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My wife's nan was a hart from sheffield, born in the 1920s

Excellent videos, would you consider doing any more?

Great video. My ancestor, Daniel Pestell, built the Tasmanian Hotel and owned it until the 1860s when he sold it to his son-in-law Robert Viney, also an ancestor of mine, who owned it until his death in 1900. Both are buried in the Old English Cemetery.

Absolutely beautiful Kathleen...It's now April 2024 so 110 years since Herb's incredible photo ..In the background is the Criterion Hotel that closed in about 1967 or 1968. Now home units there, There was also a large warehouse there as well and a butchery .. I am 64 and have lived here all my life so far ,I have written about history and remembering earlier times here in the Valley Voice but local authors have done some great books that no doubt would be in The State Library and other places . Thanks again...

Sadly, the steel bridge has been demolished. I always thought it would have been perfect for weekend markets etc. especially if it was in sound and safe condition but alas money talks i.e. scrap metal 💲💲💲💲

Am enjoying your videos. The poles on the far side of the street with dual cross arms and multiple insulators are more likely telephone lines. Would Sheffield have had electric power back in that era?

Also. Lucy is always sitting in the side car. Never out.

Unfortunately the water quality and overall health of the river has deteriorated hugely. The dam and farm run off have both contributed to this. All in the name of so called progress

I have a big interest in historical aerial photography and have seen a lot of vintage aerial photography of NSW online, prior to watching this video I thought the earliest vertical aerial photos in Australia were taken in 1928 around Brighton Le Sands - Ramsgate area in Botany Bay, HJ's clever photography predates by 6 years!!! Was amazing to see that stitched aerial of Launceston and the precision in exposure/develop and stitching it together, HJ King is an incredibly talented photographer and I would guess his work would have set the standard for future aerial photography in Australia! Thanks for sharing this excellent story, thoroughly enjoyed it!!!

Startng to watch your excellent history series on Tassie and totally enjoying it! I lived between Mole Creek and Chudleigh in the mid-late 80s as a little boy so am all familiar with that town. Never thought about the bridge but might of drove over on my Tassie trips in the past 10 years! Interesting to learn about that bridge and its significance, will definitely check it out on my next trip to Tassie when I go to Mole Creek again.

Timelessness is right. St Mary's is a lovely town. From a purely rural 'urbanism' perspective too, it's an example of density diversity with its size (ie, 'village feel' is importantly decided often by the geometry, the compactness of community living in the centre, as it decreases organically into the countryside). Most Tasmanian and Australian towns and cities have extremely poor density diversities -- which is a result of policy designed to segregate classes, as outdated as that sounds, we still have it, albeit with different rationalisations -- that is, you may see somewhere like Prospect Vale as being rather placeless, it is not designed around or by the people who live in it, but by the structure that is borne of those obsolete policies. This is a problem, not just because it creates inequality and sprawl that isolates those who live even nearby, but because it denies the human scales of where we live to persevere in creating timelessness for tomorrow's observation (like architecture we find quaint and personable, to streets or accessible public places that can be enjoyed forever).

Was that the York Schmitt & Co, Katherine before it became the River Don Trading Co? When was the V Padman store built? Enjoyed the video.

Whenever Sheffield Tasmania is mentioned and the murals. ...I instantly think of Monty Python's 'Away From it All' and the gondolas

Great work again. During my work in 1996 to have the railway between Scottsdale and Branxholme listed on the Australian Heritage Register (Tasmania had no Heritage Act at the time). I phone interviewed the son of the original engineer Ross Reynolds. He told me, during the construction through the Billycock, a hotel on a steep hill side was established for workers. You could ride a horse underneath it. There was a trap door the publican could lift and hand down a bottle of beer. Congratulations Tasmania, you were the first drive (ride) through bottle shop.

He was proud of that Indian

Looking forward to visiting Sheffield on our Tasmania Cruise from Brisbane in January 20th, 2023. Booked a tour from Burnie. I really enjoyed watching your video and learning more about the history of this unique town. Thank you.

Great job and research. I asked Australia Cement whether a documentary could be made to film the only underground coal mine in Tasmania, Cornwell Coal. They said no. Cornwell has a very long connection with the State's industrial and transportation development yet no film record of those people or work current or past working underground. Maybe you would like to consider this and work with Jeff Jennings as you both do great historical work.

