Richmond Revisited

[@rodcornelius9474]

Congrats Dog and Angus on one of the best yet. Good on Clarence CC and Arts Tas getting on board. This is the type of material that should be shown in schools. Always informative, always interesting. Well played lads!

[@angusthornett]

Thank you, Rod. Any assistance, be it from you or offical bodies, helps the channel materially. There is still much more to cover.

[@justinfritz3367]

I binged your videos before our trip to Hobart. I love a bit of history. Never expected to then be sitting in an old building in Richmond watching another of your videos as part of an art exhibition. Well done.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate. You got to see it earlier than most by going to SITE.

[@chasindigo]

Peter Seekings who built the original mazes was a lovely man.

[@angusthornett]

They’re very good

[@pippacarron1861]

The Dog is such an obedient student. I hope he gets a gold star at the end of term :)

[@angusthornett]

Golden pats

[@AimeeCook-q3q]

On the right of the bridge in the smallest arch there are lots of engravings / writing of people who have signed their name ect, and they have dates going back to 1940s

[@angusthornett]

Interesting.

[@ZENbulldozer]

The dog and I are here......

[@angusthornett]

And everywhere

[@jontydalton178]

Nice one Angus. It's pretty cool to see a video of yours on my hometown. And it was great to meet you and The Dog™ yesterday!

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

Must be so exciting just to be in your hometown and randomly run into Angus and The Dog ™ 😍

[@angusthornett]

Good to meet you too, mate.

[@angusthornett]

I’m less impressive in person.

[@jontydalton178]

@@angusthornett Not at all!

[@RachelIsaac-x7v]

Another amazing video. Thankyou so much and it was lovely meeting you and Dog today. We have learnt so much about our city from you. Rachel and Errolyn

[@angusthornett]

Great meeting you both. Glad you liked the video. We even got lucky with the weather today.

[@simeracerhead3670]

Another great video Angus, even the ravens approve! Well done and thank you as always from Canada!

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, dude. From Australia. Ha

[@davidhunter9282]

Great attention to detail Angus love it and all the colourful Fauna Great work Brother 👌🏽

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, David. Who doesn't like a nice shot of a bid?

[@angusbidgood]

I did a painting of the Mill House Cottage last year on location. It's such a beautiful building.

[@angusthornett]

It is

[@dinkydunkin]

Hey mate, just want to tell you how much we enjoy your videos. As recent transplants to Hobart, it's great to learn about this historic town from someone who knows all about it from a pro.

[@angusthornett]

You’re welcome, mate. Glad you’re getting something out of the channel. Working on a series about Glenorchy atm.

[@pippacarron1861]

Thanks for this terrific history. I've been to Richmond twice, both times on a motorbike (I rode from Canberra). The first time I only visited for an hour to see the bridge. I came back 2 years later (2 years ago) and stayed for a few days to explore the area. I stayed at Hatcher's Manor which was a bit weird in its decor, but quiet. I'd love you to do an episode on the church and stained glass at Buckland which I've tried to see twice, but it was locked both times.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Pippa. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@giirator]

Went to Richmond on my first trip to Tasmania after seeing your video, beautiful town.

[@andrewjessop8816]

Another lovely story Angus. Thank you

[@angusthornett]

Thank you, Andrew

[@DriftLibrary]

I love the way you talk about history.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate. It’s important to make subjective content. The videos are as much about me as they are the history that they discuss.

[@Leo-hv9mm]

I also love the way you present Angus. I'm a Modern History teacher in Western Australia but rarely "teach" the subject, currently just relief teaching. I'd love to have thought my style of presenting to classes was even remotely as riveting as yours mate. Keep up your awesome productions Angus. In 2025 my son and I have a trip lined up to visit Hobart. Hopefully our paths cross. All the best mate.

[@Hamez3000]

Ulverstone still keeping the pub fighting tradition going

[@angusthornett]

It'll never totally stop.

[@michellewatson4843]

I find it fascinating how Richmond and Sorell began around the same time, but through circumstances outlined in this video, took two different paths. In Richmond, time stood still, which allowed many of the old buildings to remain. Whereas Sorell is a more modern, practical town, where there are fewer old buildings left, and is not anywhere near as pretty and charming as Richmond.

[@angusthornett]

Yeah, a lot of thing have to happen for towns to turn out how they do.

[@morgwn2377]

Some cracking drone footage in this one, Angus! Cheers.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate. It came out well.

[@fixxundfertig]

Great video. Wish I'd been able to come down when you posted the meet & greet at Richmond. Richmond is very pretty.

