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Susie Q

Free Account, Hobart

Sarah Island

Sarah Island ~ West Coast, Tasmania ~ Australia

The Sarah Island Historic Site is Tasmania's oldest convict settlement, operating from 1822 to 1833. Located within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and separated from the settled east by a vast tract of mountainous wilderness, Sarah Island was proposed by Lt Governor Sorell as a "place of banishment and security for the worst description of convicts" and as such developed the reputation as one of the severest of the penal settlements established during the history of transportation. The island however was also a successful centre of industry. Pining and shipbuilding were among the trades carried out by the convicts and indeed, in its day, Sarah Island was actually the largest shipbuilding yard in Australia.

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Se B. 31/08/2007 17:47
Super:)
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Ayhan Gökpinar 29/06/2007 13:24
Sehr shöne aufnahme,gefällt mir sehr gut.
LG Ayhan G.
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DRAGA PUC 07/12/2006 12:19
Nice picture,
draga
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Thomas. Weber. 28/11/2006 18:54
I suppose this boat was formerly known as "Yellow Submarine" and now delivers the snail mail to the ex-cons and Yoko Ono is the captain. ;-)
nice shot and interesting historical background.
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John Bennett 22/11/2006 16:58
Just think, my wifes ancesters could have lodged there for a while, the scene hides it's history very well,Susie lovely muted colours.What equipment did you use.
Greetings.
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Stefan S. Mosley 21/11/2006 22:12
Fantastic photo, full of vivid colors and momentum. I never knoew about Sarah Island and your photo has made it even more tempting to take a trip there.
Rgds
Stefan
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Cor van den Doel 21/11/2006 21:49
Beautiful yellow.
Well done.
Regards, Cor
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Inez Correia Marques 21/11/2006 16:38
like it susie.
beautiful view .
beijinhos
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Cees Kuijs 21/11/2006 9:40
Nice picture. Great view, Susie. Lovely vessel you`ve :-))
Greetings, Cees
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