Dec. 27, 1912

Repertory play on tonight~."Man and

Superman". Annie and Jim went

to see it and were delighted.

Dec. 26, 1912

Mena away for the day. Tired from

yesterdays climb. Mr. Massey asked

me to go to the beach with him in

afternoon but I was too tired. Mr. Massey

Jim Annie and I were invited to

Mr. Butters for evening. Miss Kist visiting 

them Mr. Massey in to dinner.

Dec. 25, 1912

Christmas Day. Mr. Massey had

breakfast with us. We all went up

to The Springs for dinner. Stopped

first at the Ferntree Hotel and walked

up to the Bower. Then finished our 

drive to the Spring's. After dinner Mr.

 Massey rode back to town and Jim 

and I climbed to the top of Mount Wellington.

It was a beautiful day 

and the view was very fine. Got back

to the Hotel in time for afternoon tea.

It was very hot all day but the drive 

back to Hobart in the cool of evening 

was very delightful. Got tea and 

kept house in evening while Annie

and Jim went up to Mr. George Murdocks.

Was dreadfully tired but would not 

have missed the day for anything.

...on the way to The Springs, Christmas Day 1912..

Fern Tree was the gateway to Mount Wellington.  Wellington Park 

and the surrounding area, which included

 FernTree Hotel and The Springs Hotel can be found using this link.

Christmas Dinner 1912 at The Springs Hotel

My grandparents and great aunt had dinner on Christmas Day 1912 at this hotel outside of Hobart, Tasmania.  My great aunt and grandfather followed dinner with a hike to the top of Mount Wellington.  The hotel was destroyed by brush fires in 1967.

Dec 22, 1912

Annie and Jim went to church

and in afternoon walked to Cascades.  **

(**This is just a guess.....)

Dec. 13, 1912

Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Mr. Massey, Catherine

and I went to Broadmarsh for the day.

Left Hobart at eight A.M. Jim came

as far as Brighton with us on his way 

to West Coast. Went from Brighton to

Broadmarsh by coach. Long drive and 

mostly up hill but enjoyed it very

much. Had dinner at Mrs. Baileys.

Washed dishes afterwards then all

went for a walk. Got back to

Hobart about six P.M. The day was

extremely hot but we had a delightful

change. Mr. Massey took tea with

us.

Dec. 8, 1912

Went to church in morning. Mr. Massey

and Mrs. Murray to dinner and after-

noon tea. Mr. Massey and I walked into

town with Mrs. Murray and went for

long walk afterwards. Mrs. Massey came

back to supper.

Dec. 6, 1912

Mr. Massey took Mrs. Murray and

me to see pictures. Mr. Murray and

Jim out of town.

Dec. 1, 1912

Kept baby while Annie and Jim

went to church. Walked to water

works with Jim in afternoon.

Nov. 29, 1912

Now that we have a maid we have

a chance to look around and enjoy

the beauties of the place. Hobart is

a beautiful city with a fine harbour

in front of it and a glorious mount-

ain behind it. Everywhere one

catches fascinating glimpses of 

hills and water - And such flowers.

When we arrived every garden was

a mass of blooms. Geraniums, fuchsias,

species of palms, etc grow out of doors and

hardy vegetables like cabbage, cauliflower,

beans grow all during the winter. We

found the summer colder than we

expected. The people are devoted to

sports of all kinds, horse-racing, yachting,

rowing, swimming, tennis, golf

etc. Tasmania is the play ground

of Australia. Tourists swarm here in 

summer to escape the heat of the

mainland. This is a great country

for fruit - apples, pears, peaches,

apricots and all small fruits.

Its hard to get used to the seasons

being topsy-turvy, to having cold winds

 blow from the South and hot ones from

the North. Also to seeing the "Southern

Cross" instead of "The Dipper" and

the North Star.