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8:32 AM AEDT | VICTORIA was the source of smoke that shrouded widespread areas of Northern Tasmania yesterday.
1:00 AM AEDT | WHILE not quite the same as in his homeland, one Irish expat yesterday said Tasmania threw a pretty good St Patrick's Day.
Bishopsbourne's Paul Carlisle, 19, moved from Northern Ireland to
17 Mar 10 | You would think that owning and running a hairdressing salon would be enough to keep a person busy, but it wasn't enough for 29-year-old Rebecca Knott.
She and salon manager Jessie Adams, 21,
17 Mar 10 | When it comes to history about Launceston's grand architecture and streets, Robyn Jones is like a walking encyclopedia.
Mrs Jones and her husband Trevor run their business 1842, from the o
17 Mar 10 | Worth $30,000, the Glover Prize is the richest landscape painting prize in Australia and is held annually at Evandale. Artists must depict a Tasmanian landscape and their picture must not have been ex
17 Mar 10 | The COLLECT Art Purchase Scheme is simply a wonderful opportunity for people who love art and couldn't normally afford to buy it.
It is an interest-free loan scheme from the State Government o
17 Mar 10 | Artist Robyn McKinnon spoke to reporter COREY MARTIN about the love she has for her work. In every one of us there is a creative streak, but Launceston artist Robyn McKinnon's has flourished.
17 Mar 10 | WITH electioneering drawing to a close I thought we should look back on our history, and reflect on how far we have come.
In London, our then Agent-General the Honourable Sir Phillip Oakley Fysh g
17 Mar 10 | PROMISES and policies are often a determining factor for voters come election day - both state and federal.
This is something that has not changed throughout the years.
But what has change
17 Mar 10 | STORIES of Tasmania's flora and fauna, its geographic features and the potential risk of foxes in the state are being told through two children's books released recently by Evandale author Lyn
17 Mar 10 | MICHAEL McWilliams will be among more than 50 Tasmanian artists showcasing their talent at the Connections Art Exhibition, which opens on Friday.
17 Mar 10 | GRANT Collins will be the first Tasmanian to represent Australia at the "florist Olympics" when he leaves for China today.
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17 Mar 10 | MILAN, Italy - Italian fashion house Prada yesterday dismissed allegations by its former top retail manager in Japan that it had harassed her and asked her to fire "old, fat and ugly" managers.
"F
17 Mar 10 | Bubonic plague
ALL doubt as to the existence of the bubonic plague in Sydney are now set to rest, as nearly all the people attacked in that city have died and we now find that rats have become
16 Mar 10 | EXPRESSIONS of Interest is the quirky theme and title of Lighthouse Regional Arts' second annual art exhibition.
George Town municipality residents are invited to create something that sho
16 Mar 10 | UKULELE enthusiasts from across Northern Tasmania converged on Deloraine Primary School last week for Bosko and Honey's 20,000-kilometre Ukulele Safari.
Thirty ukulele players from Launceston,
16 Mar 10 | LOS ANGELES - Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps in the long-running television series Mission: Impossible, died yesterday.
Graves died of an
16 Mar 10 | SYDNEY - The Cleo Bachelor of the Year competition has turned its back on NRL players, with a move towards foodies, musos and creative men.
It's believed to be the first time in the magazine c
16 Mar 10 | DESIGN work will soon begin on a building to replace Devonport's current art storage facility, which is so inadequate the city's unique collection could be damaged.
The Devonport City Coun
16 Mar 10 | THEO Duff, of East Launceston, was one excited toddler yesterday, when the Launceston Rotary Duck Race was launched for the 17th year.
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