Does Tasmania really take people’s breath away? Is its beautiful landscape and indigenous animal diversity truly a one of a kind? The answer is, yes of course. It is truly hard to tell whether the escaping landscape of both rainforests and beaches that make this country wondrous or is it the abundant and incredible animals that inhabit them. Scientists, climatologists, botanists, biologists around the globe will agree that Tasmania is both a great environment and animal extravaganza for several
by different native groups in Tasmania before the Europeans first arrived. (54) The central question in this essay will be: what does still remain of the Tasmanian languages? This essay will look at the ‘colonial impact’ of the European settlers on Tasmanian languages, the development of the languages under influence by the European settlers and the remains of the languages. In the beginning of the 19th century a rapidly growing group of Europeans settled in Tasmania. The European settlers relied
The Franklin River Should not have been Dammed for Hydro Electricity. The Franklin River is located in the South West of Tasmania. In the early 1980’s, the Franklin river became widely known, because of the Hydroelectric scheme, to dam the river. A wild debate arose, between the Tasmanian Government and The Wilderness Society and the Society Movement, to save the franklin river and its forestry, or to dam the river and supply electricity for all of the Tasmanians, whilst also keeping electricity
Hobart, Tasmania, but little of this would include its local aboriginals. Hobart was considered a home to the nomadic Mouheneer tribe (Asia Rooms, 2011), very little is written about them except in brief passages in most sources that detail the history of the area. Generally, what follows after the Mouheneer is that Hobart was first settled by the English for purposes of using it as a penal colony. The impact to the natives would best be viewed from the standpoint of the colonization of Tasmania (Mother
largest living carnivorous marsupial (animal with a pouch), that earned its name but the scream that they sound off. They are scavengers that use their sharp teeth and claws to feast off of dead animals. Tasmanian devils are only found on the island of Tasmania, which is south of Australia. They are living as an endangered species due to a cancer outbreak that began in 1996, the outbreak is now known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). The tumour usually forms on the face or neck area which eventually
Assessment task (25%) Positioning and segmentation Domestic travel: Discover Tasmania 1. Synopsis 2. Table of Contents 1. Synopsis 1 1. Executive Summary (100 words) 1 2. Introduction 1 3. Market Overview (250 words) 2 4. Segmentation (250 words) 2 4.1 Travel alone 3 4.2 Adult couples 3 4.3 Family groups 3 4.4 Friends and relatives 3 4.5 Business and employment 3 5. Targeting Strategy 3 6. The Tasmania and positioning matrices 4 6.1 Positioning 1: Consumer Perception 4
American artist, Walton Ford’s 2009 ‘The Island’ (Source 1) depicts a disturbing pyramid of Tasmanian Tigers, or Thylacines, as they are also known, in a hostile situation of survival. This painting’s central drama contradicts Darwin and Wallace’s 1858 ‘Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection’, as man and his agricultural practices intruded the habitats of many native flora and fauna, leaving the tigers vulnerable. This struggle, or ‘survival of the fittest’, left the tigers defenseless as they
Since Martin Bryant’s massacre on Port Arthur, the legal system in Australia is amended and reformed gun laws to create a more effective legislation. Gun-related deaths have since been drawn to more efficient attention in Australian psyche, whilst the issue of gun-laws on a global level still remains as a conspiracy in many countries. The massacre left the Australian nation in shock, with a heavily involved attitude on behalf of local and national police, and thousands devastated at the aftermath
and was brought there by people traveling the sea. However it happened dingoes did very well in Australia. Their only competition was the Tasmanian devil, the thylacine, and the tiger cat. That competition is pobably what made these animals move to Tasmania which the dingo never reached. Dingoes donÕt form packs like other wild dogs, they either live alone or in small families. Dingoes mate for life and mate once a year. The families have home territories that they rarely leave. Dingo families may
The History of the Australian Penal Colonies Abel Magwitch was one of the two acquitted criminals in Dickens' Great Expectations. The convicts in this novel were sent to either Newgate prison or shipped to Australia where they were placed in penal settlements. Magwitch was sent to New South Wales for his connections with Compeyson (the other convict) and was sentenced on felony charges of swindling and forgery. Convicts sent to penal settlements suffered the same abuse that slaves were exposed
