Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Tas That Was"
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266Tas That WasTas That Was – Lufra Hotel
The Lufra Hotel is one of Tasmania’s most historic coastal hotels, overlooking Pirates Bay at Eaglehawk Neck on the Tasman Peninsula. It...
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Tas That Was – Humphreys Rivulet
Humphreys Rivulet is less well known than the Hobart Rivulet, but it has played an important role in the history and development...
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John Coverdale – A Biography
John Coverdale, the last commandant of Port Arthur, held various other roles across his 50-year career.
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Tas That Was – Penny Royal, Launceston
The Gatenby family arrived in Van Diemen’s Land as free settlers in 1823 and purchased land near what was at the time...
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Tas That Was – Wybalenna
Wybalenna is one of the most tragic Aboriginal sites in Australian history.
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Tas That Was – Treasury Complex
Hobart’s Treasury complex is arguably Tasmania’s most important surviving government precinct.
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Tas That Was – Highfield
In 1824, a group of British merchants, politicians, and businessmen established the Van Diemen’s Company to profit from the colony’s wool industry....
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Tas That Was – East Pillinger
East Pillinger was a short-lived industrial settlement born from the 19th-century mining frenzy in the Mount Lyell region.
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Tas That Was – The Visiting Magistrate’s House at Port Arthur
The Visiting Magistrate’s House is considered one of the most elegant historic homes at Port Arthur.
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Crime, Punishment & Childhood
A new exhibition at Port Arthur explores the history of Point Puer, the first purpose-built juvenile prison in the British Empire.
