20160216 Tas Sheffield

20160216 We were told not to miss Sheffield, the town of murals is a must to visit so after a walk through the town of Latrobe looking for the information centre and listening to Des bitch and complain about the info centre being miles out of town and all we wanted to know was some info on the fires and they couldn’t help us anyway, we left for Sheffield.
As economic upturn was embraced by the town in the mid-20th century when a Power Development Scheme went through the area in 1963, the town boomed over the next 10 years, until the project was completed, then unfortunately Sheffield returned to its rural ambiance. 

Then, in 1986 came the unveiling of the first murals, since then over sixty murals, depicting the area’s history and surrounding scenery have been painted on walls scatted through the district.  The town is now booming with over 20,000 tourist visiting every year to view the murals scatted through the town and a Mural Fest is now held annually.

THE MURALS OF SHEFFIELD

See, he does everything I tell him Des to do, I think he’s lost the plot.


Spirited Horses: The mural shows Cradle Mountain National Park as well and the changeable weather, it is possible to experience all for seasons in one day.  In 1919 a severe electrical storm struck while men were working on Cradle Mountain, a bolt of lightning hit a tree nearby causing the horses to take fright and throw their riders, breaking the back of Ross Connell, who died six weeks later.
Stillness and Warmth This was the first mural to be painted in Sheffield and it features Gustav Weindorfer the man responsible for having Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair declared a National Parks.  The theme was taken from the words of Weindorfer diary, when the ground if covered in snow, I do build a big fire, open my door, seat very, very quietly in front of the blazing log and presently, they come in, one by one, the wild animals, without their usual fear of man or of one another and share with me, in the stillness, the grateful warmth.

The Emporium:The outside of the store is enough to make you want to check it out, vinyl records, antiques and whatever your heart desires and well worth a look.
Please play, I so wish I knew how.
A touch of inspiration adding to the town’s atmosphere.
Who remembers the Hopscotch which was a favorite game from my school days and I can remember searching for that special flat rocks that couldn’t roll.


















Loved Sheffield
Location: Sheffield TAS 7306, Australia

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