Tasmanian Times
Tas That Was
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4.1KThe Golden Age of Tasmanian Football & the 77-yard Drop Kick
With the AFL men’s game about to return for the 2020 season, we’re proud to present this marvellous four-part series by Greg...
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Tas That Was – the Hobart GPO
The Hobart GPO is an iconic Tasmanian landmark. It was designed in the Edwardian Baroque style by Alan Cameron Walker who was a...
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The Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts
In 1831, English lawyer Joseph Allport and his family settled in Van Diemen’s Land. From this time, members of the Allport family...
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Tas That Was – Why Tasmania? (1979)
The documentary below showcases the advantages of living in Tasmania during 1970s. * * * * Tas That Was is a column...
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Tas That Was – The Penitentiary at Port Arthur
The iconic Penitentiary at Port Arthur was originally built as a flour mill and granary in 1845 to supply the prison settlement...
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William Champ, Tasmania’s First Premier
William Champ was born on 15th April 1808 in Essex in England. After receiving an education at the Royal Military College in...
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John Watt Beattie, Tas Landscape Photography Pioneer
John Watt Beattie was a pioneering Tasmanian photographer. He captured images of many places around the island more than a century before...
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Tas That Was – Learning the Piano
By Clive Stott I attended the Burnie Infant/Primary School when I was a kid during the mid-1950s. I was forced to learn...
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Encounter with a Tasmanian Tiger
Reproduction of a Tasmanian tiger article from Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853 – 1872), Tuesday 16 April 1867, page 5 ENCOUNTER...
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1.3KA Moving Picture – Tas That Was
A Moving Picture – Transport A half-century ago this is how we got around! Maybe for some of you it feels like...
