Blog On The Spot http://blogonthespot.com An Events Blog Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:11:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Shannons Auto Expo http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/14/shannons-auto-expo/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/14/shannons-auto-expo/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:09:47 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/14/shannons-auto-expo/ 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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]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/14/shannons-auto-expo/feed/ The Spring Tulip Festival http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/06/the-spring-tulip-festival/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/06/the-spring-tulip-festival/#comments Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:14:30 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/06/the-spring-tulip-festival/ 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

]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/10/06/the-spring-tulip-festival/feed/ The Gap http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/28/the-gap/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/28/the-gap/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:02:24 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/28/the-gap/ 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 used to be a linking coridor from the Murray Street part of the store


With the building gone there is a big gap left

]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/28/the-gap/feed/ Myer Hobart Fire - Demolition Starts http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/24/myer-hobart-fire-demolition-starts/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/24/myer-hobart-fire-demolition-starts/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:05:26 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/24/myer-hobart-fire-demolition-starts/
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

]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/24/myer-hobart-fire-demolition-starts/feed/ Hobart Myer Fire - the day after http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/23/hobart-myer-fire-the-day-after/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/23/hobart-myer-fire-the-day-after/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:14:54 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/23/hobart-myer-fire-the-day-after/
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


Around the corner in Murrary Street fire engines stand ready for fireups and also mobile control centres for fire and Ambulance


Blocked off, Hobarts Elizabeth Mall is empty


The view from the Argyle street carpark shows the shell of the building with smoke. Firefighters could be seen on the neighbouring rooftops

]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/23/hobart-myer-fire-the-day-after/feed/ Hobart Myer Fire http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/22/hobart-myer-fire/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/22/hobart-myer-fire/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:06:50 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/22/hobart-myer-fire/ 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 flames were fierce and it could be seen only the shell of the building remained


Streets around the store were closed and police, fire and several ambulances were everywhere


The fire largely blocked by a building with a snorkel unit pouring water into the shell of the building


For a while it looked like it might spread further and the Buddist temple moved some of their valuables out including this Chinese Dragon


After the fire had been brought under control there was never the less a thick plume of smoke

]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/09/22/hobart-myer-fire/feed/ Tony Bullimore Starts in his attempt to beat 70 day world record for around the world Solo and Non Stop http://blogonthespot.com/2007/05/01/tony-bullimore-starts-in-his-attempt-to-beat-70-day-world-record-for-around-the-world-solo-and-non-stop/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/05/01/tony-bullimore-starts-in-his-attempt-to-beat-70-day-world-record-for-around-the-world-solo-and-non-stop/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 12:35:13 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/2007/05/01/tony-bullimore-starts-in-his-attempt-to-beat-70-day-world-record-for-around-the-world-solo-and-non-stop/ 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 yacht had to be towed close to the finish line by the start boat just to get going.

But then the wind started to pick up and it looked a great sight as it picked up speed down towards the mouth of the derwent with a flotilla of spectator craft.

Before long he had picked up speed and crossed the start line between Piersons Point (where i was) and The Iron Pot (lighthouse at the mouth of the Derwent

Once he had crossed the line Doha quickly left the spectator craft in its wake and I realised as i watched it disappearing into storm bay how small it already looked …

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I Went to the Hobart Anzac day parade and here is some of what i saw

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]]> http://blogonthespot.com/2007/04/25/anzac-day/feed/ Welcome http://blogonthespot.com/2007/04/25/welcome/ http://blogonthespot.com/2007/04/25/welcome/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:09:46 +0000 Greg http://blogonthespot.com/?p=3 Welcome to Blog On The Spot where i intend to record events that i go to.

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