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2019

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.

Mary Ramsay, Dr Agnew: pain, pleasure and politics

Published: Wednesday, 11 December 2019More details

November - Brendan Lennard, Beaumaris Zoo, an illustrated history

Published: Friday, 1 November 2019More details

Stefan Petrow, Sir John Gellibrand and the fight for Returned Servicemen 1923-39

Published: Tuesday, 1 October 2019More details

September - Christine Goodacre, The Backspace: its role in the culture of performance in Tasmania

Published: Wednesday, 11 September 2019More details

August - Libby Prescott, One husband too many: female bigamists transported to Australia

Published: Tuesday, 13 August 2019More details

July - Alistair Scott, The Point Puer Boys: graduates of a helpless establishment

Published: Tuesday, 9 July 2019More details