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Historic St Lukes Church
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic "Fox Hunters Return Inn"
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic "Grange" residence
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic Catholic church
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Art Deco town hall
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic Uniting church
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic school & residence
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
St Andrews Inn of Cleveland
Campbell Town
Midlands Region
Historic manor house in Cleveland
Campbell Town
Midlands Region

Main photo gallerys are below Information.

CAMPBELL TOWN

Cleveland, Conara, Meetus Falls & Kirklands

SMALL PHOTO & INFORMATION PAGE

CAMPBELL TOWN is a large, historic town with many facilities and much accommodation. It has a number of important heritage buildings including; the Red Bridge, St Lukes, the Fox Hunters Return and the Grange. All are well worth seeing. It is half way between Launceston and Hobart and is a good place to base yourself for touring central Tasmania. It is also quite close to LAKE LEAKE, one of the best fishing lakes in Tasmania.

From Campbell Town you are 5 minutes from ROSS, 20 minutes from AVOCA, 30 minutes from OATLANDS, EVANDALE, FINGAL and LONGFORD. Nearby places are described in the MIDLANDS REGION.


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HERITAGE HIGHWAY: Campbell Town is one of a number of towns on the A1 Midland Highway, which is called the Heritage Highway by the tourist industry. The other historic towns are: ROSS, EVANDALE, LONGFORD, CARRICK, DELORAINE, OATLANDS, KEMPTON, WESTBURY and PONTVILLE. For further information telephone any visitor information office or see www.heritagehighway.com.au

FACILITIES: There is a shopping precinct at Campbell Town. There is accommodation at CAMPBELL TOWN and at ROSS.

SIGHTS: Campbell Town dates from the 1820s and was one of five garrison towns built on the Midland Highway that connects HOBART to LAUNCESTON. The town has a number of significant historic buildings, but, unfortunately, lacks a consistent heritage street like ROSS and OATLANDS.

The town boasts of being the centre of Tasmania. You are close to the centre of Tasmania in Campbell Town, but realistically you are only close to the places listed above. It also boasts of its ice cream, which is highly recommended. Campbell Town is a convenient place to stay, if you are intending to visit other towns on the Heritage Highway. The sights include the:

ROUTE: Campbell Town is on the A1 Midland Highway south of LAUNCESTON. The Highway runs through the town.

The alternate route to the East Coast, B34 Lake Leake Road exits from the east side of the town just south of the Elizabeth River.

To LARGER CAMPBELLTOWN PHOTOS

  • CAMPBELL TOWN
  • Cleveland
  • Conara
  • Meetus Falls
  • Kirklands

 

Campbell Town

1/ The Fox Hunters Return Inn in Campbell Town was built in 1838 and is rated the best preserved inn of its type in Australia.

Campbell Town, Red Bridge Tasmania

2/ The Campbell Town Red Bridge was built in 1838 out of a million locally made bricks. It is one of the oldest brick bridges in Australia. Note the sculptures to the right of it.

Campbell Town, Tasmania

3/ Old trees near the famous Campbell Town Red Bridge were recently turned into sculptures. I thought that these modern sculptures looked out of place next to the bridge.

Campbell Town, St Lukes, Tasmania

4/ St Lukes Anglican Church was built in 1835. It is one of the oldest churches in Tasmania.

Campbell Town

5/ St Lukes looks ancient, English and grand when you see it from this view point.

Campbell Town

6/ St Lukes School was built in 1843. It comes from a time before public education, when all schools were run by the different churches.

Campbell Town, Tasmania

7/ The Catholic Church of Campbell Town was much more modest, but it had a charm of its own.

Campbell Town, Tasmania

8/ The inside was a simply, but elegant decor.

Campbell Town, Tasmania

9/ The Uniting Church of Campbell Town was a grand building, but it was in need of maintenance.

Campbell Town, Tasmania

10/ In profile, like St Lukes, it also looks very ancient and very English.

Campbell Town

11/ The attractive town hall is in the Art Deco style. It has a memorial display of Harold Gatty.

Campbelltown Tasmania

12/ This is the Eliza Forlonge commemoration. In the 1820s Eliza walked 1500 kilometres throughout Saxony in Germany (Sachsen) buying the best merino sheep. She then brought out a flock of these prize sheep to Van Diemen's Land and started a very successful property at Kenilworth near Campbell Town. Many of the sheep of Tasmania are descended from her flock.

teachers house at Campbell Town

13/ This photo shows an interesting, combined teacher residence and classroom of the Victorian era. This building even has its own bell tower. It was obligatory in the 19th Century to provide country teachers with a residence. I have not seen a combined building like this example before.

the grange at Campbell Town Tasmania

14/ This photo shows the historic "Grange". This was a Victorian era gentleman's residence and was built in 1847. This mansion was built in unusual English Tudor style.

the grange at Campbell Town Tasmania

15/ This photo shows the main section of the Grange Mansion. Note how it is replete with chimneys. In the 19th Century you could count the chimneys to measure a man's wealth. By this reckoning the owner of the Grange was a very rich man indeed.

