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  2. Bicheno

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/B/Bicheno.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Bicheno. Undated postcard of Bicheno (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). Bicheno was named after the Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land, James Ebenezer Bicheno. About 1803, sealers and whalers used Waub's Boat Harbour, as Bicheno was known, for shelter.

  3. Kempton

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/K/Kempton.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Kempton. Green Ponds in 1841: small, but a major stopping-place on the Main Road (ALMFA, SLT). Kempton was originally home to the Big River tribe of Aboriginal people, who retreated from their land when European settlers arrived in the 1820s. The

  4. Latrobe

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Latrobe.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Latrobe. Undated postcard of Latrobe's Memorial Post Office Reserve (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). Latrobe commenced in 1836 as a farming district. During 1858 a bridge, brewery and public house were established to cater for the needs of local sawyers,

  5. Penguin

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/P/Penguin.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Penguin. Penguin in the 1880s (ALMFA, SLT). Penguin was not settled until 1860, as travel along the coast between the Leven and Blythe rivers was nearly impossible due to dense bush, and there was no sizable river mouth for safe anchorage. Land

  6. Railton

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/Railton.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Railton. The road into Railton, 1900 (AOT, PH30/1/3355). Railton, 25 kilometres from Devonport, was first known as Redwater Creek. Its present name originated when the Mersey-to-Deloraine tramway line went through the town in the 1860s. When this

  7. Stanley

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Stanley.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Stanley. Stanley and The Nut in 1870 (AOT, PH30/1/468). Stanley's site was chosen by the Van Diemen's Land Company for the first European settlement in the north-west, because it was the only one with the necessary sheltered deepwater anchorage and

  8. Strahan

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Strahan.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Strahan. Undated postcard of Strahan (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). Strahan, situated near the entrance to Macquarie Harbour, was founded in 1880 and largely established by Frederick Henry, owner of the historic homestead Orminston. It developed as a

  9. Swansea

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Swansea.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Swansea. Undated postcard of Swansea (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). The first Tasmanians came regularly to Swansea, drawn by the mild winters. Tasman, French explorers, and sealers and whalers also came, and The Fisheries at Coles Bay was once a whaling

  10. Wapping

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/W/Wapping.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Wapping. Wapping scene, 1900 (AOT, NS1013/1/305). Wapping was the unofficial name for a closely-settled working class district alongside Hobart's first wharf. Like its London namesake by the Thames, it was a low-lying, flood-prone district dominated

  11. Wynyard

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/W/Wynyard.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Wynyard. Undated postcard of Wynyard (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). Three ex-convict Alexander brothers established a settlement, Alexandria, on the west, or Table Cape, side of the Inglis River in the 1850s. They bought large areas of farmland on Table

  12. Calvert Family

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Calvert.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Calvert Family. Undated label for a case of Calvert pears (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). Free settler William Calvert arrived in 1832, and in 1851 he and his wife Hannah bought land at South Arm. The family prospered, receiving top prices for apples and

  13. Webster Limited

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/W/Webster.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Webster Limited. AG Webster and Son's office in Hobart, 1910 (AOT, PH30/1/2447). Webster Limited began in 1831, when Charles Smith opened a wool and grain store in Hobart. His nephew Alexander George Webster joined the firm in 1850, and took over

  14. Seventh-day Adventist Church

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Seventh.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Seventh-day Adventist Church was established in Tasmania in 1888. The denomination originated in Michigan, USA in 1863, and in 1885 a group travelled to Australia and began preaching in Melbourne. After a church

  15. Fossils

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/F/Fossils.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Fossils. The Fossil Cliffs at Maria Island, 1920 (AOT, PH30/1/2784). Tasmania has rocks of most ages during which obvious life existed and they tell the age of the rocks, of the environment in which they formed, how modern life evolved, and of

  16. Comalco

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Comalco.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Comalco. The Governor, Lord Rowallan, at the Comalco plant in 1960 (AOT, PH30/1/3569). The first aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere was built at Bell Bay near George Town and commenced production in 1955. The impetus was the need for a

  17. Tioxide

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/T/Tioxide.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Tioxide. The Titan Mill in 1960 (AOT, PH30/1/9049). Australian Titan Products Pty Ltd (the name changed to Tioxide Australia in 1972), a wholly owned subsidiary of British Titan Products Limited England, commenced operation in 1949 at Heybridge near

  18. Poverty

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/P/Poverty.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Poverty. Photograph entitled 'Poor old Jimmy asking for 3d', Elwick Racecourse, 1920 (AOT, PH30/1/3633). There have always been those who have been in want, or lacking the means of reasonable subsistence. Poverty, however, is always relative and in

  19. Rostrum

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/Rostrum.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Rostrum. Rostrum was founded in England in 1923 by journalist Sidney Wicks. The first Australian club was inaugurated in Sydney in 1930, and Rostrum was established in Tasmania in 1947. Clubs flourished in many parts of the state, with ten currently

