Tas That Was

Wreck of MV Blythe Star Located after 50 Years

Media release – CSIRO, 15 May 2023 Wreck of MV Blythe Star located after 50 years Early in the evening on Friday,...

‘Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls’

Media release – Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA), 11 May 2023 ‘Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls’ to kick off the...

Convict Versus Flagellator a ‘Horrid and Wanton Outrage’

When writing of the high level of corporeal punishment prevailing in Tasmania during the 1830s, eminent historian Manning Clark mentioned a violent...

A Vision of Tasmania’s Future, from 1969

Tas That Was – Beaumaris Zoo

Beaumaris Zoo is well-known today for being the home of the last known thylacine during the 1930s.

Tas That Was – Soldiers at Risdon Cove

This photograph shows some soldiers marching through Risdon Cove in 1900.

Tas That Was – Hobart (1960)

This photograph of Hobart was taken from a helicopter in 1960. Tas That Was is a column that includes: anecdotes of life...

Tas That Was – The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery is the largest regional museum in Australia.

Tas That Was – Lindisfarne (1970s)

The photograph above, taken from a plane during the 1970s, shows Lindisfarne, a suburb of Hobart’s Eastern Shore. *   *   *   *...

Tas That Was – Kingston (1908)

This photograph of Kingston was taken in 1908. *   *   *   * Tas That Was is a column that includes: anecdotes of...