100+ SNOW DAY PHOTOS: Emus, frozen lakes and all the winter wonderland shots
From Chook Chook the chilly emu to young tackers pelting snowballs at each other, all the way to backyards covered in gorgeous snow, we’ve collected more than 100 photos of Tasmania as a winter wonderland. IS YOUR PHOTO FEATURED >>
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FOR many Tasmanians it’s business as usual as the snow takes over the state, others are still stuck in traffic trying to get home.
But everyone managed to capture a shot of their predicament on camera – and Mercury photographers were on the ground to snap the action as well.
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Football players at Launceston City FC even went to practice in the snow.
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