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All posts tagged "Tas That Was"
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3.8KTas That WasTas That Was – Salamanca Market (1979)
Salamanca Market is one of Australia’s largest outdoor markets. It began in 1972, when a group of 30 informal traders set up...
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Tas That Was – The Royal Visits to Tasmania (1954 & 1970)
In 1954 and 1970, Queen Elizabeth II visited Tasmania with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The documentary films below covered...
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Tas That Was – The Construction of the State Library (1971)
This short compilation of silent footage depicts the construction of the State Library in Hobart in 1971. * * * * Tas...
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Tas That Was – The Officers’ Quarters at Eaglehawk Neck
The Officers’ Quarters at Eaglehawk Neck (pictured above) is believed to be the oldest military building in Australia. Built in 1831, it...
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Tas That Was – Oatlands
Oatlands, located 84 km north of Hobart and 115 km south of Launceston, is one of Tasmania’s oldest settlements. Namesake Oatlands was...
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Tas That Was – The Separate Prison at Port Arthur
The Separate Prison at Port Arthur was built between 1849 and 1850. Its architecture and regime were modelled on those used at...
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Tas That Was – Pubs of the Midlands (c.1974)
This documentary film, based on G. Hawley Stancombe’s Highway in Van Diemen’s Land, tours many of the major pubs throughout the Tasmanian...
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Tas That Was – Port Arthur: Touchstone of History (1985)
Watch the documentary film below to learn about the restoration and conservation of Port Arthur during the 1980s. Many of Port Arthur’s...
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Tas That Was – A Hobart ANZAC Day Parade in the mid-1950s
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Hobart Anzac Day Age shall not weary them, nor the...
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Tas That Was – The 1967 Bushfires
On Tuesday, 7 February 1967, 110 fires swept through south-east Tasmania. Within hours, around 2,640 square kilometres (652,000 acres) of land had...
