Trout Fishing Cradle Mountain MMG Mine, Rosebery Mt Read, Rosebery Tas
"Crib & Cradle"
Rosebery is your centrally located Tasmanian West Coast HOME-BASE for...
***Workers*** ... to Rosebery, Renison Bell, Henty, Que River, Mt Lindsay, & Zeehan mines
***Tourists*** ...to Tasmania's Western Wilderness & World Heritage areas. (Guided Tours Available)
***Golfers*** ...to Australia's Steepest Golf Course.
***Fisherman*** ...to Tasmania's Trout Lakes, River Systems, and West Coast beaches. (1/2 Day & Full Day Fishing Tours available)
***Bushwalkers & Photographers*** ...to Tasmania's Temperate Rainforests & Waterfalls.
Tasmania, Australia
Population: 510,610 (ABS: 31/03/2011)
Tasmania is the smallest and southern-most Island State of Australia on a latitude of about 40 - 43 degrees south, and is located only 200 kms south of the mainland of Australia. It contains about 68,000 square kilometres of land, and measures only 250 kms from north to south, and east to west at its broadest points.
The principal cities are the capital - Hobart, in the south; Launceston, in the north; plus Burnie and Devonport, in the northwest.
Rich in history, it was the second settlement in Australia after Sydney and the first settlers arrived in 1803 to what is now Hobart. It was primarily established as a penal settlement to house prisoners from the United Kingdom and much of this early penal history can be seen around the state. It was from Launceston, that John Batman and a group of investors planned the settlement of Port Phillip (now known as Melbourne).
Tasmania, takes its name from Abel Tasman (a Dutch seafarer & explorer) who first charted the island in 1642 and originally named it Van Diemens Land. Like those who visit it today he was struck by its intense and varied beauty.
As Australia's most southern land mass, it has many snow capped mountains throughout much of the year, and the mountainous terrain and many lakes provide a tranquil and beautiful island which is a popular destination for holiday makers from all over the world.
For travellers, the island can be divided mainly into 4 sections.
- The North West, where Tourist ships dock at Burnie & the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Melbourne disembarks at Devonport,
- The North East, with beautiful beaches and snow capped mountain peaks,
- The South West (West Coast), renowned snow-capped mountains in the Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park, Macquarie Harbour, The Tarkines, and for the system of trout-filled rivers and the beautiful rain forests which comprise a magnificent World Heritage Area, and
- The South East, which houses the ruins of the penal settlement of Port Arthur, and has a rugged and beautiful coastline interspersed with many fine beaches.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TASMANIA
DID YOU KNOW
- The Bush Inn at New Norfolk (1825) is the oldest continually licensed public house in Australia.
- The Theatre Royal in Hobart is Australia's oldest operative live theatre.
- Tasmania has Australia's oldest brewery, the Cascade brewery in Hobart.
- Tasmania has Australia's most complete ruins of a convict settlement at Port Arthur.
- Tasmania has a higher proportion of its land area (22.6 per cent) reserved for recreation and conservation purposes than any other State.
- Western Tasmania's World Heritage Area is one of the last great unspoilt temperate wilderness areas in the world.
- Tasmania possesses the finest brown trout angling in the southern hemisphere and is the source of all brown trout stocks in Australia and New Zealand.
- Tasmania has the longest and deepest caves and the deepest natural freshwater lake in Australia.
- Launceston's Cataract Gorge Chairlift is the longest single-span chairlift in the world.
- Tasmania has the fastest growing farmed Atlantic salmon in the world and one of the world's largest and most modern hatcheries.
- The reputation of Tasmania's premium wines is protected by the only legislated apellation scheme in Australia.
- Tasmania has the largest lavender farm in the world and it is the only commercial lavender producer in the southern hemisphere.
- The dominant rainforest species are eucalypts, including the tallest stands of hardwood in the southern Hemisphere and the biggest white gum (89 metres tall and 10 metres around) in the world.
- The forests also include a unique range of minor species, including myrtle, blackwood, sassafras, leatherwood, celery top pine, Huon pine and King Billy pine. These timbers are used extensively in the craft and quality furniture industries.
- A Huon pine tree on Mt Read (Rosebery) in the south-west wilderness is estimated to be 10,000 years old, making it the oldest living thing on earth.
- Tasmania has 68 golf courses - more per capita than any other state in Australia.
OTHER BRIEF FACTS
- Tasmania is closer to the equator than Rome, Chicago or the Azores.
- Tasmania's capital - Hobart is no further from the equator than New York, USA or Madrid, Spain.
- Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world and its rainwater is so pure that quantities have been shipped to Australian Olympic Athletes competing overseas.
- Tasmania is the most decentralised State and Tasmanians travel the shortest distances of any Australian workers between their homes and their jobs.
