Oatlands in the Midlands of Tasmania

Flour Mill at Oatlands

Oatlands was mainly a military and farming community in the early days of colonisation. There are more heritage buildings here than anywhere else in Australia. The windmill was used to grind wheat into flour.
 

 

 

Lake Dulverton, Oatlands, Tasmania

This is a cool artist’s impression of a bullock in Lake Dulverton. In days gone by, before tractors all the ploughing was done by bullock teams. The bullocks were launched into the lake to herald the Heritage and Bullock festival.
 

Dry Stone Wall at Oatlands.
 

All around Oatlands there are amazing dry-stone walls made from stones that were taken from the fields in early days. The stones had to be removed before farming was possible. These walls were build by the women of the town and each had a different style which is very apparent as you wander around the town.