The Examiner: a story of survival over 180 years
When The Examiner was first published on Saturday, March 12, 1842, Launceston was a town of about 10,000 residents, with half the...
Why Pascall sweets came first when Cadbury's Tasmanian factory opened in 1922
THE first run of confectionery production at the new Cadbury-Fry-Pascall Ltd factory at Claremont in Tasmania in April 1922 wasn’t...
Former convict Jonathan Griffiths: Launceston seaport pioneer
Two hundred years ago an ex-convict named Jonathan Griffiths arrived in Launceston, with three of his sons, to take up 150 acres of land...
The remarkable service of Launceston's King’s Bridge
IT IS 160 years since British civic engineer William Doyne designed the bridge that spans the entrance of Cataract Gorge to provide a...
The incredible legacy of Gustav Weindorfer
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair State Reserve. The wish of pioneering...
How John West influenced the hearts, minds and souls of a city
Milton Hall, recently sold by the Baptist Union of Tasmania, is a hugely important place in the history of Launceston. John West...