On the Huon Road. South of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ca. 1868
By Remembering the Past Australia / August 12, 2020 / Australia / 0 Comments
Place:
South of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date:
ca. 1868
Historical Information:
This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives UK.
Huon Road is a road that travels South-West out of Hobart to a little mountain town called Fern Tree. Up until the 1830s, the village of Fern Tree could only be reached by a rough track. In 1830 the first Huon Road was built, starting at the Sandy Bay Rivulet, through to Fern Tree and on into the south-west.
Description:
Photograph taken on the Huon Road, showing a building on the side of a hill and a horse and open carriages with a man standing to the side on a dirt road, south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The original photo was taken ca. 1868.
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