The Historical Treasury
Modern Mapping – A 1958 Film Documentary
Sixty years ago, this island was mapped, measured, and photographed using skills unfamiliar to us in the electronic era →
Protecting the Shipwrecks of Tasmania
Lost at sea, and found again →
Early Recycling at Shag Bay
The story of Bonemill Bay. →
Threads of Memory: Nostalgia Tasmania
“What better way to remember a time and place and all the memories held dear?” →
The Plague of Blackberries
As the emus left, the blackberries arrived… →
Flowers of the Sky: Comets throughout history
Dirty snowballs from the far reaches of the solar system! →
From A Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (1898)
Lavishly illustrated and wildly popular, this book introduced readers of the Empire to New Zealand, mainland Australia, and Tasmania →
A Gateway to Charm – Northwest Tasmania (1955)
1955 tourism assertions: “You will begin to feel that all of your dreams of peace and contentment are at last coming true” →
Meditations on Winter Customs
Short days and long nights can be bring familiarity and meaning. →
Scorched Northwest: Tarkine on Fire
A photo-documentary following the January bushfires in the northwest of the island. →