American farmer and poet Wendell Berry said of the first Europeans in North America that they came with vision, but not with sight. They came with vision of former places but not the sight to see what ...

The University of Cambridge’s collection of thylacines, sent from Morton Allport in 1869 and 1871, represent the UK’s biggest collection of this species known to originate from a single person. A ...

A Hobart-based solicitor built his reputation as "the foremost scientist in the colony" in the mid-1800s, despite limited contributions to scientific knowledge. Morton Allport achieved his status by ...

Tasmanians have yet to engage fully with the unspeakable in their history. Nina Matthews Photography Is Tasmania at a tipping point? Over the next two weeks The Conversation, in conjunction with ...

The battle for Teddy Sheean to receive Australia’s most prestigious war honour has become the newest addition to Tasmania’s rich Victoria Cross legacy. University of Tasmania History professor Stefan ...

Australia is a beautifully wild and rugged place to visit with history and culture that people might not expect. Jeff Adam from Down Under Answers sat down to discuss a trip to Tasmania, Australia ...