Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Tasmania"
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1.8KPoetry & Short StoriesPoet’s Corner – ‘Spring in Tasmania’
This poem was first published by The Australasian on Saturday 13 November 1926. It was written by E. Eynsford Moore. ‘Spring in...
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4.4KTas That Was
William Buelow Gould: A Biography
Gould, a convict artist, produced important natural history works during a productive career
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2.5KBooks
Book Review: Kyle Perry’s ‘The Bluffs’ (2020)
The spectacular Great Western Tiers are the backdrop for Tasmanian writer Kyle Perry's debut novel, 'The Bluffs'.
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3.4KTas That Was
Matthew Forster: A Short Biography
Matthew Forster was a soldier who was eventually employed as a public servant in Van Diemen’s Land.
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5.4KArts
Amy Sherwin: A Biography
Amy Sherwin was a Tasmanian-born soprano singer. She was known as the ‘Tasmanian Nightingale’.
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5.6KPolitics
A New State Flag for Tasmania: Daniel Sobkowski design
We have a new entry in our competition for a new Tasmanian state flag.
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1.9KPoetry & Short Stories
Poet’s Corner – ‘A Drinking Song’
This poem was first published by Van Diemen’s Land Temperance Herald in July 1846. ‘A Drinking Song’ By Mrs. Sigourney Drink, friends,...
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4.0KVisual Arts
The Double Seventh Festival
China’s Valentine’s Day falls on Tuesday 25 August (the seventh day of the seventh month in the Lunar Calendar). It celebrates the...
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1.9KPoetry & Short Stories
Poet’s Corner – ‘To Amy Sherwin’
This poem is about ‘Tasmanian Nightingale’ Amy Sherwin, a famed soprano singer of the late 1800s. Although born in Huonville and launching...
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5.8KTas That Was
Michael Howe: A Biography
Englishman Michael Howe had a brief and brutal bushranging career in Van Diemen's Land.
