There are several monuments relating to tragedies which occurred on Mt. Wellington. Smith’s Monument. Dr. John Smith was lost on the Mountain and died in January 1858. See our Documents page for this and other downloadable information. Radford’s and Richards’ Read More …
Who was Gentle Annie? And did she really fall? There’s a tragic story about a little girl who fell to her death in the Hobart Waterworks. How much of this story is true? The Falls were spectacular in their heyday. Read More …
The photo of Fernlea hut above shows the hut builders’ great care in beautifying the ornamentation. The photo is from Roy Davies’ collection at WPMT. These two huts (Fernlea and Fern Grove) were situated above the Waterworks and built by Read More …
The Cluster Grove hut was built in 1908-9 in McRobies Gully. It was built of logs and had a bark roof and a stone chimney with a corrugated iron cap. Our document on this hut is available for download here. Read More …
During the early 20th century many companies offered trips up Mt. Wellington by horse-drawn conveyances. These companies included Garnet Self’s, Austin’s Brakes, and Webster, Rometch and Duncan. There were normally two to six horses drawing a cart holding up to Read More …
There were two huts named Myrtle Hut. This hut was built on Proctors Road, near the Lea. Boxing bouts and bicycling was popular at this hut. It was owned by the Ryland family and friends, who continued to use the Read More …
The Musk Hut was one of the more ornate huts. It was built in 1908, and in the later stages somewhat resembled a Swiss chalet. Young men enjoyed participating in chopping contests here. One of the members, Sgt. W. O. Read More …
The Cascade Tea Gardens still exist today as Cascade Gardens in South Hobart. In December 1908 there was this report in the papers: “Mr. Sayer has effected great improvements at the Cascades Tea Gardens. The electric light has been installed Read More …
There were two Myrtle Huts on Mt Wellington, and the one we are talking about here is the one situated on the Hobart Rivulet. It was built a short distance above the Grasstree Hut, by some of the same builders. Read More …
The Fairy Gorge tea garden was situated in Strickland Avenue, just off today’s Lawley Crescent. A newspaper advertisement from 1939 described it: “Visitors to Fairy Gorge. Beware of the Robot—he is harmless. As you approach he will lift his hat Read More …