Have you seen any ruins?

Thank you so much. Your invaluable records need to be archived for posterity.

Was told when we done our welcome to year 7 program at St Virgil’s in 2014 the only reason they stopped bringing the kids in on the train was a young boy had his head out the window and struck a low hanging branch and passed away from injuries.

What a Treasure you are sir,

Thanks Angus- really enjoy your films bout Hobart environs and its history. Please keep them up.

Cheers for this Angus. I'm an actual archaeologist up in Latrobe, albeit finishing my undergrad. I visited all over Tassie for the first time last summer for a few weeks - absolutely in love with the joint. I'd love to visit again and see if I can actually point out any historical archaeology points of interest for ya.

There used to be a sandstone quarry behind the sawmills,the stone to build the Hobart Town Hall is said to have been quarried there. When I visited it in the 1980’s it was full to the top with sawdust.

Sad the Tassie & Hobart lost it railways

Miss you Angus

I love Hobart.

I really like this one! I had no idea about the train station at St. Virgil's College. Thanks Angus

Hi Angus and cute white dog ❤. Great to see a new video. I’ve had google maps up and looked at the satellite view of the area. Block numbers are visible for the subdivision but no earthworks or house construction had started when the satellite images were loaded onto google maps. Enjoyed your walk and talk ! Thanks so much.

Another gem from you Angus. Thank you. The unused railway line on the Western shore would make a decent walking and bike track with some effort. There’s a great one being built between Ulverstone and Wynyard, (maybe further both ways?)

Always a treat to seea new episode from you, thankyou.

Thanks for your efforts, Angus.

Amazing how you find and are able to access these places 😳. Another fascinating chapter 👌😊

Nothing but black roofs and not a single tree in site out there at Austin's Ferry.

Thanks Angus great job as always

Geez I wondered where me bike went ! I last saw it outside the Grand in Huonville !!😂

There was also the ferry from Austins Ferry to Old Beach, just a couple of klms downstream from the Jordan River intersection. On the opposite side of the river from Whitestone Point is ......wait for it....Blackstone point! There was another tavern around on the rivers edge just downstream from the oldbeach ferry crossing along with jetty. Foucheys tavern was also here. Being 10 miles from the Hobart GPO it used to do a good business in the 50s and 60s with the Sunday opening booze laws of the time.

Angus welcome back for 2024! I imagine there's quite a number of urban archaeology opportunities around Hobart so it'd be great if you could find some more to tell us about. That rail line looks like a perfect riverside walking track if access is OK. Thanks mate.

Well I've always wanted to go and see the old St Virgils platform, guess I don't have to now.

We just spent a week in Hobart last month, including a nice walk around South Arm - reminded me a bit of this gravel path. Every day we kept talking about your videos, hoping to run into a video in progress and meet Dog 😍 I bloody love how many homes in Hobart get a view. Everyone’s on a hillside. Beaut. Still on a quest to see a wild platypus. Goal for next time.

This was really cool. I live in Whitestone Point and it’s interesting to learn about the history of the area. Amazing how the place has changed.

Nice bit of detective workAngus, and an enjoyable video again. Cheers.

Such a cool train design. ❤

Thank you Angus and Harry

Another informative and entertaining video about local history. Keep up with the good work.

Always enjoy your vids

Excellent video as usual Dog and Angus. Always learn something from my favourite duo on KZfaq. Only thing I did know was the station at St Virgils as I went there in the 80's. Pretty sure freight was still using it but that was it - it would have been great to catch the train rather than the buses from miles away! Things do change - trains long gone as too the barges carrying paper from Boyer up the river that I would watch through the Jerry in year 9. Keep it up boys!

Awesome history lesson.

Just came across your channel and binged the whole thing. Makes me homesick. Great videos.

A very poetic ending. Great work! :)

NortonVille was the Home of John Norton Wilkingson, my GGG grandfather. He purchased it after he sold Elwick.

Thanks Angus , love ya work.

Fire crew? Local kids most likely.

angus. do you find any of these ruins by drone? or by study of maps etc. ?

Glad you did this video Angus and found the location interesting, It gives people some great insight into what was about back in the day. Keep up the good work Angus (Adrian)

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1min32 seconds - the dog trying to eat a fly or something :D Cheers for the video Angus

Can't wait.

hey mate curious as to where the photo at 5:02 was taken? any of those sites still viewable today? cheers

Interesting video, thanks. What is the significance of the Nortonville name? I think it is a street in the Stony Point area? There is a ghost town near me here in California, called Nortonville, a former coal mining town.

Have you thought of doing a video on pre-European invasion sites? There's a site signed near Taroona High and what looks like a midden in Peter Murrell reserve.