March 2017

Richmond Online Access Centre

Richmond Court House54 Bridge StreetRichmond TAS 7025

Phone/Fax 03 6260 1065Email: richmond.oac@education.tas.gov.au

Web: www.linc.tas.gov.au/findus/southern/oac/richmond-oac

BookingsTo book your online access phone 6260 1065

DeadlinesArticles and advertisements for the APRIL Coal River Valley News must be received by 5pm Friday 24th March 2017roacnewsletter@gmail.comPO Box 151 Richmond 7025.This newsletter

is kindly printed by the office of

Julie Collins MP, Federal Member

for Franklin

COAL RIVER VALLEY NEWS

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WE

HAVE

Wi-Fi!

To advertise call 6260 1065 / roacnewsletter@gmail.com.5x5cm $35 or $350 for 12 issues, 5x3cm $25 or $250 for 12 issues

Wheelchair-accessible

Monday 9.30pm - 2.30pm

Tuesday 9.00am - 2.30pm

Wednesday 9.00am -2.30am

Thursday 10am - 4.00pm

Friday 9.30pm - 4.30pm

7pm - 9pm

Sat & Sun CLOSED

Public holidays CLOSED

COMMUNITY DIRECTORYChurch servicesSt John’s Catholic Church 6260 2189St Luke’s Anglican Church 6265 2445Christian Science Coal R Fellowship 6260 4222Freedom Community Church 0407 870 616

Clarence City Council 6217 9500

Hall hire Richmond 6245 8601 / Campania 6260 4126

DoctorRichmond Medical Centre 6260 2169

ElectricianBrian Hope Electrical 0418 135 201

HandymanDial-a-Daz 0409 510 044

Internet accessTelstra Air Hotspot - 39 Bridge St RichmondROAC 54 Bridge St 6260 1065 Richmond

LaundromatSorell Laundrette 1/5 Station Lane Sorell

Meals on Wheels Richmond 6260 4153

Petrol stationCaltex Service Station Richmond 6260 2161Campania Service Station 6260 4191

PharmacyRichmond Pharmacy 6260 2447

PlumberRichmond Plumbing 6260 2188

Police station 13 14 44

Post office 54 Bridge St Richmond 6260 226096a Reeve St Campania 6260 4188

South East Community Care6269 1200

Newsletter available online at coalrivervalleynew.wordpress.com

BUGS AWAY PEST CONTROL

Shane & Bronwyn Porter PO Box 87, Oatlands Tas 7120

Phone: (03) 6254 1121Mobile: 0408 223 461

Suitably Shod 32 Bridge St, Richmond

Deb and Dean invite you to come and browse Ladies fashion Size S-XXL, Homewares, Soy, (hand poured) candles, Tasmanian made soaps, and more Our commitment is to offer Quality, Value &

Choice, Follow “Suitably Shod” on Facebook &

Instagram or contact us at SuitablyShod@gmail.com

Phone 0430 548 877 or 0430133956

UPCOMING EVENTSMarch 2017• 10th - Vintage High Tea, Riversdale Estate, bookings essential 6248 5555• 12th - Super Hero High Tea, Riversdale Estate, bookings essential 6248 5555• 17th - Vintage Degustation, Riversdale Estate, bookings essential 6248 5555• 18th - Free Event: Jazz on the Lawns, Riversdale Estate, bookings essential 6248 5555• 26th - Willy Wonka High Tea, Riversdale Estate, bookings essential 6248 5555Save the Date• 2nd April Richmond Village Fair, Village Green. 10am-3pmRegular Events• Richmond Village Market, Richmond Town Hall, Saturdays 9.00am-3.00pm• Pooley Wines, Wine Tasting and Gourmet Pizza, Sat & Sun 12.00- 3.00pm• Czegs Cafe Dinners, Friday & Saturday nights, 6pm onwards

The Richmond Branch of the Australian Red Cross is again sponsoring the Anzac Day Service in Richmond on Tuesday 25th April and serving Morning Tea afterwards in the Richmond Hall. Help from the community with providing the Morning Tea would as always be greatly appreciated. The Branch meets on the third Monday of the month at 1.30pm at the Meeting Room of the CathlicCare Units in Torrens Street Richmond if you would like to join us. New members are very welcome.Any queries or comments please contact President Judy Leisk (62602056) or Vice-President Jan Ross (62602279).

