Tasmanian Times
Sport
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1.5K7 Days, 8 Friends, 140km. 1 Rainforest
A fashion editor, a paratrooper, a model, an electrician, a permaculturalist, a translator, a youth worker and a soil conservationist. All brought...
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Farewell to former Mercury journalist David Stockdale, who has died at age 66
IT says something about his status as a local legend that former Mercury journalist David Stockdale was simply known as “Stockers”, even...
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Tourism v Racing: You be the Judge
The release this week of a report into the economic contribution of the Tasmanian racing industry ( Read for yourself, here )...
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‘Lonners’ leaves a legacy
He wasn’t so much a victim of racing as a champion of its cause. His eyes always lit up when he talked...
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The Race That Stops The Nation – A Poem for All Australians
Archer* wins the first Melbourne Cup, 1861. Copies are held in the State Library of NSW and the National Library of Australia....
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Grassroots footy continues to suffer …
Tamar Cats Footy Club support needed: Local Clubs Support Local Communities The Tasmanian Greens today have reiterated their support for grass roots...
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Why I no longer support the Blues
An Open Letter to the Carlton Football Club When I was 4 years-old I figured it was time to pick an Aussie...
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Keith Dunstan and his place in the Australian sun
In time to avoid the grand final frenzy he famously deplored, Australia loses one of its great journalists, writers and voices —...
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Drop the divisive national anthems from the Grand Final introductions
Michael Mansell has called for the AFL and NRL to drop the divisive national anthems from the grand final introductions. “The AFL”,...
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Essendon besieged
The hounds have been baying at Essendon for months but it is still a surprise to see the confidence with which sports...
