1905 – main building
1906 – clock tower
Federation Era
Edwardian Baroque
Architect: Alan Walker
On Sunday morning, 4 October, 2026 I was on ABC Hobart radio, speaking with host Lucie Cutting about the history of coffee palaces in Tasmania. You can listen to the interview here – it start Read more
The London Missionary Society (LMS), founded in 1795 to take the gospel to the Heathen[1], did not originally intend to evangelise Hobart. Nevertheless, Hobart became involved by circumstance: initially as a stopover for missionaries en-route Read more
May 18th – International Day of Museums. Hobart is loaded with interesting museums, and one of my favourites is Australia’s oldest folk museum: Narryna at Battery Point. Construction of Narryna began in 1835 as a Read more