The Electrode – Vol. 2. April, 1923 No. 10. – page 192

There is quite a chronicle of happy happenings to mention in this issue. There has been quite a flock of storks in the village lately, and Tom Crabtree, Les King, Bob Brown are richer for their advent.

Mr. Lee has made a beginning on his new contract for the erection eight additional homes and a village hall, and when this job is put through the village will look considerably different. As the sketch plan published herein will show, it is intended to develop a small park area around the hall, and this should form a very pleasing break in the mass of houses, especially in a few years’ time, when the trees are grown. The grounds are being prepared now for tree planting.

One of the villagers has suggested that a steady programme of tree planting should be gone on with in order to protect the place from the high winds which are so prevalent. We have not seen an area with a more beautiful outlook than Lutana. It is a constant joy to those living there; but the winds are a nuisance. It is therefore up to us to keep them in check by a profusion of trees. Again, as trees do much to purify the atmosphere, there are strong health reasons for putting in plenty of them. Those that have already been planted are doing very well, where they have been looked after. Arthur Farley and Jack Nordin have been particuarly successful, and Tom Crabtree has a yoiung forest in his yard, of which he would like to give a few trees away. Any villager who would like to take a well-grown young tree should look Tom up.

Certain storekeepers have been asking permission to build a store in the village, but the pitch has so far been kept for the Co-op. council. The Council has marked down the spot where the store should go, and have been busy nutting out a design for it. We understand the Council will be putting up definite proposals shortly, and it will not be very long before the Co-op. will be offering a general range of goods in the village at prices which are exercising such a pull at the Crib Time Store.

Arrangements have been recently been made with the Railway Department to run two special trains per week from the village – Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. This will enable the womenfolk to go into town without having to tackle the long walk. They will be able to get back by the afternoon shift train, and will thus get three or four hours in town for visiting or marketing.

The subdivision of Orpwood’s block has been put in to the Glenorchy Council for approval, and the area will soon be pegged out. These blocks will be available for any zincworker who desires to have one under the home building scheme, and as they are close to work, and will put in at about half the figure of the land agent, they should prove attractive to thrifty folk.

If building development goes on as rapidly during the next two years as during the last, it will not be very long before the electric tram will come along Bowen road and send values up.

Mr. Syd. Harper has build a cupboard under the stage of the Hall for storing new equipment in.

Change Hall to allow for use as a residence.

Glenorchy City Council Planning Services:
Development Application No: 62-99
Date Recieved: 8 April 1999
Objections Close: 4 May 1999
Approved Date: 10 September 1999

The Electrode – Vol. 1. July, 1921 No. 8. – page 17-18

Lutana has been nick-named the Aquarium by some of the wits on account of the recent rains having induced some mud in the locality. It is the Derwent Park Flat which should properly be given the title, for there is no mistake that an inch of rain make you put on your web feet.

Thanks goodness Hobart doesn't get much rain, and although we know how good rain is for the farmer, it is difficult for residents of the "Aquarium," who don't own farms, and who are not good waders, to sympathise with the "with the backbone of the country."

Went for a walk along the Derwent Park Road the other night---a dark night too---after the rain. Was just like a frog jumping from hummock to hummock trying to avoid the pools. It was a dark night, I said as the Glenorchy Municipality only supplies one light every 400 yards or so, well, it was a very dark night on Derwent Park Road. Of course, the inevitable happened. Something I thought was a hummock turned out to be a pool. The washing bill went up that week and my chances of reaching Heaven went down. Still Hobart is a wonderful place. Full of possibilities.  Also full of impossibilities, Derwent Park Road is one. The Glenorchy Council is---perhaps I better not.

But to get back to Lutana---the villagers are making things move. The plough has been put into the orchard and the pruning has commenced. Every tenant who wanted a bit of ground and a dozen trees has been given same, and later on they will reap the harvest of the toil they put into them.

"Tommy" Crabtree, not Jack, as reported last issue, imported six dozen trees into the village, and they have all been planted out. We think he has designs on some more, and some day Lutana will look a lot better than it does now if Stumpy's heifers don't misbehave too much. A water color depicting the up river view from the village, the work of a local aspirant to art, was raffled to find the money to finance the tree purchase.

Mr. Gepp planted the first tree---a horse chestnut---after a few remarks by Mr. Hack, who made his first public appearance after his recent illness, looking fitter than we have seen him for a long time.

It is rather remarkable how many people wander out Lutana way on Sunday afternoons to have a look round. Mr. Geo. Cooper and Mr. Frank Leahy were among last Sunday's lot. This public interest is an incentive to well kept gardens, and it also discourages wood chopping on the Sabbath. Usually at least half a dozen car loads of people run round the place each week, and we are vain enough to think that they are pleased with what they see.

The residents will be glad when they are able to have a hall for social purposes, and there is no doubt it would be a boom. It could be used recreation during week nights. Already there is a request for Sunday School facilities to save the kiddies a long walk on Sunday afternoon.