Tasmanian Times
History
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341New Research: Thylacine Might Have Survived until 1980s
Media release – University of Tasmania, 27 March 2023 New study reveals that the Tasmanian tiger might have survived to 1980s or...
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2 New Registrations Contributing to Diversity of Tasmanian Heritage Register
Media release – Tasmanian Heritage Council, 15 March 2023 Two new registrations contributing to the diversity of the Tasmanian Heritage Register The...
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Franklin Protesters Would be Jailed Today
40 years ago, protesters were celebrated for saving the Franklin River. Today they could be jailed for months The 1982 campaign to stop...
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‘Caution Burglars – A Man Shot’
‘CAUTION BURGLARS – A MAN SHOT!’ A grain robbery on Old Wharf, Hobart, 1845 by Terry Newman In April 1845 two men,...
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Thomas Bock’s Notes on Photography
Thomas Bock’s notes on photography, including Talbot’s calotype process and daguerreotype manipulations, have recently been digitised by Libraries Tasmania. Thomas Bock (1790-1855), artist...
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Geology, Landscape and European Settlement of Hobart
Webinar – The Royal Society of Tasmania & the Tasmanian Division of the Geological Society of Australia, 15 May 2022 Geology, Landscape...
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208Why Van Diemen’s Land Never Had Commons
Research Article – Imogen Wegman, 3 May 2022 Anything but common: why Van Diemen’s Land never had commons ABSTRACT It is sometimes...
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Marking 50 Years Since Flooding of Lake Pedder
Media release – Lake Pedder Restoration Inc, 14 March 2022 Commemorating 50 years since Lake Pedder’s flooding “Today is one day closer...
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An International Woman: Emily Dobson (nee Lempriere)
by Jess Walters, archivist for the State Library and Archive Service Community Archives recently purchased a studio portrait of Emily Dobson (nee...
