Tasmania: Weird Names, Wombat Walkers, and Wine Whisperers

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Tasmania: Weird Names, Wombat Walkers, and Wine Whisperers
A Tasmanian Devil bears it's teeth at a quarantine facility in Hobart, Australia, on Aug.31, 2005. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Tasmania is that quirky little appendage dangling off the bottom of Australia like a forgotten cufflink.

Some Aussies might even tell you it’s not part of the mainland, and while it’s true that it’s separated by the Bass Strait, it’s still very much a part of the continent.

Nicole James
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Nicole James is a freelance journalist for The Epoch Times based in Australia. She is an award-winning short story writer, journalist, columnist, and editor. Her work has appeared in newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun-Herald, The Australian, the Sunday Times, and the Sunday Telegraph. She holds a BA Communications majoring in journalism and two post graduate degrees, one in creative writing.
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