20160218 Tas Stanley

20160218 Stanley is the last major town on the north-west coast of Tasmania and is full of preserved historic buildings and is the main fishing port on the North West coast of Tasmania.   It was named after Lord Stanley, the British Secretary of the state for the Colonies in the 1840s.  The first European to see ‘The Nut’ was Matthew Flinders who in 1798 recorded that he had seen a`cliffy round lump resembling a Christmas cake`.

On entering Stanley “The Nut”, discovered in 1798, raises 143 m from the sea and overlooks the town, it has a flattish top and is confirmed it is the stump of an old volcano.

I love the way these towns turn road side stumps into quirky displays.

I have no idea what this is but I thought it made an interesting photo.

Des, lurking in the old phone booth and it’s still in use today.

I want Des to make one of these for me, I think it’s pretty cool.

I liked this one too but I think this one is way out of his league.

The row of old shops in Church Street first showed up in photographs in 1860 and still serve the town today and are well preserved.

In 2014 Stanley was chosen for a starring role in the historical drama ‘The Light Between Oceans’, the town was transformed to the 1920s look.  The movie is based on a survivor of WWI who takes a job as a lighthouse keeper with his wife who can’t have children but find a baby on a raft washed ashore.  Sounds like a tear jerker to me.

This team of bullocks along with their owner Ritchie Wells, prepare for the part in the movie.

We can’t forget the old Stanley Hotel established in 1847 and a grand old pub she is.

You can take a 75 minute return cruise leaving from Fisherman’s Dock if you’re keen to see some seals or just relax.  

Old scaredy pants didn’t want to chance the chair left, I like my feet on the ground he said, Boo! Hoo! chicken, but he did it.









From 'The Nut we could see the 500 firies tents set up in the show grounds ready to battle the fires in the National Parks that are devastating Tassie.

At the top of The Nut and its quite windy but the view is impressive.

A view of the boat harbor from the top of The Nut.

Well that worked up an appetite so we head to Hersey Seafood for some fresh fish and silly Des ordered a large chip which was enough to feed a family.

After checking out the Lobsters he couldn’t help himself so he went back and brought one for tomorrow’s lunch $115 a kilo, gee! he’s is lashing out. 

Highfield Historical Site, built in 1832 with a 61cm thick walls, 12 rooms & ceilings 3.65 mtrs high, added in 1844 were convict barracks, barns, stables chapel & large ornamental gardens.

The old ruins stands as a reminder of times gone by.