The town of Ulverstone, (it does have an E on the end!) has a number of parks and memorials all devoted to remembering forces lost in battle. This remarkable clock is also a war memorial, to the 1914-18 war and the Australian Expeditionary forces. Built in 1953, on the highest point in the town, the series of links between the columns denote the strong ties of unity between the services.
Leaving the coast we travelled south to Sheffield, where they have an annual International Mural Fest, a competition for artists from all over the world which happens in April.Many of the buildings are permanently decorated, but the competition murals are in a local park. Some are rather abstract, however I thought last year's winner was rather good.It is called "Postcard from Tasmania", and shows children eating amid a background of golden skies and canola fields, local produce and memories of the Mural Fest.If it seems that all these names are rather English, perhaps it is because Tasmania is in some ways more English than England, as we drive down some of these road we often remark that we are reminded of home, and even particular places.
Just a few miles down the road is Railton, the "Town of Topiary". There are over 150 living sculptures in this town, depicting animals and the farming and industrial heritage of the town. We took a walk through the town to view the clippings, there are rather a lot considering they started this tradition only in 1999.
Just a few more miles away is Latrobe, which contains the Australian Axeman's hall of fame, a tribute to the early settlers and their sport of woodchopping. It also displays the harvesting, milling and building techniques that were developed to cope with the conditions of the time.
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