Tasmania

The Tasmanian tiger lives on

The Tasmanian tiger lives on

Share  Thylacine researcher Col Bailey is convinced the Tasmanian Tiger still exists out in the remote Tasmanian wilds — because, in 1995, he says he saw one with his own eyes. The thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger “Due to the similarly...

 

Charred hearts and incinerated souls

Charred hearts and incinerated souls

Shareby contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence Today is the 3rd anniversary of the apocalyptic Victorian bushfires — as well the 45th of a similar tragedy that befell Tasmania in 1967. Contributing editor-at large Tess Lawrence was touched...

 

The sad cherub of Susannah

The sad cherub of Susannah

Share“Winged cherubs are often found on gravestones for babies from the early colonial period in Tasmania. This tradition may have drifted over the years, as in 1855 the symbol is found on the gravestone of a teenage girl in Rokeby,...

 

Tasmanians rally to save the Mercury

Tasmanians rally to save the Mercury

ShareTension is rising in Hobart at News Limited plans to export Tasmanian sub-editing jobs to Melbourne and edit the state’s major newspaper interstate. Hobart Alderman Damon Thomas reports. TASMANIA has an enviable reputation for quality...

 
 
 
 

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