Richmond Advisory Committee February meeting

The last meeting of the Committee was held on 21 February 2017. Some of the matters discussed included:-. on-going traffic safety concerns regarding Richmond Road and. listing of various projects for possible inclusion in Council’s 2017/18 Capital Works Budget. The highest priority project listed was road safety improvements including road widening of Charles Street (due to heavy vehicles). Other items include footpath works in Bridge Street, completion of footpath works in Victoria Street and stormwater upgrade works in Wellington Street. These projects will be submitted to Council for consideration.The next meeting of RAC is to be held on 21 March 2017. Please give me a call if you have any issues to raise.Alderman Heather Chong Chair Richmond Advisory Committee (phone 0408 604 509)

Coal Valley is a public golf course situated on the outskirts of Richmond. We are open daily 8am to 8pm (weekdays, closed Tuesdays), 7.30am to 8pm (weekends).

9 holes $15

18 holes $20

Juniors $10

Club & buggy hire $10

Buggy hire $ 4

Membership options available

$350 unlimited golf for 1 year

$250 7 day + $5 green fees

$150 weekday + $5 green fees

We are currently offering a membership special, 1 month free until the end of June.

Café hours are 8am to 4pm. We are a fully licensed venue.

Indoor and outdoor seating areas, a great venue for your next meeting or function.

Talk to our fully qualified chef about catering options available.

Coming Soon Look out for our permanent hole in one competition for your chance to win the jackpot.

Richmond PlumbingRoss Stokman

For all your domestic plumbing

Hot Water Cylinders Blocked Drains

Specialist in Roof & Gutter Restorations

2A Charles St, Richmond 6260 2188 / 0419 369 130Your local plumber for 25 years

Coal River Valley Garden Club IncMeets the 4th Monday of the month from Feb-Nov, Richmond Football Club Rooms, Victoria Street,

Richmond, 7.30pm.Includes guest speakers, trade table and supper.

Phone 6260 2727

RICHMOND SERVICE CENTRE37 BRIDGE STREET RICHMOND

PHONE 6260 2161

FULL DRIVEWAY SERVICE

FULL WORKSHOP FACILITIES

GAS EXCHANGE OR FILL

TYRE REPAIRS

NEW TYRES FITTED AND BALANCED

FROM 13” $73 14” $78

ALL SIZES AVAILABLE

CALL RON or THEONA

RICHMOND VILLAGE MARKETEvery Saturday 9am-

3pm in the Richmond Hall & surrounds

richmondvillagemarket.com.au

Open 7 days, 10am - 5pmLocals welcome!

Taste & purchase winesTea, coffee, cheese plates &

antipasto1431 Richmond Rd

Ph 6260 2895

Richmond PharmacyWebster packs - Diabetes agency

FREE Medadvisor service now available

Free DeliveriesPh 6260 2447

Domestic & CommercialInstallations & Maintenance

All Areas0418 135 201

bhopetas@bigpond.comLicence 948430

Brian HopeElectrical

Pty Ltd

Take away meals and alcohol available

7 dayslunch 12 - 2pm

dinner 6-8pm

Ph 6260 2109

The RichmondArms Hotel

open 7 days

0409 510 044

Lawns mowed, Ride on or Hand mowing Whipper snipping Rubbish Removed / Garden tidy upsWindows cleaned On Site Chipping / Mulching Rotary Hoeing Flat Pack Assembly Trash Packs

Darren Bailey

R I C H M O N D

RICHMOND NIGHT TIME DININGCzegs Cafe is now open for evening dining on a Friday and Saturday night, meal orders from 5.30pm until 8.30pm. For bookings please call (03) 6260 2252This is in addition to The Richmond Arms Hotel that is open seven nights a week, meal orders taken between 6.00-8.00pm and Richmond Village Pizza, open on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, between 4.30 and 8.30pm. The Richmond Village Bakery is open until 6.00pm and the wellstocked Richmond IGA is also open until 6.00pm