- Tasmania's territory includes Macquarie Island, which is halfway between the Australian mainland and the Antarctic continent.
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Rosebery
The Centre of the West Coast!
Rosebery, situated at the foot of Mount Black [(the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere with trees at its summit), with a grand panarama of Mt Murchison [1275m] (the highest mountain on Tasmania's West Coast) and Mount Read [1129m] (Tasmania's Wettest Place) is an active poly-metallic (Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper, & Lead) mining town with an estimated yield of $8 billion since mining began over a century ago.
Rosebery lays claim to:
- The "highest" post code in Tasmania - (7470)
- Australia's steepest golf course - Come Stay at Crib & Cradle and Play a round or two!
- Home to Tasmania's "highest" rainfall location on nearby Mount Read
- Mount Black is the "highest" mountain in the southern hemisphere with trees at its summit.
- Tasmania's "highest" waterfall - Montezuma Falls, accessed either by walking along the old tram route, by self-drive or by a 4WD tour.
Things to Do at Rosebery
There are three major events not to miss when coming to Rosebery on your holiday. The first one is the Folk Festival weekend held in February every year, The second is the Rosebery Athletics Carnival held in December each year, and the Targa Tasmania Event, which features cars racing through Rosebery every year throughout April or May.
Montezuma Falls
The start of the track to the Falls begins at Williamsford, eight (8) kilometres south of Rosebery (10 minutes' drive). This easy, three-hour return walk along a graded trail (approximately 7 km) follows the historic route of the former North East Dundas Tramway takes you right to the base of the 104 metre Falls through pleasant park-like rainforest including leatherwood, myrtle, sassafras and giant tree ferns. You may see native wildlife along the way, including several species of birds.
Rosebery Golf Course
This popular and scenic community-run golf course features the steepest green in Australia with the par 5 "up" and "down" eighth hole. Surrounded by lush rainforest. Some hills are involved. Green fees are paid into an honesty box as clubrooms are only open on competition days. Just 5 minutes drive South of Rosebery township on the Murchison Highway. Tel: (03) 6473 1112.
Colebrook Hill Fossicking Area
Access: this 0.5 km2 fossicking area is via a disused vehicular track which leaves the Murchison Highway approximately 500 metres west of the Rosebery Golf Course. Follow the vehicular track some 600 metres to the start of a walking track which heads more directly uphill until it joins another disused vehicular track leading directly past the fossicking area.
NB: Fossickers should be prepared for snow and other severe weather conditions at all times (both on the road and in the bush).
Collecting Area: The collecting area lies at the top of Colebrook Hill, 4.5 km southwest of Rosebery. A large open cut on the southern side of the hill, close to the summit (at AMG reference 374 800 mE, 5 371 700 mN) affords a good collecting location.
Material: This location has produced Australia's best ferroaxinite specimens, some of which are world class. The deposit occurs in an unusual rock type, sometimes described as allimurite or axinite-hornfels. The rock has formed because boron-rich solutions from an underlying granite reacted with limestone or other reactive calcium-rich rock types. The mine was originally worked for copper, but silver, gold, tin, lead, zinc and tungsten minerals are also present. The deposit is very complex and of great mineralogical interest, and is presently being worked for specimen minerals, most of which need to be acid-treated to dissolve the enclosing calcite.
Rosebery BushWalks
Mount Murchison
This 4 km walk takes about 4 hours return and offers many photographic opportunities of the West Coast. It is not an easy walk/climb for the faint hearted, but very much worth the effort and is recommended for the serious walker. The track is accessible from the Anthony Road that runs from Tullah to Queenstown and climbs through a variety of ancient alpine forests. The transition of vegetative types from base to the summit is remarkable, with the different seasons also showing changes. The alpine autumn is especially vivid with the changing colours of the deciduous beech.
 Queen's Head
(Northern end of Mt Murchison)
Mount Read - Huon Pines + Much More
Is home to possibly the oldest living plant on earth, so far discovered, the Huon Pines. Although it is not accessible to the public, there are guided tours available. (See the Lake Johnson Reserve Tour). Located in the Lake Johnson Nature Reserve is this group of Huon Pines thought to have been living at this location for more than 10,000 years and is of world heritage significance. The reserve also contains the largest collection of alpine flora known of in one area of the state.
Stitt River Rain Forest Nature Trail - the heart of Rosebery boasts this gentle 30 minute walk through rain forest starts at the Stitt Park (about 500m South of Rosebery Town Centre) and ends at the Stitt River Falls, near the Rosebery Sports ground.
