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.
Se B. 31. August 2007, 17:47
Super:)Ayhan Gökpinar 29. Juni 2007, 13:24
Sehr shöne aufnahme,gefällt mir sehr gut.LG Ayhan G.
DRAGA PUC 7. Dezember 2006, 12:19
Nice picture,draga
Thomas. Weber. 28. November 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.
John Bennett 22. November 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.
Stefan S. Mosley 21. November 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
Cor van den Doel 21. November 2006, 21:49
Beautiful yellow.Well done.
Regards, Cor
Inez Correia Marques 21. November 2006, 16:38
like it susie.beautiful view .
beijinhos
Cees Kuijs 21. November 2006, 9:40
Nice picture. Great view, Susie. Lovely vessel you`ve :-))Greetings, Cees