Blog On The Spot

Today there was the Shannons Auto Expo held in Rosny where a huge range of cars were shown with everything from Vintage to Current model cars. Pictures for the rev heads:

View from the top of the Park Looking Down
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Every year at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens they hold the annual Spring Tulip Festival which showcases various colours of Tulips and also has a variety of entertainment and cultural performers.

There was a Navy band …

Taiki Drummers ….

Swing Dancing …

And Sudanese Dinka Dancers

And guys with unusual Instruments

After the Fire at Myer in Hobart and the demolition of Myer starting a couple of days after, it was time to see what is left

Looking down Liverpool Street towards Myers

Closer Look at the gap

A linking passage to no where

Former Lift Shaft

The Doors are open

There is one hell of a pile of rumble left

What [...]

A different Angle of the Myer store from Trafalgar Street Carpark

Demolition begins

The equipment used had a claw on the end. Standing by, the fire department snorkel was needed to wet dwon the wall as apparently the dust coming off it as it is demolished was toxic.
Originally published at Hobart Daily

Even after almost 24 hours firefighters are still very much on the scene pouring water on hotspots

The facade of the building still stands … just

Blackened and smoke stained it is now in danger of collapse and demolition will start tomorrow

Down liverpool street blocked off for safety reasons and to allow firefighters to do their work [...]

The Hobart Central Business district was shut down late this afternoon by a fire believed to have started in the Cosmetics counter on the ground floor. It quickly took hold and the Liverpool side of the store was completely gutted,

The flames towered high into the air and were clearly visible from accross the river

Closer the [...]

After months of preparing Tony Bullimore sailed out of Hobart in his catamaran Doha in his quest to beat the world record of 70 days for sailing solo non stop around the world.
The start was not without drama with his start being delayed for three hours for the wind and in the meantime the [...]

Anzac Day is one of the most important days in the Australian calendar as the country pauses to remember those that have served, fallen and those that were left behind. It can be a sober time, but also a time rich with the chance to catch up with old comrades. Two Up is legal everywhere [...]

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