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Tasmanian history

Photograph courtesy of Maria and John Grist.
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Australia’s Sublime Mountain

Exhibitions

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77 Salamanca Place, Battery Point TAS

The Grist kunanyi/Mt Wellington Collection
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Detail from Extended view - Recherche Bay
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The Naturalist’s Footsteps

Exhibitions

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91 Murray Street, Hobart

Nicola Dickson re-traces Labillardière's steps from the 1790's D'Entrecasteaux expedition.
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Auntie - de Havilland DH84 Dragaon, twin-engine areoplane
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Tasmanian treasures revealed in 10 objects

Stories

Tasmania’s community museums play an important role as the custodians and story tellers of our state’s unique cultural heritage. T…
Miss McCarthy and Miss Barker
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Tasmanian gothic, faces from childhoods past

Stories

Photographic portraits of children from the Robinson Collection 1920-1940
Photographic portraits of children from the Robinson Collection 1920-1940 that part of the Devonport Regional Art Gallery collecti…
Narryna, Hobart
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Narryna

Heritage

103 Hampden Road, Battery Point

An early 19th century merchant’s house.
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Image of the State Cinema Bookstore
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State Cinema Bookstore

Bookshops

373 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart

Non-fiction, travel, art, fashion, architecture and hand-selected fiction titles
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Theatre Royal, Hobart
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Inside the Theatre Royal, Hobart.

In pictures

the oldest working theatre in Australia.
Take a glimpse inside Australia's oldest working theatre.
Books
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Simon Kleinig

Writers

Delves into the human side of history
Cover collage of 'From Ashes to Ashes' by John Biggs
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John Biggs

Writers

Writer, academic, traveller
Book cover of 'Tin Mountain' by Gary Richardson
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Garry Richardson

Writers

Produces books rich in both historic detail and images
Book cover of 'Murphy's Signals Hobart Town' by Mark Risby
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Mark Risby

Writers

A writer with a passion for Tasmania's heritage and colonial ancestors
Image of books
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Tony Rayner

Writers

Writer and historian
Book cover on 'Hobart' by Peter Timms.
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Peter Timms

Writers

Author, journalist, social historian, critic
Book cover of 'Van Diemen's Land: An aboriginal history' by Ian McFarlane
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Ian McFarlane

Writers

Specialising in studies of Aboriginal people from Tasmania's north-west region
Book cover of 'Aboriginal Convicts: Australian, Khoisan and Maori Exiles' by Kristyn Harman.
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Kristyn Harman

Writers

Winner of the 2014 AHA Kay Daniels Award
Princess Theatre- Launceston, Tasmania. Image courtesy of Theatre North
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Princess Theatre

Theatre + performing arts

57 Brisbane Street, Launceston

Launceston's iconic live performance venue in the heart of the city
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The Round Earth Earth Company presenting The Ship That Never Was
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The Round Earth Company

Companies

Fun-filled family play about a true convict escape
Book cover of The Narrow Road To The Deep North by Richard Flanagan
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Richard Flanagan

Writers

Celebrated Tasmanian writer and winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize
The Round Earth Earth Company presenting The Ship That Never Was
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The Ship That Never Was

Theatre + dance

1 Sep 2014 - ongoing

12 Esplanade, Strahan

The dramatic and hilarious true story of the Great Escape from Sarah Island!
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