Historic Australia - Rosny Farm Rosny Park, Tasmania, Australia
By whitewebbs on 04-Aug-18. Waypoint GA12575

Rosny Farm

Another great spot for a history cache. There is plenty of parking in Eastlands Shopping Centre or closer at the Rosny Golf Club. There are a number of GCA and GC caches to find nearby.

"Tracing the history of Rosny Farm evokes the earliest periods of our settlement history, and reveals the evolution of the area from a frontier settlement to an urban community."(taken from board}

Today, at this location is The Barn. The Barn at Rosny Farm is a multi-purpose, small capacity arts venue situated in the cultural hub of Hobart’s Eastern Shore.

The arts venue is contained within the walls of a c1818 stone barn which has been tastefully refurbished to retain its colonial aspect whilst catering to a broad range of arts based activities. The venue is situated within the picturesque grounds of the Rosny Farm, which is also home to the Schoolhouse Gallery and Rosny Cottage. The Barn has been described by Stefan Grossman as, “The best acoustic venue in the Southern Hemisphere.”

Also located in the area is the Rosny Park Public Golf Course which was built on the old farm grounds..

Please answer the following questions from the information sign at GZ and select the correct answers by choosing questions and answers under Actions on the RH side of the cache page. When you select the answers correctly you will receive a code to log to claim a smiley. Please copy and paste this code into the "Codeword" box when logging the find.

1. Who was granted 175 acres at this location?

(a) Richard Morgan

(b) Reverend Knopwood

(c) Lieutenant Governor Collins

2. The Colonial Times sale notice for "Rosny" was advertised by Judge Montagu in?

(a) 1843

(b) 1844

(c) 1845

3. What year was the original golf course developed on the site of the old farm?

(a) 1915

(b) 1916

(c) 1917

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