Foundations of Eskleigh
In 1867 pastoralist William Gibson of Native Point, near Perth, bought the property Scone, just across the South Esk River, from David...
Launceston’s first watchmaker
An advertisement appeared in the Launceston Advertiser in March 1830 announcing that “M. Phillips, Watchmaker”, was setting up business...
The sailing farmer of Woolmers
The fourth Thomas Archer of the farming property Woolmers at Longford was a member of the Tamar Yacht Club for more than 50 years. Thomas...
Home of Peace, the Eskleigh Story
A history of Tasmania’s first disability service provider, the Eskleigh Foundation, was launched yesterday as part of the community owned...
The man who named the Tamar Yacht Club
The honour of naming the original Tamar Yacht Club in Launceston can almost certainly be laid at the feet of William Lushington Goodwin....
The man who built the Waverley Woollen Mills
Peter Bulman, the man who established Waverley Woollen Mills, was the pioneer of Launceston’s textile industry. This article is an...