Tasmanian Times
Arts
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1.1KTas That Was – Flinders Island
British navigator Tobias Furneaux sighted Flinders Island in 1773, but never landed there.
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Poem – ‘Goggle Swingers’
‘Goggle Swingers’ by Daniel Buckley House an op-shop of wild swim essentials. Half-wringed, persistently-wet ozzy-cozzies bathe the tub, Buckets of desalinating bat-suits...
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Tas That Was – Hobart Gas Company
The Hobart Gas Company was established in 1854 under an Act of Parliament, enabling it to manufacture and distribute coal gas and...
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Tas That Was – Pontville
Pontville began in 1821, when Lachlan Macquarie selected the area as a garrison town.
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Why I Had to Write a Book: ‘Kanamaluka Fella’
It took Dr Janet Berry over two years to write ‘Kanamaluka Fella’, and now it’s been published.
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Tas That Was – Fingal
The photograph above, taken in 1899, shows Fingal, a little township in north-east Tasmania. In 1827, William Talbot, an Irishman, became the...
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Karen’s Still a Seeker
Karen Knowles is bringing a curated show to the Theatre Royal to celebrate the eve of International Women’s Day.
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Tas That Was – Tamar Estuary
The Tamar Estuary formed millions of years ago. Over time, Aboriginal groups such as the Leterrermairrener, Panninher, and Tyerrenotepanner peoples occupied the...
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Tas That Was – High Street, New Norfolk
This photograph captures New Norfolk’s High Street in 1930.
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Tas That Was – Latrobe (1920)
This photograph of Latrobe was taken in 1920.
