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• Battle of Britain marked with commemoration service at Hobart ...

  

  THE former military aircraft Orion took to the skies of Hobart, delighting the crowd gathered to mark 76 years since the pivotal Battle of Britain.The national commemoration of the Battle of Britain is held in Hobart each year in recognition of the conflict’s historical significance as a new era in how war was fought.The battle was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and lasted from July 10 to October 31, 1940, as part of World War II.GALLERY: BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMEMORA..

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• Historic ferry back where she belongs

  

  A GRAND old dame of Australian maritime history has returned to the Hobart waterfront.The passenger ferry Emmalisa, built in 1947, has been restored and is ready for the next chapter in its long nautical story.The boat’s owner, Hobart schoolteacher Chris MacGregor, is exploring all options.He said it could provide great accommodation for tourists or it could be run as a floating restaurant.“There’s a lot of tourism attractions on the waterfront but none of them are actually floating,” he said.me..

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• Drive to dump Denison electorate name

  

  THE Hobart electorate of Denison would get a name change to honour Andrew Inglis Clark under a proposal being pushed by a former Tasmanian of the Year.Rodney Croome, best known as a gay rights activist, has started an online petition urging the Australian Electoral Commission to honour Hobart-born Inglis Clark.Inglis Clark was a principal author of the Australian Constitution, an engineer, barrister, politician, electoral reformer, University of Tasmania vice-chancellor and Supreme Court judge.I..

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• Tasmanian para-sailor Matt Bugg claims silver in Rio

  

  Rio 2016 Paralympics: Tasmanian para-sailor Matt Bugg claims silver in Rio Posted September 18, 2016 13:03:45 Tasmanian para-sailor Matt Bugg is celebrating after a comeback at the Rio Paralympics saw him claim a silver medal. The 35-year-old was first over the line in the final but finished second, based on points, to France's Damien Seguin in the 2.4 metre single keel boat event. Yachting Tasmania's Greg Rowlings said Bugg placed first during four events in the lead..

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