Tales from the Grave

Fifty eight years ago a woman's body was found in Tiburon, California by a hunter. For the next six decades she would be known as the...

When William Bassett died, he was the last pioneer of Tunnel in Tasmania and the second oldest resident of the Lilydale district. At 87...

You would think the words 'gentleman' and 'bushranger' were complete opposites

Her husband had left, meaning Louisa had some difficult decisions to make.

He was convicted for bank forgery, but there may have been more to charge him with.

There are times when a grave, just isn't a grave.

Solomon Blay had a very distinct achievement in the early days of settlement in Tasmania, as the state's longest working hangman.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the name of an Indigenous Australian who has died.

He had a heart for people and a head for business in the early Hobart days.

When Enid Lyons made her maiden speech in Parliament in 1943, it was an historic moment.

George Adams was a labourer's son, but knew how to network and make money. He became Tasmania's highest ratepayer.

Thomas Wells could almost write his own success story. How a convict, charged with embezzlement made it into the good graces of the...