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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.

June - Elisabeth Wilson, Revivalist preacher Walter Douglas in Tasmania, 1869-72

Published: Tuesday, 13 June 2017More details

May - Robert Dooley, The extinction of the Tasmanian emu

Published: Tuesday, 9 May 2017More details

April - Greg Lehman, (Dis)regarding the Savages: terra nullius in Tasmanian colonial art

Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2017More details

March - Tony Marshall, Edward Abbott: pressman, litigant, politician

Published: Tuesday, 14 March 2017More details

February - Peter Hughes, Tasmanian colonial furniture, 1804-1851: preliminary findings

Published: Tuesday, 14 February 2017More details

December - Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, Capital offending: what can be learned from convict bank accounts

Published: Tuesday, 13 December 2016More details