Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "history"
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3.8KArticleJohn Watt Beattie, Tas Landscape Photography Pioneer
John Watt Beattie was a pioneering Tasmanian photographer. He captured images of many places around the island more than a century before...
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Tas That Was – Learning the Piano
By Clive Stott I attended the Burnie Infant/Primary School when I was a kid during the mid-1950s. I was forced to learn...
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Ballawinne Festival at Port Cygnet
The Ballawinne Festival Cultural Day took place on Monday, in Port Cygnet, hosted by the South-East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation (SETAC). (See earlier article...
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The Proud and the Punished: Female Convict History Dramatised
The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site launched a new dramatised tour on Thursday 9th January. Called The Proud and The Punished, it...
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Callum’s Port Arthur Video Diary
I stayed overnight at Port Arthur between 27th and 28th December last year. Above is my video diary from those two days....
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Coal: Life or Black Death?
Editor’s Introduction Coal has had a significant history in Tasmania since the early days of European colonisation. The race to find, mine,...
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1.6KArticleA 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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Poet’s Corner – Lindisfern Bay
Lindisfern Bay This poem was first published by Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser on Friday, 17th June 1825. The...
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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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1.5KPoetry & Short StoriesPoet’s Corner – Cork with a Sail
Poet’s Corner is a quaint and quirky section of The Tasmanian Times. It has been designed to offer a haven to those...
