Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "convicts"
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533ArticleTas That Was – Valleyfield, New Norfolk
The historic Valleyfield property in New Norfolk has changed hands several times since it was established in 1813.
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Tasmanian Historian/Author Chronicling Latrobe’s Past in New Book
Tasmanian historian and author Dane McCormack has begun working on a book about the history of Latrobe, the town in which he...
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Tas That Was – Sorell
Sorell once spent an entire night under the control of bushrangers.
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‘Unshackled’ Convict Exhibition at TMAG
Media release – Monash University, 28 May 2024 Union members invited to experience convict ancestry in free Unions Members Day at Unshackled...
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Milan Milojevic – ‘Return Of The Great White Hunter’
Announcement – Despard Gallery, 23 May 2024 Milan Milojevic – ‘Return Of The Great White Hunter’ Despard Gallery is proud to announce...
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John Stephen Hampton – A Biography
John Stephen Hampton oversaw all the convicts in Van Diemen’s Land from 1846 to 1855. He later became the Governor of Western...
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‘Unshackled’ – A Review
A new exhibition, ‘Unshackled’, opened last week at TMAG.
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Tas That Was – Penitentiary Chapel
On the corner of Brisbane and Campbell Streets in Hobart stands a building that once formed part of the gaol that preceded...
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Book Review – ‘Exiled to Exalted’ (2023)
Callum J. Jones reviews ‘Exiled to Exalted’, which takes readers on a personal voyage through history and memory.
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Book Review – ‘The Low Road’ (2023)
Callum J. Jones reviews Katherine Quarmby’s debut novel, ‘The Low Road’, which blends history, emotion, and bravery together in a compelling story.