Stitt River Waterfall
Mount Farrell / Lake Herbert
This is an interesting short walk of around 3 hrs duration that starts on a signposted track in Tullah on the Tasmanian west coast, Distance is about 3km each way, with a climb of about 500m involved. Initial walking is through forest and climbs steeply after passing a few old mines. Around 35 minutes, and you're out onto a button grass clad ridge. At the track junction, take the right branch, as the other one takes a lower route to the other side of the range and Lake Herbert. Continue climbing and the track makes the top of the ridge, and there's some views of Lake Mackintosh to the east. The track follows the ridge south over a few ups and downs to the summit. There are a few patches of scrub, but the track avoids most of these and is easy to follow. The summit offers some good views of Mt Murchison, Tullah and the nearby Lake Herbert.
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Accommodation Details
Rooms from $55/day
We accept Eftpos, Visa, MasterCard, Bartercard, Cash, & Pre-arranged Company Accounts
Cradle Mountain - only 76kms from Rosebery.
- 18 x Budget Rooms
Some rooms can accommodate up to 3 people. All have limited self-catering facilities and shared unisex bathroom & laundry facilities available
Full Tariff...
* $55 single
**$88 Double / Twin
***$110 Triple
- 24 x Guesthouse Full Service Rooms
Serviced Rooms with views of Mt Black, Mt Read, Mt Murchison & Queens Head
1 Queen, 20 Double, 2 King Single Beds with Austar TV, Shared Bathroom & Laundry Facilities from
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* $66 single
**$99 Double / Twin
***$121 Triple
- Private Room in a Shared House
Some rooms can accommodate up to 3 people. All houses are fully self-contained. Pricing includes all Linen, Power, and Daily Servicing. Laundry facilities are provided at each house.
Full Tariff...
* $80 single
**$113 Double / Twin
***$146 Triple
- Self-contained Units/Houses
Pricing includes all Linen, Power, and Daily (or Weekly) Servicing. Most have Austar TV & Air conditioning, and some have Wood Fireplaces.
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1 Bedroom Unit (Shared Bathroom)
Base price = $77 per day
(includes 1 Person)
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Base price = $154 per day
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St Joseph's Catholic School
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Rosebery, Tasmania 7470
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MEALS & MORE!
The Crib Room Licenced Restaurant
Available to ALL Guests and Outside Patrons Welcomed!
We Specialise in Catering for Contractors & Workers Needs!
Quality
Home-Syle Smorgasboard Meals
Open 7 days a week for...
- Breakfast - 5:30 am to 7:30 am
$12.50 Continental,
$17.50 Full Breakfast
- Cribs (Packed Lunch) -
Pre-Ordered - $15 each
Made Fresh AM & PM Daily!
- Dinner - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Mon - Thurs: $33.00 Smorgasboard
Fri - Sun: $30.00 Smorgasboard
or
Non-Alcoholic Drinks Package
(Tea/Coffee/Juice/Cordial) - $7.50
Soup Course - $6.50
Main Course (all you can eat for 1) - $25.00
Dessert Course - $7.50
Alcoholic Drinks... from $4.00 ea
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WEST COAST HISTORY
The West Coast Pioneers' Memorial Museum is housed in the old School of Mines at Zeehan. It is divided into five main categories of exhibits, namely...
- a mineral collection;
- historical items relating to the West Coast;
- modern mining on the West Coast;
- locomotives and tracked mining equipment; and,
- exhibits of Tasmanian animals and birds, with artefacts of the extinct Tasmanian Aborigines.
There is an Admission Cost - But well worth the price. I recommend that you allow a full day to fully explore the displays on offer.
Wee Georgie Wood Steam Railway Working Museum
Take a nostalgic ride on the Wee Georgie Wood Steam Railway. The ride is 2 km in length, along the scenic track into the centre of what is now known as Old Tullah to the locals, giving the tourist a taste of what travel was like on old railway back in the early days. The train was named after a famous British comedian at the turn of the century and served Tullah as the only means of transport to the outside world for nearly 40 years, becoming redundant when the road was built to Rosebery in 1962. Fully restored and registered by a group of local steam enthusiasts who now organise regular outings. Table of running times is available on the Tullah Web Page and other local outlets.
Fly Fishing & Other Tours
Take a guided Fly Fishing tour with an expert guide (NB: Trout Fishing only allowed in season), or, see the magnificent Montezuma Falls on a four wheel drive tour.
Lake Johnson Reserve Tour
The ultimate alpine nature tour, with panoramic views from the newly constructed viewing platform, overlooking the 10,000 year old Mt Read Huon Pines.
Folk Festival Weekend
Annual event featuring Day and Evening performances at various locations in Rosebery.
Next Festival: Fri 17 - Sun 19 Feb 2012.
Rosebery Athletics Carnival
held at the Rosebery Oval includes... Rock Drilling, Cycling, Athletics, and Wood Chopping.
Targa Tasmania
Targa races through Rosebery every April/May.
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