Tourism and hospitality tycoon Chris Morris affirms to have bought the “worst-performing casino” in Australia, but after a $20 million makeover, the Townsville casino will be a gold mine that will fund his growing Queensland tourism empire. Chris Morris, ranked #47 by Forbes in the Australia’s 50 richest, is a self-made millionaire with a net worth of $590 million. In 1978, he founded a global share-registry company Computershare, one of the biggest technology success stories in Australia, which
I'm sure some of you have heard at least a little of what is going on down in the beautiful hardwood forests of Tassie? If not here's a short rundown on an extremely threatened area called the Styx valley Forrest... The Styx Valley contains the tallest hardwood trees on Earth. Many of the trees are taller than a 25-storey building, over 400 years old, and up to five metres wide at the base. The Styx is only 70 kilometres west of Hobart and is on the edge of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage
I dip my toes in—feels cold. My nerves rise up and spread like fire throughout my body while I watch—while I wait. Stomach hurts. All those butterflies clash and crowd. They come every time that I race—it never fails. There is so much noise—the splash of water, talking, yelling, whistling, cheering. Can’t think. My body shakes and screams from the tension. Heart pounding, nerves tingling, every muscle contracted. Stop. Focus. Deep breath and close everything out. I shut my eyes and the turbulent
ticket of leave. At that time, he assisted another farmer, John Boodle, with branding stolen cattle, which was unbeknownst to him. When he realised, he decided to flee to Tasmania, and convinced Bessie Clifford, the wife of another man, to come with him. On the 10th of Febraury 1837, they boarded the ship, Francis Feeling. In Tasmania, Cash worked around at multiple farms. In 1840, he was arrested for stealing six eggs valued at a shilling from W. Bedford of Campbell Town, who was his boss. He was charged
law. The sentence of the court is the most visible aspect of the criminal justice system’s response to a guilty offender. In Tasmania, the Sentencing Act 1997 was enacted to amend and consolidate the law relating to the sentencing of offenders. The crime rate in Tasmania is lower than it was 10 years ago but higher than it was 20 years ago. In the Australian context, Tasmania is below the national average of recorded crimes for the crimes of robbery, burglary and motor vehicle theft. The aims of sentencing
INTRODUCTION The term cardiovascular disease (CVD) is used to describe many different conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. The most common and serious types of CVD in Australia are coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke and heart failure (AIHW, 2015; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012) . According to the National Health Survey 5.2% of Australians had heart diseases in 2014-2015, which is an increase from 4.7% in 2011-2012 when only one million people had heart disease (Australia Bureau
When reading an article, a person can often gather more than the information given by the writer. For example, when looking at John Williams’ article “Irish Female Convicts and Tasmania,” a reader can see much more than the figures he advances to support his arguments. Upon analysis of his text, a reader can discern additional information such as the bias of the writer since the writer always shows more of himself than he thinks. A look at the sources is essential to assess the credibility and to
illogical reasoning for punishment of elderly women in Tasmania. “He believes that if climate change causes more drought years in Tanzania, the result will be more elderly women executed there and in other poor countries that still commonly attack supposed witches.”(New York Times). Here it demonstrates the correlation between climate change, such as drought, and the punishment of elderly women in Tasmania. It is conspicuous that those in Tasmania, fear that these supposed witches are the cause of poor
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aboriginals these stories show the aboriginal having a very strong connection to the ground and earth. some of these stories include the rainbow serpent and Tiddalik the frog. 2 Cradle Mountain 3 research has shown that the aboriginal have lived in Tasmania since the last ice age this was between 10 and 12 thousand years ago this was way before the first European settlement. The aboriginals that live near the mountain were the Big River Tribe. The aboriginal did not live in this environment for too