  20. Shelter

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/S/Shelter.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Shelter. The Tasmanian Aborigines used rock shelters from the earliest times, but left little trace of their structures; only on the inclement southern and south-western coasts were semipermanent buildings erected, with a framework of hoops, an

  21. Archery

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/A/Archery.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Archery. Archery appeared formally in Tasmania in 1857 as a woman's sport, with clubs formed in Hobart, Launceston and the north-west. It fell from popularity in favour of tennis, but in the 1890s the New Town club was formed, with members competing

  22. Cartela

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Cartela.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Cartela. Cartela, c 1914 (W. L. Crowther Library, SLT). Cartela (Aboriginal for 'bull seal') was the last and largest river steamer built in Hobart primarily for passenger service. The 194-ton gross, 37-metre vessel was completed by Purdon and

  23. 2023 Examiner advice

    https://www.utas.edu.au/australian-music-examinations-board/ameb-news-and-events/ameb/2023-examiner-advice
    1 May 2024 2023 Examiner advice. What can you do to best prepare for your exam? Hear about these common mistakes to avoid. We asked our Examiners about some of the common "errors" in exams. These are their observations from throughout 2023, and include some

  24. 2021 Examiner Advice

    https://www.utas.edu.au/australian-music-examinations-board/ameb-news-and-events/ameb/2021-examiner-advice
    1 May 2024 2021 Examiner Advice. Advice from the source! Here are some pro tips and observations from our Examiners. We asked our Examiners about some of the common "errors" in exams. These are their observations from 2021, and include some great suggestions

  25. 2020 Examiner Advice

    https://www.utas.edu.au/australian-music-examinations-board/ameb-news-and-events/ameb/2020-examiner-advice
    1 May 2024 2020 Examiner Advice. Advice from the source! Here are some pro tips from our Examiners. We asked our Examiners about some of the common "errors" in exams. These are their observations from 2020, and include some great suggestions for teachers

  26. Reserve Collection - Library

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library-resources/access-borrow/borrow/how-to-request/reserve-collection
    23 Sep 2021: University of Tasmania web page
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    Timber and wood product innovation

    https://www.utas.edu.au/research/institutes-and-centres/csaw/research/timber-and-wood-product-innovation
    28 Jul 2023: Timber and wood product innovation. We research innovative timber and wood products for the timber and construction industries from Australian forest resource. Timber and wood product innovation. Robust and long-lasting timber-rich buildings and
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    Partnerships

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/governance-leadership-and-strategy/public-reporting/university-decision-making/partnerships
    4 Nov 2024: The University of Tasmania collaborates globally with diverse organisations and institutions. Our partnerships are guided by robust governance instruments.

  29. Human rights laws recommended for Tasmania

    https://www.utas.edu.au/law-reform/news-and-events/tlri-news/human-rights-laws-recommended-for-tasmania
    30 Apr 2024 Search UTAS. Search. Menu. I am a:. Popular Links. Our Research. Graduate Research. Community. Engagement. Our University. Campuses & Services. News, Events & Publications. Quick Links. Tasmania Law Reform Institute. Human rights laws recommended
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    Dairy HIGH | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture

    https://www.utas.edu.au/tia/research/research-projects/project/livestock-production/dairy-high
    1 Aug 2023: Dairy HIGH. Dairy HIGH. Project details. Status: Completed. Project team. Lead:. Dr James Hills. Funding and partners. Funding:. Dairy Australia. Dairy HIGH - (High Integrity Grass-fed Herds) focuses on sustainable and profitable growth in
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    Foundation Graduate Award

    https://www.utas.edu.au/community-and-partners/alumni/our-alumni/foundation-graduate-award2
    29 Apr 2022: Honouring the exceptional impact our alumni are having on our island and the world.

  32. Raymond Arnold

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/A/Raymond%20Arnold.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Raymond Arnold. Natural Environment and Wilderness Studies VI (2001). Raymond Edward Arnold (b 1950), printmaker, moved to Tasmania to be closer to environmental issues and the wilderness. Through direct experience and observation, his work

  33. Corrick Family

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Corrick%20family.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Corrick Family. Poster advertising the 'Marvellous Corrick Family', 1914 (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). The Corrick Family were talented vocalists, instrumentalists and entertainers from Christchurch. Albert Corrick, his wife Sarah, five of their seven

  34. Clifford Craig

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Clifford%20Craig.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Clifford Craig. Clifford Craig (1896–1986), surgeon, radiologist, collector, conservationist and author, came to Tasmania as Surgeon-Superintendent of the Launceston General Hospital in 1926. The hospital was just beginning to recover from a

  35. Robert Dowling

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/D/Robert%20Dowling.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Robert Dowling. Launceston in 1838, when Robert Dowling was a boy (AOT, PH30/1/2171). Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–86), artist, migrated from England in 1834. His father was Launceston's first Baptist minister, closely involved with reformist

