Tasmanian Times
Tas That Was
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7.6KPoint Puer
Learn about Point Puer, site of the British Empire's first prison for boys, in this brief history.
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Tas That Was – Oatlands
Oatlands, located 84 km north of Hobart and 115 km south of Launceston, is one of Tasmania’s oldest settlements. Namesake Oatlands was...
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The Isle of the Dead
A short history of the Isle of the Dead, part of the Port Arthur penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia.
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Tas That Was – The Separate Prison at Port Arthur
The Separate Prison at Port Arthur was built between 1849 and 1850. Its architecture and regime were modelled on those used at...
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Tas That Was – Pubs of the Midlands (c.1974)
This documentary film, based on G. Hawley Stancombe’s Highway in Van Diemen’s Land, tours many of the major pubs throughout the Tasmanian...
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Tas That Was – The 1967 Bushfires
On Tuesday, 7 February 1967, 110 fires swept through south-east Tasmania. Within hours, around 2,640 square kilometres (652,000 acres) of land had...
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Tas That Was – Tasman Bridge Reconstruction (1978)
The Tasman Bridge was built between 1960 and 1964. It was officially opened by His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester,...
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The Spanish Influenza Danger
Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 – 1928) , Wed 20 Nov 1918 , Page 2 THE SPANISH INFLUENZA DANGER In Tasmania we are taking...
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Tas That Was – Brickendon Estate
Brickendon Estate, located next to the Macquarie River in Longford, is one of Tasmania’s oldest estates. The property was settled by William...
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Tas That Was – The Opening of the Cat and Fiddle Arcade (1962)
The Cat and Fiddle Arcade, once a seedy back alley, has been the heart of Hobart shopping for over a hundred years....
