Tasmanian Times
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1.1KLaunched! Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival
Wonderful launch last night … of the 2016 Stranger With My Face Horror Film Fesitval. Wonderful short, sharp films … You can...
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Nero fiddled. Basslink fried …
*Pic: The Basslink route from the Basslink website, http://www.basslink.com.au/basslink-interconnector/maps/ Nero fiddled while Rome burned. In Tasmania Parliament has fiddled while Basslink has...
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Launched! Wanted …
*Pic: Garry Stannus of Joan and Buck at Petrarch’s Bookshop, Launceston earlier this week … This is a fascinating work for which...
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Port Arthur archaeological dig uncovers prisoner tokens for gambling
THE first physical evidence of illicit gambling by convicts has been uncovered at the Port Arthur Historic Site. The World Heritage Listed...
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What an absolute ripper of a book!x Tennis …
MONDAY January 18 … • SMH: Match fixing in tennis: The various ways to fix a match The fix is in: Tennis...
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The memories …
It was some time in the early 70s (can’t remember precisely as things were rather vague back then …) Our dealer in...
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Party … Animals!x
*Pic: Santa on head by Steph, Montgomerys Hotel, 2006 We’re slowing down early for Chrissy/New Year this year … we’ll still be...
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Memories …
It was the early 80’s and the Muffins – on a return to Brit – scored a freebie to the West End...
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Winners of the Premier’s Literary Prizes …
ABC pic of Richard Flanagan delivering his Booker-winning speech This year’s Premier’s Literary Prize winners once again demonstrate the strength, diversity and...
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You get what you pay for: Aussies unwilling to cough up for good journalism online
*Pic: Photograph: Iain Masterton/Alamy Mastheads will either go broke or be forced to turn to things like content marketing or “native advertising”...
