Spirit
of Tasmania has been part of the name
of four different ships that have served
as passenger/vehicle ferries on Bass Strait,
between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.
The ships have all been owned and operated
by the Tasmanian Government operated TT-Line.
The first ship, Spirit of Tasmania started
sailing in 1993. She was built as the
peter pan (3) for the TT-line (Germany)
at Schichau Seebeckwerft AG, Bremerhaven
in 1986. she was the first of four sisters
being the Nils Holgersson (87) she was
sold to Brittany ferries in 1993 renamed
the Val de loire. The Val de loire was
sold to DFDS sea ways to serve the Ijmuiden
(Netherlands) – Newcastle (Britain)
as the King of Scandinavia. The olau Hollandia
was the third of the sisters (89) and
the olau Britannia the fourth. The two
olau sisters where charted in 1994 to
P&O renamed pride of Portsmouth &
Pride of le harve in 2005 they stoped
operating for P&O and have now gone
to SNAV in Italy renamed SNAV Lazio &
SNAV Sardegna. The peter pan began oparations
for the TT-line (Germany) on the Travemünde
– Trelleborg route on the 2/6/86.
The
inaugral "Go the Tan" run was
held in early February 2006, and provides
the opporunity for participants to run,
jog or walk around the Tan and receive
an official time. The gardens are governed
under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act of
1991 by the Board of the Royal Botanic
Gardens, who are responsible to the Minister
for Environment. In 1846 Charles La Trobe
selected the site for the Royal Botanic
Gardens from marshland and swamp. In 1857
the first director was Ferdinand von Mueller,
who created the National Herbarium of
Victoria and brought in many plants. In
1873 William Guilfoyle became Director
and changed the style of the Gardens to
something more like the picturesque gardens
that were around at that time. He added
tropical and temperate plants. A major
project at the Botanic Gardens over the
past three years has been the building
of the 5,000 square metre Ian Potter Children's
Garden for children of all ages and abilities.
The Ian Potter Children's Garden is based
in South Yarra, off the main site. Living
collections at the Botanic Gardens include
Australian Rainforest Walk, California
Gardens, Cacti and Succulents, Camelias,
Cycad Collection, Eucalypts, Fern Gully,
Grey Garden, Herb Garden, Long Island,
New Caledonia Collection, New Zealand
Collection, Oaks, Perennial Border, Roses,
Southern Chinese Collection, Tropical
Display-Glasshouse, Viburnum Collection
and Water Conservation Garden. These plant
groups have been chosen for their value,
rarity, diversity and interest. Since
its earliest days, the Royal Botanic Gardens
is involved in plant research and identification.
This is done primarily through the Library,
the Herbarium and the release of publications
about specific plants as well as the journal
Mulleria, which is a scientific representation
of the work done in the Gardens in any
one year.
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