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Interesting link concerning weed willows. Another angle on willows in Tasmania is that the Horticultural Society (who laid out Launceston's City Park) imported many exotic tree species which they also supplied to their Members for their new estates such as W E Lawrence who planted a Napoleon Willow (cutting from where Napoleon died at Elba?) at his townhouse garden “Sunnybanks” 15 Brisbane St Launceston. Napoleon willow cuttings were transported all across the world. and seemingly escape the attention of weed managers. ... (pers. com L Morrell)
Distilling in Van Diemen’s Land was a difficult business, but Launceston’s first whisky distillery, the Caledonian Distillery, survived as one of the Colony’s foremost distilleries.
It was established in 1824 by James Towers at his property “Ravenswood”, about 2 miles from Launceston on the banks of Distillery Creek. This waterway carries many colonial histories. Reportedly, Ballards sourced willow for their basket production from willows planted along this creek and the creek was the source of the city's first reticulated water supply constructed in 1857 still serves the CBD. It turns out that in the late 20th C it was also imagined as the source of the city's 'willow weed problem'.
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