Throughout the year, THRA conducts excursions to places of historical interest. We also hold eleven talks each year, open to members and the general public.
Tasmania v the British Empire: the battle to end convict transportation
Presented by: Alison Alexander
Alison Alexander delves into the politics and personalities behind the anti-transportation movement in Van Diemen's Land.
John Scott, sealer of Bass Strait and his ‘forgotten’ Tasmanian Aboriginal descendants
Presented by: Graeme Broxam
Graeme Broxam will take us to nineteenth century Bass Strait and the Tasmanian Aboriginal descendants of sealer John Scott.
New Zealand convicts
Presented by: Kristyn Harman
Kristyn Harman will speak about her research into New Zealand convicts in Van Diemen's Land.