Tasmanian Treasures.
All manner of interesting and valuable items have been collected, stored, encased, polished or stuffed in the Tasmanian Museum which is situated in Hobart. This museum was established by the Royal Society of Tasmania which happens to be the oldest Royal Society outside of England. I was just one of the 400,000 visitors to visit this museum in 2017.
Tasmania is an island state of Australia and is located off the southern coast and is separated from the mainland by the Bass Straight. Some of the island's best known features are its rugged wilderness areas which encompass protected parks and reserves, its superb mountains, beautiful beaches and fresh local food and wine.
This impressive dinosaur was part of the welcoming committee as we made our way towards the entrance of the museum.
What does a deer a pig, a wild cat, rabbits and a kookaburra have in common? The Tasmanian Museum of course!
And of course, the Tasmanian Museum would not be complete without displaying information and a couple of stuffed Tasmanian devils. Once known as implacably vicious, dingoes used to hunt them and so did humans due to their threat to livestock. Their fur was valued also but the devils eventually became an endangered species and are therefore now protected.
The term, 'taxidermy' refers to the process of preserving animals and whoever worked on preserving the animals and birds at this museum did an amazing job.
Taxidermy is a very effective procedure which allows a species to be correctly recorded, and analyzed and this is particularly important when preserving creatures who are either extinct or threatened.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this Aussie icon was real wouldn't you?
A blue horse drawn carriage is on display and looks to be fairly well maintained for its age.
Furniture from yesteryear showcases turned wood and ornate carvings that are not manufactured any more.
I love this copper teapot and I think that having it elevated and placed over a burner to keep the tea warm is a great idea. Silverware to me speaks of wealth but I do see frequently in second hand shops because the task of keeping it polished is too consuming for modern society. I think that is a shame because they are so elegantly designed.
There is much to admire with this selection of beautiful crockery and silverware. I assume most of it will have been imported from England many years ago.
In contrast, these chunky tools, guns, rifles and memorabilia take us back to a by-gone era. On second thoughts.....perhaps not the handcuffs.
How times have changed. I often wonder how I would have managed without the modern conveniences of today. I'd hate to do the family's laundry with a washboard. I couldn't survive (in Australia) without air-conditioning. I don't think I'd enjoy having to pluck the feathers off a chicken for dinner, and I'd run a mile if I was forced to kill the chicken before doing so. And that is just a brief overview of how life would have been for the average housewife in days gone by.
I'm pretty sure I'd be a lot healthier and fitter but when I weigh it all up, I'm happy with the era that I was born into, but it sure is interesting to go back in time and do a comparison with how different life is now as opposed to then.
The best solution I think, is to work out how to take the best from the good old days and balance it with what is available to us today, in order for us to live in the healthiest, happiest and the most meaningful ways possible, teaching our children and grandchildren old fashioned values whilst taking advantage of all that is good in our world today.
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Impressive museum and as always you provide fantastic photos with informative story.
It is true how we get used so quickly to modern lifestyle with all the conveniences. If I go back not so far away, let's say when my grandparents were young. Mind you, my granny died in the 70s and she has never used any washing machine and she got no refrigerator, the cooker was the heater at the same time - wooden burner. Food was mainly from the garden, fresh milk from the sheep and happy chicken for dinner. 😀
Me too, I can't think how I would live without the moder conveniences and definitely prefer my chicken to be already plucked and even cut in pieces, ready to be cooked. 😀
Many thanks for your wonderful comments Neli. Women had to work very hard in those days and couldn't really slacken off because the family needed food, clothing and looking after. Mind you, the children were obliged to lend a helping hand and wouldn't dream of complaining. Today's kids have it a lot easier but sadly, I don't think they are necessarily happier.
Interesting stuff @trudeehunter. Lots packed in your post as usual :)
Thank you kindly Steven. I'm very grateful for your visit and glad you enjoyed this post.
In first look it resembles real😀 but some are real I think.
Yes, they are all real @face2face I probably should have said 'alive' instead of real. Thanks a lot for your visit.
Ooh yes alive Thanks
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That looks like a fun one to visit. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with one of those prehistoric creatures. Even the oversized rodent thing looks likely to bite a hand off! I do appreciate that it's sitting next to the dutch oven, though. Maybe it was a prehistoric delicacy? :-)
Haha......you have a delightful way of looking at things my friend. That 'rodent thing' is not the prettiest of animals and their teeth do look particularly sharp. I know the dingoes used to fancy a meal of them but no oven was needed to devour those delicacies. 😀