Have you explored Denison Gorge down the railway from Lebrina?

Great work, thanks. If only the digital film technology was around in the 1990's when I was working on a heritage nomination for the railway between Scottsdale and Branxsholme and Denison Gorge near Lebrina.

Great research work. You may be interested in the forgotten overgrown once popular picnic recreation park in Denison Gorge, 3 km down the railway from Lebtina, North East Tasmania. Maybe when the railway is converted to a rail trail this could be transformed into a picnic camp recreational hub. Excusion trains between 1890 and 1950's until road use on Golgonda Road changed peoples recreational activities. As part of the rail trail this section of railway could be rebuilt 6km, operating heritage steam train shuttle through the holidays and visitor season. A bit similar to the Blenhiem Wine Station New Zealand, have a cafe hospitality hub a Lebrina overlooking Mount Arthur. Walking, dining, camping riding bikes , a conserving the most interesting length of railway left in Tas

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Love your shows Kathleen-if you havent done so already do one on the little stone murals on the Ross bridge-truly fascinating-relate to life of a British convict.

Love the Steinbeck quote. Of course the bridge formed the famous and deadly viaduct for the Longford racing circuit that ran until 1968.

Such a lovely video and so happy you were able to find the bridge. Very nice of Rod to get the images for you.

Thank you for sharing.

Great job, interesting story

So lovely to watch and listen to, thank you

Great story Kath, love your work.

My mom used to live in Fingal and she live there for about 15 years. I think where she lived is the old clinic. She past away in 2015. thank you for sharing your great video!

Thank you Kathleen for making this video, what a beautiful town and history....

Great video again - but where can I get that Bright Seed track?

It is amazing how mining towns disappear. If you ever come to Victoria you must visit Outtrim in south Gippsland. The original Outtrim was south of Korrumburra on the Jumbunna road. It had a coal mine, a colliery, railway station and extensive railway sidings, houses, shops, hotels. Today? Just like Lottah, almost nothing remains. All your videos are fantastic but I reckon this is one of the most poignant.

And the old steel bridge (second oldest in Australia) is about to be demolished

Wonderful project so professionally done.

We were there in 2019. Your presentation is very special. Thank you.

Love the history you present to us.

Nice piece of local history, cheers.

Those hand rails! How cool. Subbed

Very helpful- appreciated!

I worked on the new Scamander bridge from start to finish, around 4 years. I was a construction diver employed by the Department of Main Roads. There were 4 of us divers doing the underwater work. We used to dive after work under the old bridge gathering mussels which we sold to to pub for some extra beer money every now and then. Even back in the early 90s the underwater structure of the old bridge was very very bad. The steel reinforcement inside the concrete had very bad corrosion, which made it expand and fractured huge pieces of concrete off the piles. It was a very dangerous situation for many years that no one knew about. Luckily nothing bad happened but i dont know how. I live in QLD now but spent every school holiday, long weekend and Easter at my Grandparents place when we were kids that looked over the old bridge.

Hi Kathleen We bought the town hall this year and are living in it. Saw this just this morning and it brought a tear to my eye. Can send you some more recent photos. Cheers Darren Reed

Happy memories of shefrock,, I was born in the old Sheffield hospital in 67 . Really enjoyed

Totally agree with support nature!

Thank you so much for your wonderful narratives. I have enjoyed watching all 18 youtube episodes of your travels to recreat H.J.Kings' photos. Memories shared will never be forgotten. Kind regards, Heather Smith, Queensland.

Thank you for your wonderful film! What a tragedy to lose that beautiful old Sheffield Hotel building :(

Falling in love with your series Kathleen - another gem.

Kathleen! So well done, thank you so much - a real joy to watch. I think that was me outside the SHEFFIELD Hotel (in the old picture)!

Awesome episode! I watched it 4 times not to miss any detail! To me the street light of today and the old was amazing and show a town council committed to retain history. Sad about the old Hotel. The video titles are awesome! Well done!

Thanks for the promo Kathleen. We made a short video a couple of years back. th-cam.com/video/CemDoOU2Hu4/w-d-xo.html