Donaghys Lookout

Come see Donaghy's Hill Lookout Tasmania

Donaghys Hill Lookout is situated in Western Tasmania, and part of the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. A beautiful short walk ending with a view of Frenchmans Cap.

Wineglass Bay Lookout Walk Tasmania Australia

Walking with kids up the track to the Wineglass Bay Lookout in Freycinet National Park.

Donaghys Hill - Tasmania

overlooking franklin-gordon river national park with frenchman's cap in the background.

Iron Blow Lookout, Queenstown - Tasmania, Australia

Iron Blow Lookout, Queenstown, Tasmania

It was a very windy day and the drone wobbled quite a bit in one or two places as we struggled to keep it from falling at a great height. An aerial view over Iron Blow Lookout, Queesnstown, Tasmania. Views of the Linda Valley and Lake Burbery.

Iron Blow Lookout - Queenstown, Tasmania.

lookout over old water-filled open cut mine looking out over Linda Valley and Lakebury. west coast of tassie.

Norfolk Bay Tasmania Fishing Trip

We depart from Tar Boat Ramp and spend an afternoon fishing the shallow waters of Norfolk Bay. Flathead, wrasse, leather jacket, sharks and even a snapper make an appearance

Donaghys Hill - Gordon Franklin WR NP TASMANIA

Nearly Time For An Upgrade - Landscape Photography in Tasmania - Day 6

Like most days beforehand, day 6 began with rain. Not to be deterred, I hiked up to a lookout on top of Donaghys Hill to take in the 360-degree view of the surrounding area... and what a view it was as the light broke through the rain and clouds to illuminate the snowy mountain peaks in the distance and vibrant green valleys and hills below.
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Location: Donaghys Hill, Tasmania, Australia
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Yukon Tours , Huon Tasmania

The Yukon is a tall ship originally salvaged and renovated in Denmark then sailed to Tasmania where it finds its home at the historic village of Franklin. Dave and Ea offer marvelous tours of the Huon and Channel regions of Southern Tasmania. Their Cook Jacinta offers 5-6 course of gourmet food sourced form local produce. In this video musicians Steve and Marjorie Gadd performed for guest and for fellow musicians and the crew.

Wild Rivers National Park

Wild Rivers National Park - Tasmania, has many short walks including the Franklin River Nature Trail and the Nelson Falls. We wanted to do the Donaghys Hill walk but ran out of time.

Music: Nicolai Heidlas - Dudel Blues
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Lake St Clair Lodge Tasmania

Touring CENTRAL TASMANIA - Thousand Lakes | Mount Field National Park

This is the fourth video in our Tasmanian series. We start in Queenstown, a city with a rich mining history. We visit the Spionkopf Lookout, Horsetail Falls, Iron Blow Lookout, Nelson Falls, Donaghys Hill Lookout and Franklin River on our way to the geometrical centre of Tasmania, in Tarraleah. We then explore the Thousand Lakes region and take in some stunning views over Great Lake, Tasmania's largest lake. We stay overnight in the region in the Thousand Lakes Lodge, which we highly recommended. We then make our way to Mount Field National Park. This is one of Tasmania's most beautiful national parks, with sights such as Russell Falls, Horseshoe Falls and the Tall Trees Walk. The next part will be about Hobart, so stay tuned for that video next week.

The previous parts of our Tasmanian video series:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:

Music:
DayFox - Lioness
Dipcrusher - Islands
Ikson - To You
Wonki - Deep Ocean

Video:
The footage is recorded with a GoPro Hero 5 Black, and video editing is performed with GoPro Studio.

ROAD TRIPPING TASMANIA

Sent it to Tassie for a week and this is what we got up to, look at the flicks we took on instagram;

My Insta @jakemarinov
Daniel's Insta @wunez
Jamie's Insta @larkz

Locations in order:

Sunset - Cape Hauy
Sunset - Friendly Beaches
Sunrise - Mt Amos
Sunset - Ben Lomond
Sunrise - Devils Gullet
Sunset - Dove Lake
Sunrise - Leven Canyon
Sunset - Mount Murchison
Sunrise - Cradle Mountain
Daytime - Nelson Falls
Sunset - Donaghys Lookout
Sunrise - Gordon Dam

Food - $139.49
Supplies - $36.75
Accomodation - $156
Travel - $361.99
Total Cost = $694.23

Paddy Dawson Stepdances

The late Paddy Dawson of Franklin, Tasmania, demonstrates his stepdancing. This is the only example of stepdancing from a traditional performer I have ever filmed.
The Dawson family of Franklin have been recorded extensively by both the National Library of Australia and other individuals in Tasmania. This sequence was shot on a couple of visits to the Dawsons, (Edie and Paddy), the first in their home (apologies for shaky footage - a bit crowded) and the second in the Franklin Hall where in the company of Peter Ellis and a keen group of Tasmanian dancers (big thanks!) we reconstructed many of the 'lost' dances of Tasmania.
Paddy was well in to his eighties when we filmed and although he was very enthusiastic we had to take in to consideration his age and fitness. The sequence in the Franklin Hall best demonstrates elements of his style even though he noticeably tires toward the end. Many thanks to the Dawson family for their contribution to the preservation of Tasmania's folklore and heritage.

Camping and 4wding at the beautiful Henty River Western Tasmania

A sandy 4wd track branching off the Henty road near Strahan leads to a serene camping spot on the Henty River Estuary. We took our boat down to Ocean Beach to enjoy the sunset on a perfect summer afternoon. The return trip requires negotiating a rutted sandy hill climb which we had to winch ourselves up.

Driving out of Lake Burbury from 'Crotty'

VC Rufus Black meets University College student Taylor Franklin-Smith

Professor Rufus Black is the Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Tasmania:

Learn more about studying at University College:

The Dawsons of Swamp Rd, Franklin, Tasmania

John Meredith folklore films:
In the late 1980s and early '90s John Meredith wanted to try a different approach to folklore field collecting. Instead of just an audio recording he thought it would be useful to have a visual record of the music being collected. He was working with very limited resources, but convinced the NFSA to support his work by supplying and paying for the developing costs of rolls of Super8 film. Working with Rob Willis, Chris Woodland and others over a few years he recorded and filmed the last generation of singers and old-time dance musicians in NSW and Victoria. These films are a very special glimpse into an era now past. Our thanks to Rob Willis, Parrot Pictures and the families of the musicians recorded for their support.

The Dawsons of Swamp Rd, Franklin, Tasmania: Edie, Paddy, Ivy and George
Recorded by John Meredith in March 1986, second camera Janine King
John Meredith heard a recording made by the Dawson's previous neighbours and he recognized their unusual songs and unusual playing styles and lost no time in paying them a visit.
Note: Sound quality is variable
See more of the NFSA's work with sound

Also, listen to John Meredith's oral history recording with Jack Luscombe on australianscreen:

Gordon River, Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

Gordon River, Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park