Sandy Bay Historical Society

Sandy Bay Historical Society Inc.

We usually meet on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm at the Wrest Point Casino Hotel,
Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, where there is usually a guest speaker. During the summer months,
we may meet outdoors to enjoy a guided walk to a local place of interest. The Society has a dinner
and speaker in June and December. Click here to see our current program.

A detail of "Bellerive Panorama from Mornington Hill" taken during the visit by the Duke and Duchess of York July 1901 Photo courtesy Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

The image above is a detail from the photograph "Bellerive Panorama from Mornington Hill" which was taken
during the visit to Hobart by the Duke and Duchess of York in July 1901. This image is provided to the SBHS
courtesy of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. It shows the rural hillsides of Sandy Bay. The hawthorn
hedges which divide the land grants can be clearly seen.

Members who attended the "Sandy Bay Connections" conference in 1997 will recall that Mssrs Medhurst and
Hallam communicated by radio with the HMS St George which accompanied the HMS Juno and the Royal
Yacht HMS Ophir in which the Duke and his bride were travelling.

Keen researchers may speculate as to the idenity of the vessel shown in this image.

Historical Walks

Conducted walks of Lower Sandy Bay include:

The Land Grants of the Norfolk Islanders

A Beach Walk : A Smuggler's Tale

A 19th Century Rural Walk

Click on the links above to see some photos from these walks

Click on this link to see a copy of our Historical Walks Brochure

All guided walks are approx 2 hours return from Wrest Point.

Please contact Ann or Chris Ricketts on 03 62297029 or email Ann at earicketts@iinet.net.au

Cost: $15 ($10 concession)

The walks can also be self conducted. You can buy an Historical Walk Brochure and simply follow the directions, turning the walk into a self guided tour..

Historical Walk Brochures are available at the following places in and around Sandy Bay:

The Beach Newsagency, Lower Sandy Bay.
The Hobart Book Shop, Salamanca
The Shot Tower at Taroona.

Historical Walk Brochures cost $3.00 each.

The Society welcomes enquiries, but cannot undertake detailed research. We have an enquiries page and
invite you to solve a problem or submit one.

The Society has one publication: Sandy Bay Connections Papers and Proceedings from a
conference held in 1997. This book is available from the Society for $5 plus $2 postage.

You can contact the Society by writing to the Acting Secretary, 53 Roslyn Avenue Kingston Beach TAS 7050,
or email Kerry Edwards at

The Sandy Bay Historical Society is grateful for the support of Wrest Point Casino Hotel
This page copyright 2006 - 2011 by the Sandy Bay Historical Society Inc.
Click here to view our Certificate of Incorporation.
This web page was created by David and Kerry Edwards and was last updated on 9 October 2011.