Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Tas That Was"
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1.1KTas That WasReverend George Eastman – A Biography
Kind to convicts in life, Reverend George Eastman is said to linger in death at Port Arthur.
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Tas That Was – Lisdillon Saltworks
The Lisdillon Saltworks were among the earliest of their kind in Australia.
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Tas That Was – Elizabeth College
Hobart’s Elizabeth College started life in 1842 as a two-room school built by Holy Trinity Church. Over time, the site grew into...
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Tas That Was – First Settlers Monument
Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the First Settlers Monument during her 1954 visit to Tasmania.
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Tas That Was – Flinders Island
British navigator Tobias Furneaux sighted Flinders Island in 1773, but never landed there.
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Tas That Was – Hobart Gas Company
The Hobart Gas Company was established in 1854 under an Act of Parliament, enabling it to manufacture and distribute coal gas and...
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Tas That Was – Pontville
Pontville began in 1821, when Lachlan Macquarie selected the area as a garrison town.
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Tas That Was – Fingal
The photograph above, taken in 1899, shows Fingal, a little township in north-east Tasmania. In 1827, William Talbot, an Irishman, became the...
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Tas That Was – Tamar Estuary
The Tamar Estuary formed millions of years ago. Over time, Aboriginal groups such as the Leterrermairrener, Panninher, and Tyerrenotepanner peoples occupied the...
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Tas That Was – High Street, New Norfolk
This photograph captures New Norfolk’s High Street in 1930.
