Tongerlongeter — the Tasmanian resistance fighter we should remember as a war hero
- Written by: Nicholas Clements, Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania
Lieutenant John Bowen and party arriving at Risdon, by Thomas Gregson (c.1860). Courtesy of the WL Crowther LibraryAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people.
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