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720An afternoon at Inveresk
Museums are generally the domain of those who love the smell of things old and musty. Imaginings of horn-rimmed spectacles, bow ties...
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Potosí: Tribute to a city and a work of art
I gaze up at Tasmanian artist Bobby-z´s tribute to the people of the mines HERE: then look past it to the conical...
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High Farce
In September 1938 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flew back to England brandishing an agreement and declaring “peace for our time”, oft...
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The Harry Holgate Book or a Wikipedia indulgence … ?
Information about former Tasmanian Premier Harry Holgate is scarce. He was born in Maitland, New South Wales in 1933 and died of...
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The Question …
In response to the questions raised by Steve Biddulph earlier on TT HERE: The Question: In an economic crash, how do we...
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Cadellllllllllllllllll !
SBS here
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First Step
Moon landing 20-21 July 1969 Through High School I had followed the Moon Race, making a scrap book that the librarian asked...
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‘The mountain that eats men alive’
Potosí, once one of the largest and richest cities in the world, has an incredible history. It is estimated that as many...
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Retired Brigadier Neil Weekes MC throws down the gauntlet
Retired Brigadier Neil Weekes, holder of the Military Cross, has come out fighting in a Call to Arms in Independent Australia. And...
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Jim’s Tasmania tarnished, says Honey
Former Premier Jim Bacon’s vision for Tasmania has been tarnished by the string of premierships since his death in 2004, his wife...
