The Derwent Ferry began operating ... to the congestion on the Tasman Bridge. They are just a more effective way of public transport getting across the river.” The council placed a number ...

The son of one of Australia's most famous marathon swimmers has completed the same river swim his father did in Tasmania 50 years ago.Michael "Murph" Renford set off on the 34-kilometre swim down ...

1842 November On 25th, serious flooding about southern Tasmania following on heavy rains ... 1876 January On 10th, significant flood in the South Esk River. At Longford, Woolmers Bridge reported to be ...

Since late January, Richmond residents have noticed a large, red-and-blue dam in the James River at the base of the railroad bridge that spans the river at the western tip of Mayo Island.

From about 1927, a fleet of wooden yachts with whimsical names were built in Tasmania for young people to sail on the River Derwent. The 25-foot Derwent-class yachts slowly disappeared from the ...

historic flooding caused a railroad bridge that had been around for over a hundred years to collapse. We now have word that construction of a new bridge over the Big Sioux River could start soon.