Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "history"
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113ArticleTas That Was – Maria Island’s Coffee Palace
Maria Island’s Coffee Palace once fed visitors and is now a museum.
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Tas That Was – Kempton (1900)
This photograph of Kempton was taken in 1900.
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Why Two Heads?
Tasmania’s two-head joke likely began with neck swellings.
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Tas That Was – Glenorchy (1970s)
This photograph of Glenorchy was taken in the 1970s.
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470Article
Haughton Forrest – A Biography
Forrest’s work is so highly detailed and precise that it looks incredibly realistic.
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Global Focus on Tasmania’s Historic Willow Court
Willow Court Heritage Site Inc (WCHSI) has recently been accepted as a member organisation of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience....
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Tas That Was – The John Bowen Monument
The photograph above, captured on 22 February 1904, shows the unveiling of the monument commemorating the landing of British Royal Navy officer...
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Tas That Was – Roads on kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Pinnacle Road cost approximately £26,000 (over $2 million today) to build.
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Tas That Was – Eaglehawk Neck
In the nineteenth century, Eaglehawk Neck served as a formidable barrier to convicts who escaped from Port Arthur.
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Book Review – A Little History of the Australian Labor Party (2024)
Callum J. Jones reviews a new book about the Australian Labor Party.
