History & Culture
The Adamsfield mining rush
About 130km west of Hobart are the remote remnants of the osmiridium mining settlement of Adamsfield, established in 1925.
About 130km west of Hobart are the remote remnants of the osmiridium mining settlement of Adamsfield, established in 1925.
With a direct connection to the White House in the USA, this historic mining town is no ordinary tourist attraction.
Hidden in the Australian bush and buried beneath dust lie wrecks and ruins of towns that once bustled with life.
Shrouded in forests and steeped in history, Tasmania is home to dozens of abandoned settlements.