Duck Reach and Launceston's Electric Light Space JC A new turreted spider

JC A new turreted spider of the genus Arkys (Araneae: Arkyidae) from Tasmania

Use FungiFlip to identify some of the fascinating and beautiful Tasmanian macrofungi

Powerful people had decided that these children would be better off living and learning all the white man’s ways

The book also includes an introduction to the vegetation of Tasmania

Duck Reach and Launceston's Electric Light Space JC A new turreted spiderThe Duck Reach Power Station was built by the Launceston Municipal Council and generated hydro electricity almost continuously for 60 years from 1895 to 1955. It was the first publicly owned hydro electric power station in Australia and one of the earliest in the world. At its peak the station had a capacity of 2,600 horsepower and could produce two megawatts of electricity, enough to light 1,200 homes in Launceston. In the 1920s, Duck Reach powered