My theme for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge today is a historical one. Many of the older settlements in Tasmania were built with convict labour using bricks which were also made by the convicts. Naomi’s home town of Oatlands is one of those along with Ross, Richmond and Campbelltown to name some of the more well-known ones. Here are a few old photos re-edited.
Side of a building in OatlandsSteps at the old Oatlands GaolPost office at Ross
Born in England in 1957 my family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008.
We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. David passed away in 2015 and I'm here on my own now but I have Cindy the dog and Polly the cat to keep me company.
I currently co-write two Wordpress blogs with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania.
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3 thoughts on “Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Stones or Brick”
I will miss these old buildings and the mill of course. However until I sell my own house I will have the best of both worlds. Life in a Garrison town and life by the seaside. Aren’t I the lucky one?
I will miss these old buildings and the mill of course. However until I sell my own house I will have the best of both worlds. Life in a Garrison town and life by the seaside. Aren’t I the lucky one?
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Best of both worlds!
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Oh what marvelous photos for this week. My favorite is the steps in black and white. 😀 😀
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