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Sarah Island's Tannery
A tannery was established as early as 1824 and in time the skills of the tanner, John McCarthy, and the shoemaker, William Davis, created a valuable export for the settlement.
The Commissariat Officer Thomas Lempriere noted that "hides" and "kangaroo" skins were sent from Hobart Town in a raw state. When tanned, part were made up into boots and sent up to town.
Lempriere also noted that "the tan generally made use of was the bark of the Celery Top Pine." But this process had its problems as "the leather, although well tanned, became a disagreeable red colour, which stained the stockings."
The soldiers also provided the 'kangaroo' skins in return for "a moderate compensation in spirits, tea or sugar." In 1828, 300 - 400 skins were received into store from the soldiers.
Sarah Island's Tannery
A tannery was established as early as 1824 and in time the skills of the tanner, John McCarthy, and the shoemaker, William Davis, created a valuable export for the settlement.
The Commissariat Officer Thomas Lempriere noted that "hides" and "kangaroo" skins were sent from Hobart Town in a raw state. When tanned, part were made up into boots and sent up to town.
Lempriere also noted that "the tan generally made use of was the bark of the Celery Top Pine." But this process had its problems as "the leather, although well tanned, became a disagreeable red colour, which stained the stockings."
The soldiers also provided the 'kangaroo' skins in return for "a moderate compensation in spirits, tea or sugar." In 1828, 300 - 400 skins were received into store from the soldiers.