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Archives Office of Tasmania
Web site of the Archives Office of Tasmania, part of the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, with information on its resources and services. Includes the Tasmanian Archives Online database, and convict records online
Australian Heritage Council
Web site of the Council, the principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters. The Council assesses nominations for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List, and compiles the Register of the National Estate
Culture, history and sport (Australian Government)
Links to Australian Government web sites relating to culture, history and sport
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts is responsible for the development and implementation of national policy, programs and legislation relating to the environment, water resources, heritage and arts
Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC)
The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (incorporating the National Environment Protection Council), has a range of environment protection and heritage (natural, historic and indigenous heritage) responsibilities
Heritage Tasmania
Heritage Tasmania works with and supports the Tasmanian Heritage Council. With the Council and other bodies it works to protect, conserve and promote Tasmania's unique heritage assets
Sullivans Cove Podwalk
From the establishment of European settlement on Hunter Island in 1804, to whaling port, industrial port and, now, the home of Hobart's cultural and civic activity, Sullivans Cove has changed significantly through time. Take a historic meander through time and place, and explore the diversity of Sullivans Cove's heritage with a podwalk developed by Heritage Tasmania
Tasmania: heritage and culture
Information on attractions featuring Tasmania's history and cultural heritage - museums, art galleries, historic sites and houses, railways, lighthouses, and genealogical and convict resources
Tasmania: historic feature articles (ABS publication 1384.6)
Provides links to Australian Bureau of Statistics feature articles on a range of Tasmanian topics, 1996-2004
Tasmania: history (ABS publication 1384.6)
Australian Bureau of Statistics articles on the development of Tasmania, from Aboriginal occupation and settlement to recent times
Tasmanian Heritage Council
The Tasmanian Heritage Council is an independent statutory body responsible for the administration of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act. It is a resource management and planning body that focuses on heritage conservation issues
Tasmanian Heritage Festival (Heritage Tasmania)
Annual event celebrating Tasmania's natural and built heritage. It is co-ordinated by the National Trust, with events organised by Heritage Tasmania, and the Tasmanian Heritage Council. The range of events held throughout Tasmania includes fairs, photographic exhibitions, tours, walks, and picnics
Tasmania's history and heritage
Tourism Tasmania's media page on the history and heritage of Tasmania

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