Hobart is the only Australian capital city with a mountain in the middle of it, and as you would expect, high mountains bring weather, and Mount Wellington is no exception. Standing proudly at just under 1300m (4,000 feet) The Mountain is put to good use as a weather gauge and a good indicator of whether Continue reading
Ok, I know, this doesn’t look like a convict – but it’s the closest I could get to Rocky – Rocky Whelan, that is. In 1855, the notorious bushranger John Rocky Whelan had one of his hiding places on the east face of Mount Wellington, as well as another bolt hole near Kingston.