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[Ross Ewington]

Is this a view of Launceston .... the intersection of Brisbane and Bathurst Street in the foreground perhaps?
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Below the Robur Tea advertisment the sign reads "J. Turner · Ship's Contractor"

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[Mike]

I recently obtained 5 cards from a family correspondance to a Mrs Edgar Freeman (Auntie Hattie) in the USA.

The family house is called "Eudion" and is located somewhere in Hobart. The second scan shows the family that lived there. Another card which is not scanned shows an old weatherboard house at Franklin, (HH Baily is the photographer). The Franklin card was written by ?? Ryan and is also addressed to Mrs Edgar Freeman. So there appears to be some family relationship between the Hobart and Franklin families.

My question is, can any Hobart detective tell me,

WHERE IS EUDION LOCATED IN HOBART? WHAT STREET? Is the house still standing?

and

what is the surname of the family who lived there? Note the names of the adult children and "mother" in the second scan.

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[admin]

It may be in Forrest Road. I'll have a look next time I'm in the area.

Pete

[Ross Ewington]

Judging by the age of the house and the slope of the street, I thought that "Eudion" would be fairly close by.

I can report that after a short walk this evening (only 5 minutes from my office in Watchorn Street), I located
the house in the photo at 161 Melville Street, just one house down from the intersection with Barrack Street.
The house is well-preserved and little has changed except for the front gate.

I checked to see if a Google Street View is available but apparently not. Here is the location on a map though
and I will try and post a contemporary photo soon.

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It was a little dark when I found the house but a name plate or similar with EUDION thereupon was not to be seen.

P.S. a copy of Wise's Tasmania Post Office Directory c.1930 should reveal the inhabitants!

[Mike]

Well done Ross. Too simple !!!! You passed with flying colours.

I have just check my Tasmanian PO Directories

In 1904 James Ellis is listed living at 161 Melville St and
In 1913 William Doyle is listed to at least to 1936.

Would be interesting to find what year the Doyle family moved in.

[Ross Ewington]

This real photo card has the 'Beattie Studios, Elizabeth St., Hobart.' stamp on the back.
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It is probable that the scene is somewhere on Mt Wellington but with Beattie, it could have been anywhere!

Any ideas?

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[Mike]

My guess Ross, is it could be some mining venture on the West Coast. It looks like early days work on an ore outcrop and/or the start of an addit into the hill.
It also looks like thick west coast vegetation.

But where the location is, is anyone's guess.

[admin]

I think Mike may be right. My initial impression was, going by the eucalyptus which look like Regnans or Delagatensis, that it is wet schlerephyl forest - could be anywhere really where there is 40-50 inches a year of rainfall, and could easily be Mt Wellington.I thought initially maybe a tree had blown over pulling the vegetation and soil away from the rock.
However, the long spindly shrubs are almost definitely horizontal scrub( that has not become horizontal), which makes it the West Coast or South West Tas . Presumably the clearing around the rock face is man-made. That only narrows it down to about 5,000 Km sq

[Ross Ewington]

This real photo card is most likely to be of an excursion train on a 2' gauge tramway
in Tasmania. Any ideas as to which tramway and the location of the photo?
The carriage in the middle may assist with identification.

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[Mike]

I think this real photo card is of the bridge over the Mackintosh River near Tullah. The tramway is wooden and linked Tullah with the Emu Bay Railway siding at Boco. This tramway was built in 1902. I guess postcard is c1907. In 1909 the Tullah line (metal rails) was extended to Farrell Junction on the EBR line and the line to Boco became a junction off the Farrell line.

The postcard view appears to be a Sunday picnic train with the special guests in the wagon with a roof.

The engine is a Krauss (has oval windows) and this train was nicknamed "The Puppy" as the train whistle sounded like a high pitched barking dog.

[Mike]

Another view of the bridge over the Mackintosh River with the "Puppy" pulling a load of ore from Tullah to Farrell Junction.

This is a photograph, not a postcard.

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[admin]

Mike,
Can you tell me if Farrell Junction was the location of the Mt Farrell Post Office or if this is a separate place ?
Pete

[Mike]

Pete
I believe Mt Farrell post office was renamed Tullah c1910. Farrell Siding was railway station with a post office located at the junction of the Tullah tramway and the Emu Bay Railway line. The railway station only opperated as a post office for about 18 months from May 1907. I think it has RRR rating.

[admin]

Thanks Mike. Makes sense.

[admin]

Can anyone advise where this is and what ship it might be ?

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see response by Jonothan Davis via this link: http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6& ... 2761#p2761

[Ross Ewington]

It looks like Risdon to me with Mount Direction across the river ...I think one can make out the landing for the Risdon Punt on the far shore too.

..... I can see the name of the vessel on the stern ....have you tried a 1200dpi scan of that bit?

[cobba]

Real photo postcard with no known photographer. Any information would be appreciatedthanks.

Cheers Kerry

[cobba]

Beatties studio postcard on Kodak paper. Any thoughts as to where?

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Cheers Kerry

[cobba]

G'day Ross,

I posted a real photo card last night of the "Tullah Tram" with a a nice look at it. It may be the answer you need.

Cheers Kerry

[Ross Ewington]

Thanks Kerry - great photo!

for other readers, here are links to my original posted image of the Tullah Tram
crossing the Mackintosh River

http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6& ... t=20#p2698

and to Kerry's "Our Tram and Trucks"

http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=673#p2747

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[Mike]

I have found another view of the bridge over the Mackintosh River near Tullah.

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[Ross Ewington]

thanks Mike ...the bridge looks to be 'brand spanking new' !!

[Ross Ewington]

Regarding the 'mystery ship' moored at the Risdon Jetty (posted by admin), I have received the following information kindly forwarded to me via e-mail by Jonothan Davis.

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[Ross Ewington]

Beatties studio postcard on Kodak paper. Any thoughts as to where?
http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6& ... t=30#p2745
Cheers Kerry

I'm fairly confident that the museum room pictured on the card was at Port Arthur.

[cobba]

This is a Photo Pc of a "North Western Dairy co." truck accident. Anyone have any knowledge as to where??

Cheers Kerry