Gatty Memorial in Campbell Town

16/ This is the Harold Gatty memorial. It is located on the northern edge of Campbell Town. Gatty was the navigator for the famous, American flyer, Wiley Post. In 1931 Post and Gatty made a record breaking flight. Gatty later served with distinction with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two. He was born in Campbell Town and he always called Tasmania Home.

Gatty's plane

17/ This is the Lockheed Vega that Gatty flew around the world. He deserves to be much better known as a flight pioneer like Kingsford Smith.

Campbelltown Mansion

18/ This is Quorn Hall, which was first known as Geddesden where Sir Richard Dry went to school in 1829. It shows what a restored estate can look like.

Mona Vale Mansion

19/ This is the Mona Vale mansion of Robert Kermode. He was a leading figure in 19th Century Tasmania. In the days of the stage coach important people would stop here overnight. Later a railway station was added to the estate.

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20/ This is Campbelltown High School.

 

Cleveland Tasmania

1/ Cleveland is a settlement on the A1 Midland Highway about 15 kilometres north of Campbell Town. It has a number of heritage buildings including St Andrews Inn. Cleveland was once a horse changeover point on the coach road between Hobart and Launceston.

Cleveland Tasmania

2/ Cleveland also has a classic Georgian manor house.

Cleveland Tasmania

3/ This old church and cemetery dating from 1855 shows that Cleveland was once a much larger place.

Cleveland Tasmania

4/ The church at Cleveland still has its old furnishings.

 

Conara Tasmania

1/ Conara is a small, railway hamlet north of Campbell Town. It is noteworthy for its church, which has an impressive stain glass window. It also possesses a large Victorian era residence. There are no shops at Conara.

 

Conara stain glass window

2/ It has a lovely stain glass window.

station at Conara Tasmania

3/ This is the station at Conara. It is still used by the railway workers. Conara was founded as a railway service town, so it has continued after the closure of the passenger service in the 1960s.

street in Conara Tasmania

4/ Conara has a complete street of Victorian era cottages. These were built for the original railway workers.

street in Conara Tasmania

5/ Conara also has a complete 1950s era street. This was built when the railways needed more houses in the 1950s.

historic mansion at Conara Tasmania

6/ On the southern edge of Conara is a lovely, Victorian era mansion.

 

Meetus Falls

1/ Meetus Falls is a spectacular waterfall in eastern Tasmania. They are located about 20 kilometres east of Campbell Town just east of Lake Leake. This image shows the spectacular higher cascade. The higher cascade drop is about 60 metres.

Meetus Falls

2/ The walk to Meetus Falls is relatively, short, but steep. There is a toilet at the car park. You follow the track up hill, until you come to the Cygnet River. You then follow the river downstream a short distance to the falls. Alternatively, you can go straight to a viewing platform.

Meetus Falls

3/ This image shows the top half of the higher cascade.

Meetus Falls

4/ This image shows the view down from near the top of the higher cascade.

Meetus Falls

5/ This image shows the view down from near the top of the lower cascade.

Meetus Falls

6/ This image looks at the full expanse of the lower cascade. This drop is only about 6 metres

Meetus Falls

7/ This image shows the clear waters of the Cygnet River, as it leaves the falls area.

 

Kirklands near Campbell Town

1/ This is the lovely, ancient church at Kirklands. It was built in 1830. Kirklands is about 12 kilometres west of Campbell Town on C522 Macquarie Road.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

2/ The church is simple but stylish. It also houses a grave yard with many interesting graves. The manse was located behind the grove on the right of this image.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

3/ This view looks across the stylish headstones to the peaceful fields and the Great Western Tier mountains to the south.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

4/ This is the plot of the Taylor family, who were important settlers of this area. The manse is just visible though the grove on the right.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

5/ This headstone of George Taylor is historically very interesting. The "V.D. Land" on the headstone is short for "Van Diemens Land" the old name for Tasmania.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

6/ This is the manse. It was a very large house and was once used as a school. The first Tasmanian born premiere "Sir Richard Dry" once attended school here. It was built in 1831. Both the age the association of this house suggest that it should be restored.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

7/ This is a closer view of the verandah. When I visited it in 2018, it was in need of some restoration.

Kirklands near Campbell Town

8/ The manse had a profound feeling of timelessness about it. You can sense this in this view from the back yard. It looks past ancient trees to the impressive Great Western Tier mountains to the south.

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