Ulverstone’s clock tower is a Tasmanian icon, but the story of the migrants who hand-built it is little-known
Four post-war-migrant friends led the building of a unique and iconic clock tower in Ulverstone on Tasmania’s northern coast, but then weren’t invited to its opening. On that day in February, 1954, they watched over a backyard fence as the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth rolled past with her motorcade. Slovenian-born Jernej Balzelj, 92, is the only surviving member of the 12-man team who hand-built the … [Read more…]