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Bridges Across the Mersey: Victoria Bridge
On the 18th of May 1870, a public meeting was held to discuss how best to persuade the Government to erect a bridge over either
The Britomart – Victim of Foul Play?
A 243 ton barque, the Britomart was built in H.M. Dockyard in Hobart in 1808. On the 15th of December 1839 she sailed from Melbourne
The Torquay Swimming Baths
On Saturday the 11th of February 1888, a special meeting was held by shareholders of the Torquay Bathing Company, a company which had been created
Mining on the West Coast: 1912 Mt Lyell Disaster
The Mount Lyell Disaster of 1912 On the 12th of October 1912, a fire broke out in North Mount Lyell mine. One hundred and seventy
Mining on the West Coast
In 1883, the first pegging of the Mount Lyell fields took place when three gold diggers staked a 50-acre claim in what is now known
Malunnah
William Aikenhead was born in Launceston in 1842. As a young man he worked for an insurance company, before joining the Examiner newspaper where his
