A program of monthly public lectures showcasing current research on Tasmanian history has been at the core of THRA’s activity since 1951. These lectures have been recorded and published online since 2015. Some podcasts have a PDF of images that accompany the talk. Please click on More Details to find the PDF.
Alan Townsend - Life of Luxury in Van Diemen's Land: the story of wallpapers, wallpaper hangers and at least one murder
Published: Tuesday, 9 May 2023More details
March - Don Garden, Tambora and Tasmania: the challenges of climate history
Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2023More details
March - John Short, William Collins 1760-1819: Hobart's first entrepreneur
Published: Tuesday, 14 March 2023More details
Jeff Schneider - Hobart's Jewish history, 1828 to the present
Published: Tuesday, 14 February 2023More details
Stefan Petrow - ‘Blooded as Citizen Soldiers’: Tasmanians in the 15th Battalion at Gallipoli April-May 1915
Published: Tuesday, 13 December 2022More details
Malcolm Groom - Western Tasmania, Prospectors and the Post Office
Published: Tuesday, 8 November 2022More details