On Tue, Sep 13, 2016, at 01:41 PM, Alan C wrote: > What a foreboding place. Must have been hell for the convicts.
Oh yes. It was no picnic for any convicts transported to Australia but the ones who ended up in Tasmania saw especially harsh treatment. > Perhaps > the > wooden fence is 180 years old too? > I suspect it probably doesn't date to the same period as the barracks but it's certainly old. Thanks for the comments, Alan. Thanks too Ann, Paul & Jack. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Walters > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 1:15 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESO - Convict Barracks Ruins > > These barracks are located on a high cliff at Stanley on the north coast > of Tasmania, where they have been exposed to gales from Bass Strait for > about 180 years. Time has taken its toll: > > http://lyons-ryan.org/PESO/slides/_IGP7499-K5-1peso.html > > The weather was crap while we were in Stanley but I managed this shot > late on a rare sunny afternoon. > > (K-5 + Tamron SP 10-24mm) > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > -- > -- > > -- > http://www.fastmail.com - A fast, anti-spam email service. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
