Scamander - East Coast, Tasmania.
Scamander is another of those idyllic east coast Tasmanian townships characterised by beach shacks and holiday homes snuggling up to an inviting and pristine stretch of beach. It’s a place dominated by summer water activities, either on the beach, in the surf or the magnificent Scamander River which neatly bisects the town.
It’s a holiday town renowned for its fishing with the river and estuary well known for its Bream, some rumored to weight-in at around 2 to 3 kilo’s, and good Flathead. The beaches return good Salmon and deep sea game-fishing along this coast from December to May sees good catches of Tuna, Striped Marlin and Mako Shark.
Apart from its bridge, or rather its bridges, Scamander has no real history to speak of. It’s just a great place to sit and watch the world go by.
The first bridge over the Scamander River was a rickety affair constructed in 1865 which eventually collapsed under the weight of a herd of cattle crossing it.
It was replaced by a Blue Gum and Ironbark construction which lasted until 1889 when it was washed away by heavy flooding.
The third bridge, again constructed in Ironbark lasted 22 years until it too was washed away by flooding in 1911.
Between 1911 and 1929 Scamander was served by a series of wooden bridges but all either washed away or were destroyed by timber borers. For the next seven years a punt operated until finally, in 1936, the first concrete bridge was built.
This Tassie Local snapshot was produced by Footloose Photographic & Media Solutions
Things to see around - Scamander
Scamander - East Coast, Tasmania
