Explore Tasmania’s wilderness
Browse photographs, letters and diaries from some wilderness pioneers.
- Search the archives
- View historic photos in the Flickr image gallery
- Watch early bushwalking footage ‘Tasmania the Wonderland’ (Smithies, 1933)
- Watch ‘Franklin River Journey’ (1980)
Frederick Smithies (1885-1979)
Conservationaist, bushwalker, wilderness explorer, photographer.
Smithies explored the rugged West Coast, Frenchmans Cap, the Florentine and Rasselas Valley. He walked from Queestown to Cradle Mountain.
John Barra Thwaites (Jack Thwaites 1902-1986)
Conservationist, founding member of the Hobart Bushwalking Club, Youth Hostels Association and secretary of the Scenary Preservation Board. He had a keen interest in photography.
Find out more about Tasmania’s wilderness
- Search the library resources for more on the Tasmanian wilderness, Jack Thwaites and Frederick Smithies
- Read more about Frederick Smithies
- Great Tasmanian bush walks
- Find single and multi-day wilderness tours
- Join your local walking or orienteering club
- Discover Geocaching – explore Tasmania and find local treasure hunts using your mobile phone
Thanks for reminding me again of the Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Site.