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7.5KTas That WasTas 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 – Port Arthur: Touchstone of History (1985)
Watch the documentary film below to learn about the restoration and conservation of Port Arthur during the 1980s. Many of Port Arthur’s...
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The Crowther Diaries
Of the 330,000 Australian soldiers who fought in World War I, thousands of them kept a diary. Sir William Edward Lodewyck Hamilton...
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Loose Change: A Short Story
“The universe is always speaking to us… sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look...
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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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The Cascade Brewery: A Short History
The Cascade Brewery, located in the foothills of Mount Wellington, is the oldest brewery still in operation in Australia. At its peak...
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The Tessellated Pavement
The Tessellated Pavement is a pattern of regular rectangular saltwater pools near Eaglehawk Neck. They look man-made, but they’re actually not. They’re...
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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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Review: The Boys in the Island (1958)
The Boys in the Island, published in 1958, is the debut novel of Tasmanian author Christopher Koch. The novel tells the story...
