Dusty Rusty

MICK LAWRENCE

Koonya is a small hamlet, nestled on the banks of Norfolk Bay on the Tasman Peninsula. Not far from Port Arthur, it was established back in convict days as a probation station. At its peak, over 300 prisoners served out their sentence there: felling trees for milling, building infrastructure and clearing land for agriculture. Today it’s a cluster of colonial houses with a population well shy of treble figures. Home to writers, artists, farmers, retirees… and a community hall. It’s the venue for both the biggest local gathering of the year – the annual Garlic Festival – and the monthly Open Mic night. Opposite the hall is a weatherboard house, ‘Polruan’, named after an ancient fishing village in Cornwall. It’s a large weatherboard colonial structure with a central hallway connecting…

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