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The Australian Fly Fishing Museum at Clarendon

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  Walking up the nationally significant elm avenue at Clarendon on a frosty Tasmanian morning with the ground crunching under my feet, on my way to the first committee meeting of the Australian Fly fishing Museum, I had a feeling of great excitement about the project. At the National Trust
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Gifting Runnymede to the National Trust

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A special event marking not only an important occasion for the National Trust Tasmania, it also marks a turning point in the way and manner in which Runnymede will be presented to the public well into the future. National Trust Tasmania Chairman, Ray Foley quotation for use: “The decision by
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New attractions at Clarendon

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The Laundry and Bakery as well as the Dairy have been opened for public viewing. Located at the end of the service wing, they occupy the last two rooms and have information panels and some atmospheric sound effects that will seize the imagination. Just around the corner from the service
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A Dollhouse at Clarendon

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It has a verandah, living room, hallway, bathroom, kitchen and bedroom. Outside is a water tank and a wood box that doubles as a battery container for the internal lights. The external walls are cement-block painted white with green wood-framed windows and a red roof on which are two brick
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Runnymede architecture considered

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Runnymede architecture considered. OGEES FOR THE GEEGEES – AND A CLASSICAL ALLUSION? The Coach House and Stables building at Runnymede (the Coach House) has design features somewhat different to the house itself. The house, built around 1840, is late-Georgian and formal in character whereas the Coach House, possibly built some
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