(72) Sheffield’s Golden Era (1880-1900) Part 2
Towards the end of the 1880s, Sheffield had become the [...]
By Nova AlanDyer|2023-01-27T16:08:13+11:00January 27th, 2023|SERIES 7 – CONQUERING KENTISH COUNTRY (43 articles)|0 Comments
(71) Sheffield’s Golden Era (1880-1900) Part 1
The discovery of alluvial gold in the Minnow River at [...]
(70) Bridle Track Road into Sheffield
Let’s join Kentish’s old Bridle Track at the top of [...]
(69) Stoodley’s Forestry Plantation Story
Because of our magnificent stands of hardwood forests, Tasmania neglected [...]
(68) Stoodley Hill & Historic Water Trough
For early pioneers, the longest and steepest hill between Railton [...]
(67) Some Early Residents of Lowe Bridge’
Around the junction of Stoodley Rd with the Railton-Sheffield Rd [...]
(66) Solving the Mystery of Dick Lowe’s Bridge.
Half-way between Sheffield and Railton, regular road-users travelling down Stoodley [...]
(65) Railton to Sheffield: (1) Redwater Creek to ‘Badger Hill’
When Surveyor James Dooley was appointed to sub-divide the whole [...]
(64) East Sunnyside, Shadyside & Stoodley
The huge government grant that became Foster’s Estate divided the [...]
(63) Around Railton: Early Settlers of Sunnyside
In August 1826, when explorers Henry Hellyer and Clement Lorymer [...]