OAK LODGE Ten Days On The Island event in Oak Lodge: 18th to 26th March 2017.Two artists, DR. Mary Scott and Penny Malone, will tell the story of Miss Jane Elizabeth Wylde. In 1833, Miss Wylde found herself at the centre of a socio-political scandal that outraged much of the British Empire. Ten years later she had moved to oak Lodge in richmond, Tasmania as Mrs. James Booth, and disappeared from historical records. The exhibition gives voice to a woman silenced. It animates a high society life of extensive travel and engagement, punctuated by notoriety and scandal. The artists reimagine events from jane Elizabeth’s life, events that would become memories, forever embedded within the walls of Oak Lodge. A historical perspective that can influence a woman’s place in the world – politics, class, mobility, alliances and gossip.

COAL RIVER VALLEY FARMERS MARKET

Next Market : Sunday 12th March 20179am-1pm

At Campania Hall and Grounds

Stall Enquires Jean 62604126

Local fresh food, vegetables, jams, pickles,

sauces, quality hand-crafted goods, barbeque and real

country refreshments in the supper room

SUDUKOFill the grid so that every row, every column and

every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

HISTORY OF THE RICHMOND COURTHOUSE

The Richmond Courthouse is an adaption of the Regency style of architecture and features an elliptical ceiling. It was built of bricks in 1825 probably to a design by Colonial Architect, David Lambe who had been appointed in June 1824. It was constructed around the same time as the Richmond Gaol. In December 1826, Tobias Kirkwood, who was the acting engineer, wrote to the colonial secretary stating that the inside of the new courthouse was fit for use by the public service but that there were two windows required for each side of the of the entrance door. However, the only window maker potentially available to complete the work was currently serving time in the chain gang and thus was not available until his time was up. As a substitute, Kirkwood had two plain windows made. The courthouse was initially used, as a temporary measure, to house soldiers. However, in 1827, these soldiers were soon reported as “reveling in the court house, considered most unseemly behavior. In that year, Lieutenant Governor Arthur sent a dispatch to the Home Secretary in England reporting that the construction had been completed with the work and materials being provided by convict mechanics and laborers. By this means, the public works had been conducted without any heavy expense and without the need to increase the wages of free mechanics and thereby distressing the settlers. By 1829, the Courts of Quarter Sessions for the Police District of Richmond were underway. By 1834, the building was

also being used for church services prior to the construction of the churches in the town. In May 1834, a letter from the Police Office, Hobart recommended that the party stationed in Richmond under Overseer Thompson should be tasked with making repairs to the courthouse roof and to construct a porch on the front of the building. By July 1834, the work had not commenced due to a delay in the delivery of timber from Port Arthur which had been sent to Hobart instead of Richmond direct.. It would appear that work on St Luke’s church was stopped for the courthouse and the incomplete school building was used as a store house until the church was completed. All of this was due to the delay in the arrival of the timber and other assorted stores. Even the fencing timber provided for the courthouse was unsuitable for its intended purpose. Governor Arthur finally organized for 9000 bricks to be supplied for the final completion of the courthouse in late 1834. When Richmond became a municipality in 1861, the court house also became the Council Chambers. The police watch house which had been constructed in 1838 next to the court house, and is now the kitchen and part of the supper room area of the building. In 1862, permission was granted to use the building for dancing classes “upon the condition that the ordinary rules of propriety and good order were to apply” It was used as Council Chambers from 1861, when the Richmond Municipality was established, until 1993, when Richmond Council amalgamated with Clarence City Council. A small plan in the Tasmanian State Archives shows the central court room flanked by 4 rooms as it is at present but with three outside doors all facing due north and only the rear two rooms having direct access to the court room. The prisoners did not enter through the porch door.Main Text & Information Source –“Richmond, Tasmania –

A Crossing Place” – Elizabeth Jones