THE Inveresk and York Park Precinct in Launceston, Tasmania, once Tasmania’s largest industrial site, is now the major cultural heart of the city. In April 1929, the worst flood in Tasmanian history hit the Launceston area, lasting several days. Heavy rains… Read More ›
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Tasmania’s Travellers’ Rest traded as a pub for almost a century before becoming the Red Feather Inn
THE Red Feather Inn is a heritage listed building in the main street of the historic Tasmanian township of Hadspen. Hadspen is a town on the South Esk River in the north of Tasmania, near Launceston. The inn, known as… Read More ›
Is Tasmania’s Bush Inn Australia’s oldest continuously licensed pub?
By MICK ROBERTS © AS soon as you set your eyes on Tasmania’s Bush Inn you can plainly see it’s a special pub. While it claims an important place in Australian history as the oldest continuously licensed pub, evidence has… Read More ›