History Archives - Tasmanian Times

Olympian Anzac Stories from the Western Front

Media release – Mat McLachlan, 13 August 2024 Olympian Anzac stories from French and Belgium battlefields of the Western Front Just 90...

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Mac Pt Goods Shed Confirmed on Heritage List

Media release – Tasmanian Heritage Council (THC), 17 April 2024 Hobart Railway Goods Shed Permanent Listing on Tasmanian Heritage Register The Tasmanian...

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How Colonial Violence in Tasmania Helped Build Scientists’ Reputations & Prestigious Museum Collections

Readers are advised this article contains the names of Aboriginal people who have died, and mentions attempted genocide, violence towards and offensive...

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Heritage Council Approves Crowther Statue Removal

Media release – Tasmanian Heritage Council, 16 August 2023 CROWTHER STATUE DECISION Today, the Tasmanian Heritage Council met to consider the City...

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‘A Pardoned Convict Slave Trader Among My Ancestors…’

Friday essay: we knew we were Bundjalung – but I was shocked to discover a pardoned convict slave trader among my ancestors We’re...

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Hunter Westbrook to be Sentry at Villers-Bretonneux

Media release – Department of Defence, 24 April 2023 Cousin’s Visit Ends in Tragedy As she takes part in Anzac Day commemorations...

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New 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...