  36. Literary Clubs

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Literary%20Clubs.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Literary Clubs. The Bothwell Literary Club was founded in 1834, and from then various literary clubs were formed, some formally and others casually among friends, such as the Clarke and Walker families' 'Pollies' in the 1870s, where poetry and

  37. Stephen Walker

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/W/Walker%20Stephen.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Stephen Walker. Stephen Walker OA (b 1927), sculptor and painter, was born in Melbourne and studied at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology while employed as a commercial artist. From 1948 he studied painting at the Hobart Technical College

  38. William Barnes

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/B/William%20Barnes.htm
    25 Jun 2012: William Barnes. William Barnes (1790–1848), brewer, from a brewing, innkeeping and farming family in Cheshire, emigrated to Van Diemen's Land in 1824. By May that year he had established the first brewery in northern Tasmania, at Launceston. He

  39. Philip Conolly

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Philip%20Conolly.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Philip Conolly. Hobart in 1830 (AOT, PH30/1/339A). Philip Conolly (1786–1839), pioneer Catholic priest in Van Diemen's Land, arrived in Hobart in 1821. The first permanently appointed chaplain, he served bond and free alike. Perhaps his hardest

  40. Convict Legacy

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Convict%20legacy.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Convict Legacy. William Marsden, ex-convict, photographed in 1874 (AOT, PH30/1/3230). The 75,000 convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land meant not only cheap labour, British funding and parents for later generations, but also a predominance of men

  41. Cressy Company

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Cressy%20Company.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Cressy Company. A typical Cressy property, drawn in 1855 by Emily Bowring (AOT, PH30/1/2183). The Cressy Company, or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Establishment, was a private partnership of seven members, formed in London in 1825. It was

  42. Peter Degraves

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/D/Peter%20Degraves.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Peter Degraves. Cascade Bewery, c 1885 (ALMFA, SLT). Peter Degraves (1778–1852), an engineer who had also studied architecture and the law, is best remembered as the founder of the Cascade Brewery in Hobart Town, but the pioneer industrialist was

  43. Henry Melville

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Henry%20Melville.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Henry Melville. Henry Melville (1799–1873), journalist, author and publisher, purchased the Colonial Times from Andrew Bent in 1830. He published Henry Savery's Quintus Servinton, the first Australian novel published in Australia; his Hobart Town

  44. Launceston Church Grammar School

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/L/Launceston%20CGS.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Launceston Church Grammar School. Launceston Church Grammar School in about 1860 (Launceston Church Grammar School). Launceston Church Grammar School opened on 15 June 1846 and lays claim to the longest continuous history of any school in Australia.

  45. Darrel Baldock

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/B/Darrel%20Baldock.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Darrel Baldock. Darrel John Baldock (b 1938), footballer and politician, born at Devonport, made his football debut with East Devonport at sixteen, and in 1960 became Tasmania's youngest captain. His 1962 move to the Victorian Football League was

  46. William Gibson

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/G/William%20Gibson.htm
    25 Jun 2012: William Gibson. Advertisement for Gibson's Flourmills, c 1893 (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). William Gibson (c 1822–1871), miller, commenced flourmilling in 1864 using a converted warehouse in Morrison Street, Hobart. Following his untimely death at

  47. Derwent Valley

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/D/Derwent%20Valley.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Derwent Valley. 'Derwent at New Norfolk', 1878 (ALMFSA, SLT). The Derwent Valley's first settlers arrived soon after Europeans colonised Tasmania in 1803, but the main town of New Norfolk was not established until the evacuation of Norfolk Island in

  48. Hobart Rivulet

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/H/Hobart%20Rivulet.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Hobart Rivulet. Morton Allport, 'Falls on the Hobart Town Rivulet', undated (ALMFA, SLT). The Hobart Rivulet flows from Mount Wellington, through Hobart's city centre and into the River Derwent. For centuries it was a permanent source of drinking

  49. Cameron Family

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/C/Cameron%20family.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Cameron Family. Mona Vale, Ross, 1880 (AOT, PH30/1/2966). The Cameron Family arrived in Tasmania in 1822, when Donald Cameron (1780–1857), Scottish surgeon, obtained a land grant, located at Fordon, Nile. He acquired other properties, and from

  50. Iron Founding and Metalworking Industry

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/I/Iron%20foundries.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Iron Founding and Metalworking Industry. Salisbury Foundry in the 1880s (Tasmaniana Library, SLT). The first significant iron/brass foundries and metal working facilities were established in Hobart by the partnerships of Henry Davidson (founder) and

  51. Apex Australia

    https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/A/Apex%20Australia.htm
    25 Jun 2012: Apex Australia. Apex Australia was started in 1931 in Geelong, Victoria, by Ewan Laird, Langham Proud and John Buchan. June 4,1933 saw the commencement of Tasmania's Apex life with the formation of the Launceston Apex Club, being club 9 of the
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