tomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK17,106 posts
Merriweather: Ok smartypants...
Yes...Original Penal Colony... Big massacre shooting, by a lad who was not rightand killing off all the indigenous... no aborigines in Tassiedestroying the rainforest...Huon pine is pretty popular... Gunns the company had a lot of logging going on..
Cradle mountain and the Tasmanian devils..
Tasmanian Tigers are now extinct.
Poppies
Hops
Trout in the streams..
I could go on... but I wont...
Errrr I meant the Tasmanian Devil, cartoon, ummm sounds a good place for a honeymoon Merri
tomcatwarneOcean City, Plumouth, Devon, England UK17,106 posts
Main article: List of Tasmanians Notable people from Tasmania include: actor Errol Flynn Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (Mary Donaldson) Joseph Lyons, former Prime Minister of Australia his wife Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman member of the House of Representatives Elizabeth Blackburn, first woman from Australia to win a Nobel Prize author Christopher Koch author and permaculturalist Bill Mollison, Right Livelihood Award, 1981 actor Simon Baker, star of The Mentalist actress Rachael Taylor dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy composer Don Kay composer Peter Sculthorpe Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia Phillip Aspinall world champion woodchopper David Foster Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting Australian cricketer—David Boon Truganini, last surviving full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine Retired V8 Supercar driver John Bowe (1995 champion) Former V8 Supercar and current NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose (2003–2004 champion of V8 Supercar) F. Matthias Alexander (1869–1955)—originator of the Alexander Technique John Gellibrand, founder of Legacy Cyclist Luke Ockerby Cyclist Richie Porte former ATP Tennis player David Macpherson drummer Dave Haley from technical death metal band Psycroptic and black metal band Ruins (metal band) Bob Clifford—Owner and founder of Incat David Walsh—Owner and founder of MONA Robert Fahey - real tennis player.
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Yes...Original Penal Colony... Big massacre shooting, by a lad who was not rightand killing off all the indigenous... no aborigines in Tassiedestroying the rainforest...Huon pine is pretty popular... Gunns the company had a lot of logging going on..
Cradle mountain and the Tasmanian devils..
Tasmanian Tigers are now extinct.
Poppies
Hops
Trout in the streams..
I could go on... but I wont...
Errrr I meant the Tasmanian Devil, cartoon, ummm sounds a good place for a honeymoon Merri