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Launceston Aldermen
While most local government councils in Australia are presided over by a mayor and councillors, Launceston City Council in Tasmania has a mayor and aldermen. This has been the case since the first election of alderman to the council in 1853, which…
Longford Morris Dancers, Tasmania
Longford Morris Dancers are a group of Morris Dancers who, although associated with the town of Longford, rehearse in the city of Launceston in Tasmania. The group perform the Cotswold and Borders (the border between Wales and England) versions of…
‘The Talisman’, Examiner, Tasmania
‘The Talisman’ is an article by Robert Power published in 1924 in the ‘Two Minute Talks’ section of the Launceston newspaper the Examiner. The article is about the importance of putting ones faith in God rather than…
Australian Mutual Provident Society building, Launceston, Tasmania
This Australian Mutual Provident Society building is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston. It was designed by local architects Lesley Gordon Corrie (1859-1918) and Alexander North (1858-1945) and built by J. and T. Gunn. It opened in…
Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray Campus, Tasmania
The Mowbray campus of the Launceston Church Grammar School in Launceston, Tasmanian, has a number of buildings of different eras with medieval features. These include the administration building whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister…
Launceston Post Office interior, Launceston, Tasmania
The Launceston Post Office is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston, and is one of four Heritage Property Showcase buildings of Australia Post for 2012. It was designed by architect William W. Eldridge (1850-1933) in 1885 with some…
Tom Room Building, Launceston Church Grammar School, Tasmania
Launceston Church Grammar School has two campuses in the northern Tasmanian city of Launceston. The relatively recent brick Tom Room Building continues the medieval theme found elsewhere on the campus by the use buttresses that end as crenellation.…
Tags: buttress, castle, coat of arms, crenellation, crest, drama, education, Gothic, Launceston, Launceston Church Grammar School, Mowbray, parapet, pointed arch, school, shield, Tas, Tasmania, Tom Room, tower.
Launceston Post Office exterior, Launceston, Tasmania
The Launceston Post Office is in the centre of the Tasmanian city of Launceston, and is one of four Heritage Property Showcase buildings of Australia Post for 2012. It was designed by architect William W. Eldridge (1850-1933) in 1885 with some…
Tags: Alexander North, Australia Post, capital, column, federation, Free Romanesque, Hedley Westbrook., Launceston, Launceston Post Office, lead lighting, Lesley Gordon Corrie, oriel window, oval window, post office, Queen Anne Style, Romanesque, semi-circular arch, Tas, Tasmania, tower, William W. Eldridge