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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Tag Archives: Melaleuca
A trip to South West Tasmania-the airstrip and beyond at Melaleuca-14 of 26
From the home we wandered back past the Museum and down to the gravel airstrip where I’d watched a couple of tiny planes land and take off earlier. From there a few of us trundled across the glaringly white gravel … Continue reading
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, south west Tasmania, Tasmania, Windeward Bound
Tagged Button grass, Cockle Creek, Lake Pedder, Melaleuca, Melaleuca Inlet, Nissan Huts, Orange Bellied Parrot, Port Davey Track, South Coast Track, Strathogordon, Tiger snake, tin mining, Windeward Bound
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A trip to South West Tasmania-recognition of Deny King’s life at Melaleuca-13 of 26
On emerging from the Needwonnee Walk, I was confronted by large green painted ‘Nissan Huts’ and a toilet block. These offer bunk style accommodation for bushwalkers and are accessible for visitors. Rob managed to see a tiger snake winding its … Continue reading
A trip to South West Tasmania-arrival at Melaleuca-11 of 26
Melaleuca is known for reasons including its remoteness, the slog required to walk there from other parts of Tasmania, its tin mining history, the people who lived in this challenging environment last century in splendid and productive isolation and, in … Continue reading
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, south west Tasmania, Tasmania, Windeward Bound
Tagged A History of Port Davey, Bathurst Channel, Christobel Mattingly, Forest Lagoon, Janet Fenton, King of the Wilderness-the Life of Deny KIng, Melaleuca, Melaleuca Inlet, Tony Fenton, Win & Clyde
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Sailing the open seas from Hobart
Soon I will have the privilege of an exciting adventure travelling from Hobart to Port Davey and Bathurst Harbour and return, on a replica of a 19th century sailing ship the Windeward Bound I will traverse seas which, on occasion, … Continue reading
Posted in Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania
Tagged A History of Port Davey, Bathurst Harbour, Christobel Mattingley, Cox's Bight, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Derwent Harbour, Janet Fenton, King of the Wilderness, Lady Nelson, Maatsukyer Island, Melaleuca, Port Davey, Recherche Bay, Tony Fenton, Win & Clyde, Windeward Bound
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Huon Campground
The Huon Campground is another designated area for people to stay. Dense bush and tall trees cluster around the camping spaces so I imagine wind would not be a problem. Every space had a fireplace and a table with benches. … Continue reading
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