[@angusthornett]

Maybe next time. And glad you liked the vid.

[@House_Forrester]

Thank you for visiting Richmond and making a video on it. Richmond is one of my favourite, if not my favourite, place to visit, and hopefully move to, when I come home to Tasmania. I miss my home state quite alot and your content helps fill a small void of longing for home. Keep up the great work, I appreciate your content. I hope one day you write a book on your trips and tribulations of Tasmanian culture and history.

[@angusthornett]

People don’t read much anymore. My audience atm is on KZbin. Glad you enjoyed it, mate.

[@Ubi_Qui]

You can never shrink the past is a good riff

[@angusthornett]

The past is infinite, vision is finite.

[@fairhall001]

On one family trip we stopped by the Richmond bridge and walked around back in the late 70's. Another memory I have is of a place that had the best shaped topiaries. I wonder if they still exist, the guy that created them was so nice but would be 100 years old or more.

[@angusthornett]

The topiaries are nowhere to be seen now.

[@fairhall001]

@@angusthornett That is sad, it was a highlight of the drive from Hobart going north.

[@leandabee]

Once again, thank you and H Dog 🥰

[@dannynolan8863]

one of your best mate.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Danny. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@matthewwillcox7184]

I’ve visited a stone barn near Bathurst NSW that has embrasures for windows. Built in the 1820’s I’d be reasonably certain these were for protection from the blacks.

[@pmacgowan]

Thanks

[@angusthornett]

Thanks pal.

[@ivaproblem3203]

Love it ❤

[@angusthornett]

Thank you.

[@johnbladesmusic]

Brilliant Angus. Your filming is at another level. Great shots on ground and from above. Cheers.

[@angusthornett]

Cheer, John. You want to continually improve the production.

[@bigears4014]

Knopwood writes of going to the coal Valley very early travelling from Risdon Cove through grass tree hill

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

cheers 👍 , my family are recorded in Rev Knopwoods parish roles 🙏 i really want to visit Tasmania.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

🙏 thanks for showing us around. my family were in that area early 1800s to 1920s. some, after being moved on from Norfolk Island.

[@angusthornett]

It would have been very hard to make those adjustments.

[@rodkennedy4330]

Hey Angus , bartholemew is my greatx3 grandfather,his wife was the daughter of Robert Nash who amongst other things built the flour mill in what now is linear park off mole st hobart on the Hobart rivulet, a interesting story in itself. There is a plaque there about it

[@steveharrison7923]

My ancestor escaped from the Cascades Probation Station in 1849 and held up the Reardon family. I've made a video about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJSyhIuOp7d0h5Y I reached out to the Reardon family hoping that I could get one of them to be in the video but had no luck.

[@rodkennedy4330]

@@steveharrison7923 hi Steve,my brother Phillip is a very keen family historian and if you like I can ask him to contact you regarding events from the past

[@TimS-pg5pv]

Terrific stories. And your best videography so far Angus with some great drone footage and beautiful low angle light.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate. You don't get good light all the time. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@phillipebrall9930]

My great-great-great grandfather was Clerk of the Court in Richmond, late 1820s. ps - did you have a scallop pie?

[@angusthornett]

They're good.

[@rickymcgowan2243]

Thanks Angus, my gg Grandfather arrived 1818 and his wife and kids followed 1824, they are both at St Johns.

[@angusthornett]

Going right back then.

[@therighttoremain]

One of your best. Wow.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks

[@sandrahealey6385]

Another engaging and thought provoking video 👍 thanks so much to you and the dog, doing the miles for us all. My dog and I wanted to say hello at Richmond, if we were more outgoing 👋 We have a 197yr old, totally empty, diary. The only writing is the inscription inside the front cover! Can I send you pictures? It's a beautiful unique cover. Lol, I'm not very tech savvy, and only watch from my phone. Fantastic local history content 💙

[@angusthornett]

Next time

[@rsinclair6560]

Great work. The problem with Tasmania is they cannot see any of today's transportation and industrial heritage as important. For example their is no record or underground filming of the only underground coal mine in Tasmania. Cornwall black coal mine in the Fingal valley has workings underground for the last 150 years. A very important contributor to Tasmania's economic industrial heritage. Maybe someone could approach Cornwall mine to record the mine and folk who work underground today.

[@angusthornett]

You contact the mine and tell them directly.

[@cloudstreet8214]

Fantastic!

[@angusthornett]

Thank you. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@hypercomms2001]

Fantastic effort!!

