 pubs, making it the third largest settlement in Tasmania. Today this ... More About: Queenstown
Rosebery, West Coast Tasmania
2007-05-31 08:05:00 The Village of Rosebery sits in a picturesque valley surrounded by lush temperate rainforest 145 metres above sea level, on its eastern borders lies the imposing Murchison Ranges, to the North lies Mt Black and to the South lies the remnants of the former township of Williamsford and the spectacular Montezuma Falls which at 113 metres ... More About: West Coast , West , Tasmania , Coast , Mania
Tasmanian Devil
2007-04-25 07:13:00 The Tasmania n devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) cannot be mistaken for any other marsupial. Its spine-chilling screeches, black colour, and reputed bad-temper, led the early European settlers to call it The Devil . Although only the size of a small dog, it can sound and look incredibly fierce Devils once occurred on mainland Australia, with fossils having been ... More About: Evil , Mania
Targa Tasmania Stage 40 Results
2007-04-23 13:50:00 Stage 40 of the 2007 Targa Tasmania was held on Sunday 22nd April in Queenstown. Competitors had there lunch break in Orr St with cars line up up along the main street giving spectators great opportunity to not only say g,day to there favourite drivers but also the opportunity to walk around and view ... More About: Events , Mazda , Aston Martin , Results
West Coast Wilderness Railway
2007-04-17 14:11:00 The original ABT railway was opened way back in 1896 and ran from Queenstown to Teepookana on the King River, the second stage of the railway opened in 1899 and took the line to the coast at Regatta Point . The railway was owned by the Mt Lyell mining company and was build to transport ore from ... More About: West Coast , Wild , West , Wilderness , Ness
The Gravel Pit, Queenstowns famous football oval.
2007-04-16 11:02:00 A richly historical ground, rugged and tough “The Gravel Pit” can be found by driving along Wilsdon Street past a row of tall trees into the main entrance or along Batchelor Street, Queen stown just near the town centre where you?ll find a small wooden bridge. Cross the bridge to gain access to the ground. The stadium is an ... More About: Football , Rave , Famous
Discover Queenstown, Tasmania?s Beautiful West Coast
2007-04-15 07:55:00 Situated on the rugged and beautiful West Coast of Tasmania 257km north west of Hobart and 30km inland from the midwest coast and Southern Ocean is the historically significant township of Queenstown . Surrounded by the peaks of Mt lyell and Mt Owen Queenstown is perfectly situated for visitors to take advantage of all the splendors the ... More About: Mani , Beautiful
Montezuma Falls
2007-04-14 17:17:00 An easy walk, through rainforest, along the route of the historic North East Dundas Tramway. At 104m, Mont ezuma Fall s are one of the highest waterfalls in Tasmania and the track takes you right to the base of the falls. Walking from Williamsford, the track is almost entirely through pleasant and open park-like rainforest. This includes leatherwood, ... More About: Falls , Zuma
Targa Tasmania Rally
2007-04-12 13:18:00 On Sunday 22nd April the Targa Tasmania Rally comes to Queenstown, for day 5 of this magnificent event, The rally was named after The Targa Florio which was a motoring event in Italy. The Targa Tasmania first began in 1992 and has been a annual event ever since with competitors and spectator coming from all over ... More About: Mani , Mania
Nelson Falls
2007-04-12 05:33:00 Nelson Fall s is located 25km east of Queenstown and about 55km west from Derwent Bridge along the Lyell Highway. To get to the falls, it is a easy 20minute return stroll along a well maintained boardwalk, there are a couple of viewing platforms located at the falls themselves. Nelson Falls is part of Tasmania’s World Heritage Listed Area ...
My favourite road to drive.
2007-04-10 16:35:00 I have driven on quite a few roads in Tassie now and find most of them to be very good. My most favourite road to drive though is the Lyell Highway between Derwent Bridge and Queenstown. This road is the major link between Hobart and the west coast. It starts out being reasonably flat with views ... More About: Drive , Road
Lake Margaret Power Station
2007-04-10 06:51:00 Lake Margaret Power Stat ion , Australia’s second oldest working hydro-electricity station lies north of Queenstown in the Yolande River Valley. It was completed in 1914 and still contains machinery from that period Hydro Electricity, Lake Margaret, Places of Interest, Yolande River More About: Lake
Linda
2007-04-10 06:49:00 Linda was once a prosperous mining town, now a ghost town. It is located 8 km from Queenstown and is well worth a visit by people interested in seeing how towns, once they have outlived their usefulness, simply die. Linda was the site of a serious underground mining disaster when, in 1912, a fire killed ... More About: Linda
Gormanston
2007-04-10 06:47:00 Gormanston had a population of 1,760 in 1901. Today there are only a handful of families still living in this historic mining town. Located 6 km from Queenstown it was the original mining settlement being established in 1881 by miners and growing rapidly with the discovery of Iron Blow. In 1884 the first post office ... More About: Gorman , Gormanston , Mans
Iron Blow
2007-04-10 06:45:00 Iron Blow was where gold was first discovered in this region back in 1883 and operated as a open cut mine, today there is a lookout with spectacular views over the old townships of Gormanston and Linda. Access is via a sealed road from the top of Gormanston hill. gold mining, Gormanston, Iron Blow, Linda, open ... More About: Iron
Lake Burbury
2007-04-10 06:43:00 Lake Burbury was formed by the hydro Electric Commision in the early 1990’s as part of their storage network for electricity generation. The lake was named after the former Tasmanian Governor General Stanley Burbury and was first proposed as early as 1917. The southern end of the lake can be accessed by driving out of ...
Accommodation in and around Queenstown
2007-04-10 03:32:00 There are many and varied places to stay in and around Queen stown , accommodation to suit all budgets and needs, below are listed in no particular order of preference are some of the many hotels, guesthouses and B&B’S, please feel free to calll any or all of them with any inquiries that you may have. Silver Hills ... More About: Moda , Accommodation , Town
Historic Buildings around Queenstown
2007-04-10 03:08:00 Queenstown is reconised by the National Trust as a historic town and around Queenstown today there are many of the historic buildings remaining, below are just a few of the many points of interest that you will find strolling around our local streets. 1. Galley Museum. Originally the Imperial Hotel, then used as a staff single ... More About: Building , Queenstown , Buildings , Historic , Queen
How to get to Queenstown
2007-04-10 02:33:00 The drive from Hobart is a pleasant 3.5 hours which takes you through towns such as New Norfolk, Hamilton, Ouse and Derwent Bridge before winding its way through the Franklin River World Heritage area and onto the ghost towns of Linda and Gormaston, both of which were large communities during the early mining booms, of ... More About: How To , Queenstown , Queen , Town , Queens |
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