Pictures by the real Dorian Gray make market debut
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Two rare portraits by one of Australia’s most notorious and talented convict artists are for sale for the first time since they were created 179 years ago in the penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land. The works are by Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, English dandy, aesthete, essayist, suspected murderer, and the inspiration for Oscar Wildes’ most famous character, Dorian Gray. Wainewright was sensationally considered a serial killer, believed to have poisoned his mother-in-law and sister-in-law to cash in on insurance policies. He was never nailed for these crimes but the much-mythologised Wainewright was dispatched to the colonies for the lesser crime of fraudulence. Before his fall from grace, Wainewright was an esteemed painter of mythological scenes and portraits, exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution.
The Tasmanian Aboriginal community has welcomed the Hobart City Council’s decision to reject a development application to build a cable car on kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
The application was submitted by the Mount Wellington Cableway Company, which was defeated nine votes to three at a special Hobart City Council meeting last night.
“The land itself is a part of who we are, and we are a part of the land,” Aboriginal Heritage Officer with the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Sharnie Read said. One of the important parts of this whole saga is the lack of Aboriginal community members at the decision making process.
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Background to newspaper publishing in Australia
The history of newspapers in Australia reflects the history and development of the country, from its colonial origins to its current day membership of the global community. Australia’s history is short compared to most countries so it is not unreasonable for Australian libraries to aim to preserve a comprehensive record of newspaper publishing from the time of white settlement of the country to the current day. Early Australian newspapers are among the few remaining resources that provide contemporary accounts of how the colonies were governed and of key historic events that shaped the nation such as the first encounters with Indigenous Australians, land settlement and the discovery of gold. They reflect the concerns and circumstances of our ancestors and are heavi
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