[@angusthornett]

Thank you. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@albertarthurparsnips5141]

I always thought that director Tim Burton ought long ago to have been introduced to St. John’s cemetery,..as well as the Isle of the Dead,..the half-opened crypts, headstones leaning at mad angles, all implanted atop a hill sliding out from beneath feet & structures…

[@kellimaher3866]

Great video keep up the great work 😊

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Kelli

[@kellimaher3866]

@@angusthornett it was good meeting you in person 😄

[@SteveMack]

😉👍

[@angusthornett]

Cheers, Steve. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@SteveMack]

​@@angusthornettAwesome. I'm looking forward to another visit ​👍

[@summerwind1974]

I visited Richmond last week after previously popping in at Ross. I was curious as to why the date on the Ross bridge was in Roman numerals. Now that you've explained that the Richmond Bridge date was added later it makes sense 😊

[@angusthornett]

Yeah, you wonder to if the people building the bridge thought it might not last that long. It's pretty cobbled together. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@dannynolan8863]

A bridge older than Melbourne, when I was there last, everyone was captivated by an Echidna that decided to walk along the pathway under the bridge. a reckon for a goodhalfhour the bridge didnt exist whilst that little fellow went on his ramble. :)

[@angusthornett]

Native wildlife is making a comeback in Tasmania.

[@bonoff3369]

The Dog. Doing his best impersonation of a Tassie Devil.

[@angusthornett]

Ha

[@dropbearj4820]

Cheers mate. Great vids

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@dropbearj4820]

@@angusthornett watch out for the eshays mate

[@tristanpauljones]

excellent as always...

[@angusthornett]

Thanks. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@leandabee]

Watching for the 3rd time to get my Hdog and relaxing Angus dulcet tones fix 😌👌

[@angusthornett]

Ha. Back for more.

[@leandabee]

@@angusthornett always 😌

[@brigidatorenconnorodonnell341]

So interesting, thankyou!

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Brigida. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@jessicahalliday22]

Great video. Thank you for mentioning the Tasmanian Aboriginals. If you haven't already, I highly recommend you read The Black War by Tassie's own Nicolas Clements. It should be compulsory reading for all Tasmanians. Brilliant insight from both sides of the conflicts.

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Jessica. His books have found a wider audience.

[@willmitchell2508]

Consider Richmond revisited

[@angusthornett]

Considered.

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Missed you angus

[@angusthornett]

Cheers dude

[@steveharrison7923]

Another brilliant video Angus. For those wanting to find out more about Bartholomew Reardon and convict bushranging have a watch of this episode in my series A Convict In Chains, the story of my great-great-great-grandfather James (Jimmy) Harrison, convict number 6071, who escaped from the Cascades probation station and held up the Reardon family in their home at Forcett. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJSyhIuOp7d0h5Y

[@samhudson8033]

nice vid mate

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, mate

[@Genny-Zee]

Very ASMR voice

[@stephendaft9547]

Once again Angus thoroughly enjoyable I lived at Midway Point in the 80s so a trip to Richmond for a feed and a convivial happened quite often there were some paddocks with mushrooms growing certain times of the year

[@angusthornett]

Thanks, Stephen. I'm working on a new series atm about Glenorchy.

[@dalemiller5893]

Angus there is something wrong with the bridge there's no graffiti on it,come to Melbourne and it's such an eye saw. 😮

[@angusthornett]

Richmond Bridge is one of the few in Tasmania that doesn't have graffiti. It's kept clean because it's a tourist attraction.

[@JimmyCall]

Usually big cities are on water access, be it fresh or sea. Coal river is simply too narrow/low flows to foster a city. The Tasmanian Tribal races were only around approx 3000, so unlikely they were doing burn offs all around Tasmania. Mainly around camp region/hunting grounds. Most likely where eucalyptus dominate. Not all races burnt. The more Papuan tribes, accepted forests, where others would see them as dangerous and of spirits, and therefore burn them and hunt fleeing animals.

[@angusthornett]

The estimates are as high as 7K people. We don’t know. But that thousands of people across maybe 30k years. So it’s a huge amount of people on the longer timeline.

[@JimmyCall]

@@angusthornett I appreciate that you're open minded, even though I don't totally agree. Also consider the Kyr claims are based on circular self enabling arguments. Like soil strata dating given rise to mtDNA fork dating, to erroneous Ancient DNA claims using questionable PCR (same as CV19 PCR). Then overlaid by continental drift attributed dates (versus expanding planet theory which is a much condensed timeline), and migration beliefs. 30K maybe 1K