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Public art in Hobart tells the story of female convicts in Van Diemen’s Land
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Public art in Hobart tells the story of female convicts in Van Diemen’s Land

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Public art has been used in Hobart to reveal stories of female convicts that have been hidden in the shadows for decades on the Hobart waterfront and at the Cascades Female Factory.

Sydney’s urban fringe: a transition zone of hope and loss
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Sydney’s urban fringe: a transition zone of hope and loss

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Sydney’s rural-urban fringe is a site of winners and losers. It is a landscape where dreams are fulfilled and memories are lost. The promises of land developers in master-planned suburban utopias meet the hope and expectations of newcomers.