chestas
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Tasmanian...wow, nearly 4 years here. I'll be a local if I stay another 20 years 😄. Prefer animals to people, and games over anything serious. Tasmanian Chess Champion 2023/24 and 2026
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In Campbell Town, central Tasmania, they have a statue of Elizabeth Furlong. She was part of a farming dynasty that helped introduce Merino sheep to Australia.
I like the way the town commemorate socio economic achievement rather than politico military like so many do.
And it's good that the woman of the family gets recognition rather than being erased and eclipsed by her male relatives.
#Tasmania #lutruwita #Australia #Statue #Equality #Womensrights
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After 100 years of copper mining, parts of Tasmania’s King River are "biologically dead." Globally, legacy mine waste has exposed 23 million people to toxic metals. As the demand for minerals for EVs and AI surges, these rivers serve as a stark warning: the cost of mining lasts centuries.
Stefan Lovgren reports for #Mongabay.
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#Mining #Tasmania
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Tim Richards
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[Bluesky users: please follow @ap.brid.gy so I can read your replies.] Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel expert, current books on sale include Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys: World. I also have a novel out in ebook form, Mind the Gap. See my published writing at iwriter.com.au, and become a patron of my Patreon at patreon.com/timrichards.
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Tim Richards
@timrichards@aus.social
[Bluesky users: please follow @ap.brid.gy so I can read your replies.] Travel writer living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne, Australia. Rail travel expert, current books on sale include Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys: World. I also have a novel out in ebook form, Mind the Gap. See my published writing at iwriter.com.au, and become a patron of my Patreon at patreon.com/timrichards.
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Mar 28, 2026
I've just discovered that today is the last day that The Age newspaper will be printed and available for sale in Tasmania.
That's a pity, I remember being able to pick up The Age while travelling in Tassie. I still get the print editions of the weekend Age delivered in Melbourne, as an add-on to my digital subscription.
Anyway, I'm pleased to have had one of my articles in the final Tassie edition, in the Traveller section of the Sunday Age today.
#Newspaper #Tasmania
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/nine-newspaper-no-longer-printed-in-tasmania/106375940
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