20160320 Tas Ross

20160320 Ross, another grand old town in Tassie and I must say they certainly know how to preserve their heritage.  We have just arrived and already I am overwhelmed by how beautiful the town of 

Driving through the streets with its grand old stone buildings lined with lovely elm Trees gives you a cozy, warm feeling.
Come on people bring your head in, and have a photo taken to be part of this year’s Deer Comp.  You can get one of the staff members from the hotel to come and take the picture elsewhere if you can’t get it to the pub but you must bring the head to the prise draw to be scored, $20 per entrant includes full colour pic of head for yourself.  So have a go and maybe get that head mounted for free, wow! Now that’s different.
Dominating the end of the street is this Anzac memorial.
In 1836 Ross built the impressive sandstone bridge to replace the old log laid structure and is now one of the historical features in Ross.
The Ross Female Factory Site, built in early 1840’s, incarcerated female convicts from 1847 to 1853, it was one of 4 female factories established in Tasmania.  The name” Female Factory” was abbreviated from the British institutional title “Manufactory” and referred to the prisons’ role as a Workhouse.  Female felons served time behind the high security fence until its closure in 1855.
Not a bad view for a convict last resting place.
The convict certainly did it hard in those days, can you imagine the intense labour they would have endured.
The Uniting Church stands in all her wonder overlooking the lovely town of Ross
Yes another church but check out the inside and that stained glass window, just beautiful.

The old phone booths always take me back to my child hood.


Location: Ross TAS 7209, Australia

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