In late 1831 George Augustus Robinson, accompanied by fourteen Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) guides,
spent two and half months traversing central Tasmania during his so-called Friendly Mission to persuade
Palawa living on Country to abandon their resistance to invasion and colonisation.
Join historian, photographer and author Ian Terry on this day-long coach tour to visit some of the places
Robinson wrote about in his journal and to investigate how colonisation has impacted the Tasmanian
landscape. Places that Ian highlighted in his book Uninnocent Landscapes and his talk to THRA in late 2023.
This all day excursion will be held on Saturday 18 October. The coach will leave Cornelian Bay at 8.30am
and return between 5.30 and 6.00pm. We will have stops near Bronte Lagoon (with a 1km flat walk), Bronte
Park for lunch, the Five Rivers Reserve on the Marlborough Highway, Miena, the Lagoon of Islands (with
another short walk) and Bothwell. It will be a self-catering excursion, although there is a shop at Bronte Park
where some food can be bought.
The cost of the excursion is $50. If you are interested email Ian at iterry@iinet.net.au or ring him on 0498
635 064.