John Fawkner and Launceston’s Cornwall Hotel
John Fawkner, who later in life added his middle name Pascoe, advertised the opening of his newly completed boarding house in Cameron...
When Launceston became the Northern Capital!
Shortly after Lieutenant-Governor George Arthur arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in May 1824 he ordered the removal of the colony’s northern...
The watchmaker and the secret sandalwood island
When Thomas Blakesley arrived in Hobart in 1827, he was one of the few non-convict watchmakers to set up in business in Van Diemen’s...
When Launceston-made tennis racquets ruled the world!
There was a time when the Cressy brand tennis racquet, made in Launceston at a factory in Newstead, was the first choice of local and...