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1.6KA Moving Picture – Tas That Was
A Moving Picture – Transport A half-century ago this is how we got around! Maybe for some of you it feels like...
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2.7KHydro Heritage Hung Out To Dry
THE NEGLECT OF A Hydro HERITAGE ICON On the eastern side of the Waratah township you will discover the sign above. The question...
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Tas That Was – the Fertiliser Factory at Shag Bay
Tas That Was is a monthly column that will include anecdotes of life in Tasmania in the past, as well as historical...
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3.7KReviewed! The Water Diviner
Review: The Water Diviner (2014) The Water Diviner was released in 2014. It stars Russell Crowe (who also directed the film), Olga...
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1.3KWhy archaeology is so much more than just digging
It’s our experience that most people think archaeology mainly means digging in the dirt. Admit to strangers that you are of the...
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1.1KThe Great Betrayal
Hello everyone, I wish you all a very happy and more peaceful New Year. Please consider buying and donating to a library...
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Wauba Debar, Indigenous Tasmanian Swimmer who Saved her Captors
Though her brave acts were acknowledged after her death, the grave of Wauba Debar was later robbed in the name of ‘science’. Tirin/Wikimedia,...
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Baptised in Blood
There are stories strewn throughout history that very few people have heard of before. One of these is the story of Port...
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A fact’s a fact . . . now give it back!
Rob de Fegely, Chair, and Steve Whiteley, CEO, of Sustainable Timber Tasmania (STT) have never looked so happy. In the recent 2018...
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Free books to giveaway …
Tasmanian Times has three children’s books to give away … Wisp, A story of Hope. (by Zana Fraillon and Grahame Baker-Smith). All readers...
