Tasmanian Times
Tas That Was
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3.3KJames Bicheno: A Biography
James Bicheno (1785-1851) was one of the Colonial Secretaries of Van Diemen's Land.
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Sea Monster Attack!
DRAGGED FROM BOAT Moonah Man’s Strange Tale Attacked by Sea Beast Was It a Sea Lion ? Derision in some quarters greeted...
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The Midland Highway – a Traveller’s Perspective
Hit the road with Greg Cure for an eclectic examination of the Midland Highway from the perspective of a traveller, reflecting on...
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Macquarie Harbour Penal Station: A Short History
The Macquarie Harbour Penal Station was Tasmania’s earliest penal settlement. It had a reputation as one of the harshest prisons in the...
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Royal Tasman Bridges: A Biography
Find out about the man who was Tasmania’s most prolific author!
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Tasmania, 1940’s
Old 16mm vacation films were discovered in poor condition at a garage sale in San Jose, CA by Tim Peddy. They were...
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Heritage Council Lists Beaconsfield Gold Mine
The Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Tasmania's most productive and possibly most notorious, is being heritage listed.
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Tas That Was – Bellerive
History The indigenous Mouheneener people used to roam the coastline where Bellerive is today. We know this because shell middens have been...
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Tas That Was – Flying Saucers at George Town (1954)
Saw Flying Saucer At George Tn. MR. P. FREEMAN, Franklin St., George Town, claims to have seen a flying saucer...
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Tas That Was – Tasmanian Story (1954)
Tasmania marked its sesquicentennial of European settlement in 1954. Tasmanian Times acknowledges the palawa people as traditional owners of the land and...
