Drive along the A10 from Burnie into the mountainous temperate rain forests of Tasmania's West Coast, and the first mining town you'll come to is Tullah, on the shores of Lake Rosebery.

Tullah in fact began life as Mount Farrell, a mining settlement established in year 1900 after silver lead ore was discovered in the area, when it became a centre for its extraction and shipment. Tullah was later transformed into an hydroelectric power scheme construction town during the making of the Pieman Scheme in the 1970s. It is now mainly a fishing community at the edge of Lake Rosebery. Prior to adequate roads being built in the area, it was serviced by the 2 ft gauge Wee Georgie Wood Railway under its earlier name of the North Farrell Tramway.



After the Murchison highway was build in the 1960's there was no need for the railway any more, however its was revived in 1987 as a heritage steam railway, which continues to be operated and maintained by volunteers to this day. The 1924 steam locomotive, Wee Georgie Wood, is in operation on scheduled weekends over the summer season. A twenty minute train ride will take you through the historic town site of Tullah.

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Beyond Tullah you have a choice of routes south, the A10 takes you on to Rosebery and over Mt Black or you can take the B28 around Lake Plimsoll, where there are spectacular views of Cradle Mountain National Park and the Franklin River World Heritage area. Both drives are on excellent road surfaces, although a little winding in places. The Lake Plimsoll road is about 15km shorter than the A10 into Queenstown.