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135Tas That WasTas That Was – Wybalenna
Wybalenna is one of the most tragic Aboriginal sites in Australian history.
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Tas That Was – Treasury Complex
Hobart’s Treasury complex is arguably Tasmania’s most important surviving government precinct.
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242Books
Book Review – ‘Find Me’ (2026)
‘Find Me’ an emotionally charged and vividly written novel.
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401Tas That Was
Tas That Was – Highfield
In 1824, a group of British merchants, politicians, and businessmen established the Van Diemen’s Company to profit from the colony’s wool industry....
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Tas That Was – East Pillinger
East Pillinger was a short-lived industrial settlement born from the 19th-century mining frenzy in the Mount Lyell region.
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446Wellbeing & Lifestyle
Into Myrtle Forest
Myrtle Forest is a cool-temperate rainforest nestled in the foothills of kunanyi / Mount Wellington.
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540Arts
“Priceless”: Tassie Filmmaker on Putting Out New ‘Art’
A Tassie filmmaker’s short film recently won the Best Cinematic Craft award at the 2026 Very Short Film Festival.
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513Tas That Was
Tas That Was – The Visiting Magistrate’s House at Port Arthur
The Visiting Magistrate’s House is considered one of the most elegant historic homes at Port Arthur.
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595Arts
Crime, Punishment & Childhood
A new exhibition at Port Arthur explores the history of Point Puer, the first purpose-built juvenile prison in the British Empire.
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Tas That Was – Magnet
During the early 19th century, while the Van Diemen’s Land Company was surveying Tasmania’s north-west wilderness, an explorer named Henry Hellyer noticed...
