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Tasmania: Tour – State Library and Archives
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Tasmania: Social Function – World Modernism Day
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Tasmania: Tour – Colonial Mutual Life Building
Join the Tasmania Chapter for a tour of the Colonial Mutual Life Building in Hobart.
Tasmania: Thursday, 7 May 2026 Tour – Colonial Mutual Life Building
Join the ADMSA Tasmania Chapter for a tour of the Colonial Mutual Life Building in Hobart. More information & Bookings
Tasmania: Wednesday, 10 Jun 2026 Social Function – World Modernism Day
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Long Beach Pavillion, Hobart (Summer 2012)
The bathing pavilion at Long Beach in Hobart has been added to tthe Tasmanian Heritage Register. It was designed in 1962 in the Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay by prominent Tasmanian architect, Dirk Bolt, who designed many mid-20th century buildings in Hobart, including the 10 Murray Street Governement Office tower block that is approved for demolition.
Parliament Square, Hobart (Winter 2010)
A proposed re-development of Hobart’s Parliament Square would have resulted in several 20th Century buildings being demolished, including the 1960s office block 10 Murray Street, and the 1950s Art Deco former Government Printing Offices. The proposal has now been rejected after RMPAT (the Resource Management Planning Appeal Tribunal) refused the application for development. For a full description of the decision, …
Parliament Square, Hobart (Autumn 2010)
The re-development of Parliament Square in Hobart has just received a planning permit, but the project includes the demolition of 3 buildings, including the former Government Printing Office of 2-4 Salamanca Place. The building is described as ‘a rare intact Tasmanian example of the Interwar Art Deco style’ and a challenge is being mounted against its demolition.
Taroona Hotel, Channel Highway, Taroona (Summer 2008)
Another major battle fought in Tasmania was the retention of the Taroona Hotel, near Hobart. Whilst originally planning to demolish the hotel (c. 1949), the owners eventually agreed to incorporate it into the proposed develpopment and work has been steadily progressing.
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