Heritage Archives - The Tasmanian Tuxedo

#103 Iakapawa Palawa Ngini

Nov 9, 2024 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People

Looking to the Old People.

#96 Discovering untold secrets

Feb 23, 2022 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage

The history of Willow Court is complex, controversial and stained with melancholy.

#92 Bowman’s General Store – Celebrating 100 years

Nov 4, 2021 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People

Bowman’s General Store began serving the Flinders Island community in 1921.

#83 Behind the medals

Apr 22, 2021 | All Stories, Heritage, People

An ordinary Tasmanian: Gordon Henry Watts, 1895-1983.

#80 Hydro: The next generation

Feb 25, 2021 | All Stories, Heritage, People

CEO Ange Albertini is the man responsible for keeping Tassie’s lights on.

#79 Frank’s Cider

Feb 11, 2021 | All Stories, Heritage, People, Taste

To this day the Clark family continue to care for the very first pear tree ever planted in the Huon Valley.

#73 Port Arthur

Nov 8, 2020 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage

Where silence and loneliness melded together to crush the human spirit, sometimes chasing it into a dark realm of madness. A photographic essay.

#71 Luxurious Lenna

Oct 28, 2020 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People, Stay

A waterside window into Hobart’s past.

#66 The booksellers baton

Jul 4, 2020 | All Stories, Create, Culture, Heritage, People

Celebrating 100 years of Fullers Bookshop with owner Clive Tilsley.

#59 Sea Soul Studio

Dec 14, 2019 | All Stories, Create, Heritage, Home, People

She lived in an old cottage by the sea…

#55 A stitch in time

Nov 16, 2019 | All Stories, Create, Heritage, People

Sitting behind Nostalgia Tasmania is Adrienne Charles. Over 20 thousand cross stitch kits later, she’s an expert in Tassie history.

#53 The great divide

Oct 27, 2019 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage

A look at Tassie’s infamous north-south rivalry.

#47 Who was Jimmy Possum?

Aug 17, 2019 | All Stories, Create, Culture, Heritage, People

The folklore, fiction and fact behind a unique moment in Tasmanian design history.

#44 Lumière Lodge

Jul 28, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage, People, Stay

Lose yourself in the history and mystery of old Hobart Town. Lumière Lodge is open for business.

#41 The Ship Inn Stanley

Jul 4, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage, Home, People, Stay

A labour of love has uncovered seafaring secrets in historic Stanley. Peek inside this intriguing guest house nestled perfectly between The Nut and the windswept bay beyond.

#36 Where old and new collide

Jun 1, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage, Stay

A stately country residence shaped with convict labour. Uncover the rebirth of Prospect House.

#34 The lost huts of kunanyi/Mount Wellington

May 18, 2019 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People, Wild

Discover the unknown with local historian Maria Grist.

#32 Bridges of a bygone era

May 4, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage

Tasmania is home to three of the four oldest bridges in Australia. They’re all still in working order too.

#31 Sandstone secrets

Apr 27, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage, Home, People, Stay

A labour of love in the heart of the Southern Midlands. Book yourself in for a stay at historic Raffah House.

#30 Tasmania’s Surf Safari

Apr 19, 2019 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People

Celebrating 50 years of an iconic Tasmanian endurance event – The Mercury Surf Safari.

#27 Clarendon House

Apr 4, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage

Welcome to one of Australia’s grandest rural colonial estates. Come exploring on the banks of the South Esk River.

#25 palawa kipli

Mar 21, 2019 | All Stories, Culture, Heritage, People, Taste

Hungry for culture? This fresh new player in the Hobart food scene is celebrating Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and sustainable living principles.

#23 The Nayri Niara Good Spirit Festival

Mar 6, 2019 | All Stories, Create, Culture, Heritage, People, Wellbeing

Delve into the story behind this special festival on Bruny Island. Founder Ruth Langford shares her unique perspective of Nayri Niara.

Controversy has surrounded the Church of St. John the Baptist in Buckland for well over a century. Did you know its crowning glory – the magnificent stained glass east window – has an intriguing link to William the Conqueror?

#14 A room with a view

Jan 8, 2019 | All Stories, Heritage, Wild

kunanyi/Mount Wellington almost wraps itself around the harbourside city of Hobart. Come on a trip to the pinnacle.

#10 You’ve (no longer) got mail

Dec 11, 2018 | All Stories, Heritage, People, Taste

A grand old Hobart dame that once housed the New Town Post Office has been given a new lease of life as a cool urban fringe café.

#2 The tale of Twamley

Nov 15, 2018 | All Stories, Heritage, People, Stay

A stately family residence built on generations of sheep grazing and tiger tales. Explore this hidden gem in the heart of bushranger country in southern Tasmania.