Tasmanian Times
All posts tagged "Tasmania"
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4.0KVisual ArtsThe 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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Michael Howe: A Biography
Englishman Michael Howe had a brief and brutal bushranging career in Van Diemen's Land.
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1.3KStatements
Paid Pandemic Leave for Tasmanians
Media release – Peter Gutwein, Premier, 7 August 2020 Paid pandemic leave for Tasmanians Our number one priority through the coronavirus pandemic...
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1.9KPerforming Arts
Disabled Surfers & Artists to Benefit from Community Grants
Several Tasmanian organisations are among approximately a hundred regional organisations to benefit from this year’s Westpac Foundation Community Grants. Among this year’s...
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Wild Weather
A roundup of statements, advice and forecasts regarding Tasmania's wild weather.
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2.6KPoetry & Short Stories
David Hume – A Spit Of A Village
A Dream Washed Up She rests, like a hundred others, ignored and forgot. Tricycle cradled, blackberry wreathed and thistle jewelled, her complexion...
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Lech Kula
Libraries Tasmania recognised the strong and valuable legacy of the Kula Bequest Fund during July.
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St. Virgil’s College: A Short History
Early history The Congregation of Christian Brothers arrived in Australia in 1868 and gradually established schools around the country. The Brothers came...
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James Bicheno: A Biography
James Bicheno (1785-1851) was one of the Colonial Secretaries of Van Diemen's Land.
