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2.5KBooksBook Review: Kyle Perry’s ‘The Bluffs’ (2020)
The spectacular Great Western Tiers are the backdrop for Tasmanian writer Kyle Perry's debut novel, 'The Bluffs'.
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Matthew Forster: A Short Biography
Matthew Forster was a soldier who was eventually employed as a public servant in Van Diemen’s Land.
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Amy Sherwin: A Biography
Amy Sherwin was a Tasmanian-born soprano singer. She was known as the ‘Tasmanian Nightingale’.
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The Double Seventh Festival
China’s Valentine’s Day falls on Tuesday 25 August (the seventh day of the seventh month in the Lunar Calendar). It celebrates the...
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Michael Howe: A Biography
Englishman Michael Howe had a brief and brutal bushranging career in Van Diemen's Land.
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Disabled Surfers & Artists to Benefit from Community Grants
Several Tasmanian organisations are among approximately a hundred regional organisations to benefit from this year’s Westpac Foundation Community Grants. Among this year’s...
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Lech Kula
Libraries Tasmania recognised the strong and valuable legacy of the Kula Bequest Fund during July.
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St. Virgil’s College: A Short History
Early history The Congregation of Christian Brothers arrived in Australia in 1868 and gradually established schools around the country. The Brothers came...
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James Bicheno: A Biography
James Bicheno (1785-1851) was one of the Colonial Secretaries of Van Diemen's Land.
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Book Review: Wild Nature (2020)
“Modern life is leaping on at such a pace we no longer seem to have time to see the simple things of...
