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Lectures

Members can be the first to hear presentations of new historical knowledge. The Association holds eleven talks each year, open to members and the general public.

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A Tasmanian Life

Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Eric Ratcliffe

Architectural historian, Eric Ratcliffe, will talk about his extraordinary Tasmanian Life.

Pest threats to Tasmania

Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Anne Green

Anne Green will speak about the role and impact of pests in Tasmanian history.

‘How they contrive to live, is a mystery’: the problems of early settlement

Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Alison Alexander

Alison Alexander continues her investigations into life in early colonial Van Diemen's Land

Uninnocent Landscapes: following George Augustus Robinson’s Big River mission

Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Ian Terry

Ian Terry will speak about his project following and photographing the route and impact of George Augustus Robinson's Big River Mission.

My pathway to the pathway to the Truth-Telling and Treaty project

Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Kate Warner

Professor Kate Warner will speak about her pathway to the Pathway to Truth-Telling and Treaty report.

Forensic Wellingtology

Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Martin Stone

Martin Stone delves further into his investigations of the history of kunanyi/Mt Wellington

Eldershaw Memorial Lecture

Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 7:30 - 8:30PM
Presented by: Gaye Sculthorpe

Tasmanian Aboriginal academic and museum curator, Gaye Sculthorpe, presents the 2023 Eldershaw Memorial Lecture.