“You can pay now to go on archaeological digs in Greece and Mediterranean, so it’s a real new thing now,” Mr Kelly said. “We’ve only done about five per cent of it so far. This is one of the hottest archaeological sites in Australia.”
maritime history of Hobart. That’s what the whole pub is about and to dress it up as anything else is irrelevant.
LEFT: PIECES OF CERAMIC CUPS AND PLATES. ABOVE: CHILD’S TOY MADE FROM LEAD. PICS: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES/NEWS CORP
While Mr Kelly waits for the permits to be granted to continue the archaeological dig, he has turned his attention to renovating the Hope and Anchor, reconnecting the historical establishment with its roots. “That’s a big job as well because the pub, the current way the pub’s been decorated doesn’t reflect what the pub is truly about. The pub symbolises the early European occupation and the deep link to the
“It’s so unique with its age, but also those two other identifiers, the European occupation, colonial European occupation, and the maritime history of Hobart, which is huge.”
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