Thylacine Shistorical Society Has Been Working Hand in Hand with the Museum and Di Bricknell Tasmanian Tiger to Produce Wonderful Banners, Posters And
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GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. issue 2 february 2012 22 Franklin Street dtp: d. bricknell Swansea TAS 7190 ☞ 6256 5077 FELLOW MEMBERS ince our opening in December 2011 our thylacine SHistorical Society has been working hand in hand with the museum and Di Bricknell Tasmanian Tiger to produce wonderful banners, posters and information for exhibitions. This can only he Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known Tas the Tasmanian Tiger, is one of the worlds enhance relations and get us ‘out there’ legendary animals. Despite its fame it is one of the least understood of Tasmania’s native fauna. European settlers feared it possibly because the stripes on its back resembled I’m pleased to report that society sales have those of a tiger. Within a century of white settlement fficially opened in December 2011 by blah b this carnivorous marsupial had been pushed to the been excellent especially Louisa Anne Meredith Obuilding... brink of extinction. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscinglah thee commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rho neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Tasmanian Tigers roamed freely across most of the island cards and the Swansea Walk booklet. Our upfficially opened in December 2011 by blah blah the lit. Morbi building... Nullam sit amet enim. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligul ncusbut had a bad reputation and were considered sheep O condimentum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed q Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi facilisi. Nulla libero. Vivamus pharetra posuere killers. In 1888 the government offered a bounty of a volutpat and coming publication of Houses & Estates ofcommodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rhoncus consectetuer. Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismoduis ulvelit. Nulla£1 for an adult and 10/- per pup. This was good money neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. lectus nunc ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendumsapien. Nam eget ipsum. Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vi lamcorper,for the time. Between 1888 and 1912 records show 186 Nullam sit amet enim. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat nulla consequat libero cursus venenatis. Old Glamorgan will have an excellent avenuecondimentum. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla enim nibhbounties were paid to East Coast settlers. facilisi. Nulla libero. Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscin tae consectetuer. Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magn lectus nunc ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendum enim nibh neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. N Mr Frank Castle of Cranbrook recalled that when he was Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat condime g elit. Morbi for sales. eget ipsum. Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae a rhoncus nulla consequat libero cursus venenatis. ullam sit amet enim.10 years old his father trapped one and kept it in a shed Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla faci ntum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi libero. Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam con while waiting for a boat to take it to the Hobart Zoo. It The planned Convict Weekend Workshopcommodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rhoncus Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, lectuslisi. Nulla nun was Frank’s job to feed it kangaroo. ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendum enim neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Nullam sit amet enim. sectetuer. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligulaThylacine volutpat image Courtesy condimentum. HJ Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae King Collection, Queen Vict Letters courtesy of GSBHS oria Museum and Art Gallery libero cursus venenatis. c , Launceston, Tasmania nibh eget ipsum.It is believed the last Tasmanian Tiger died in the Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla facilisi. Nulla nulla consequat will be finalised at our meeting on the 24thlibero. Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam consectetuer. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscin Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart in the 1930s. Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, lectus nunc commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Nullam ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendum enim nibh eget ipsum. g elit. Morbi Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae nulla consequat Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat condimen Have you seen one lately? February. May seems like a good month, it will erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla facilisi. Nulla liberorhoncus libero cursus venenatis. sit amet enim. tum. Aliquam Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Morbi Vivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam consectetue commodo, ipsum sed pharetra gravida, orci magna rhoncus Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, lectus . include a trip to Rocky Hills Probation Station.neque, id pulvinar odio lorem non turpis. Nullam sit amet enim. ullamcorper orci, fermentum bibendum enim nibh ege Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae r. Suspendisse id velit vitae ligula volutpat condimentum. Aliquam nunc erat volutpat. Sed quis velit. Nulla facilisi. Nulla libero. libero cursus venenatis. Thylacine poster and Museum t ipsum. nulla consequat Maree Ring one of our new members andVivamus pharetra posuere sapien. Nam consectetuer. Name Surname Sed aliquam, nunc eget euismod ullamcorper, lectus nunc Incorporating: ullamcorper orci,brochure fermentum bibendum designsenim nibh eget ipsum. Title Donec porttitor ligula eu dolor. Maecenas vitae nulla consequat » Visitor Information Network » War Memorial & Museum Tasmanian Convict expert will be conductinglibero cursus venenatis. 22 Franklin Street Swansea Tasmania 7190 Australia » Community & Education Centre Inc. 22 Franklin Street Swansea » Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Name Surname Telephone: (03) 6256 5066 or (03) 6256 5067 Tasmania 7190 Australia Website: www.eastcoastheritage.org.au Telephone: (03) 6256 5066 or (03) 6256 5067 the workshop. Maree promises to have Title Website: www.eastcoastheritage.org.au Incorporating: » Visitor Information Network » War Memorial & Museum » Community & Education Centre something for everyone from beginners to » Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Inc. experts. Contact me before the end of March if you would like to attend. A Council organised ‘Volunteer Workshop’ was held this week, with 5 members attending. Rosie Jackson, Policy & Partnership Officer for the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council undertook the induction. It’s important that volunteers know their rights and what is expected of them. Another workshop will be held shortly, if you would like to attend, please contact Maureen on 6256 5066 or email [email protected] I’d like to personally thank each and every one of you for your support and continued assistance. Best wishes, Maureen (left to right) Helen Cook, Pam Van Duyn, Gloria Willis, Deidre Monk, Colin Campbell and Rosie Jackson PAGE 1 GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. THE BEgiNNINgs OF thE GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY HistORICAL SOCIETY hat a long time ago it all seems. At State Library and the conservation staff at Wsome time in 1991 (I think) I attended the Queen Victoria Museum. Not all of our a meeting of the local National Trust branch members were members of the National Trust at Kelvedon. Historian Peter Macfie was guest and it got to the stage where we were the tail speaker and during his talk he suggested that a wagging the dog as far as they were concerned. municipality with as much history as Glamorgan After much anxious discussion we decided to Spring Bay really should have a historical society become a special committee under the auspices to collect and record it. The late Ruth Amos of Glamorgan Council. It seemed important to was passionately interested in the local history be sure that our collection stayed in the district (she had co-authored the Glamorgan history even if the historical society ‘ran out of steam’. book) and thought it would be a good idea to Then came the amalgamation of the two form a local history sub-committee. I thought it councils, and a Glamorgan Councillor asked was a good idea too, and put my hand up. The us if there was anything we needed before all third member was Eddy Smith from Mitchell their funds were united. Ruth and I drew up a Cottage. Peter Morey offered us a room in what modest list of storage and conservation materials is now the East Coast Heritage Museum in amounting to a few hundred dollars. These were Swansea and we were away. all things recommended by our advisers. Tony It was just as well there were only three of Marshall also suggested we needed a computer. us, because that room was really small. If we Almost as a joke we put that at the end of the had a visitor, somebody had to move out. As I list, and they gave us one! We thought we had recall we had a desk and three chairs and a lot of hit the big time. optimism. Our first task was to define our aims: When I look at the Historical Society now, • we would cover the whole East Coast the amount of money involved and the many from Bicheno to Runnymede talented and dedicated people who work here, I am quite amazed that it has all grown from those • history starts yesterday three people in a cupboard. Thank you all. • we would collect documents and Judie Hastie photographs only – think of the space we had! The whole thing grew pretty quickly. Early and Addit: The ‘cupboard’ was pulled down to make very valuable members included Ted Rehak, way for the new extension. Jacqueline Payne, Ray Lewis, Joyce Dunbabin and Margaret Bailey. Material came in from members of the public and from our research. We received useful advice from Tony Marshall of the PAGE 2 GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. View of the museum space from main entrance. GREEN PARROts ne family of birds may invariably be found in this island Owherever there is grain for them to steal, and these are the handsome, merry, impudent, wicked, rainbow-plumag’d, thieving parrots.