Launceston Historical Society Talks
by Brad Wood
A lecture series on a variety of subjects of relevance to the history of Launceston, the Tamar Valley & nearby districts of Tasmania. A different speaker is engaged to give a talk before members and the public on the second Sunday of each month.
Episodes
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Mountford Cottage, Perth, Archaeological Dig. Talk by John Dent and Darren Watton, delivered by Sam Diprose Adams on 19 October 2025
Mountford Cottage, Perth, Archaeological Dig. Talk by John Dent and Darren Watton, delivered by Sam Diprose Adams on 19 October 2025
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Reginald Munro: Aviator Extraordinaire. A talk by Steve Radford 21 September 2025
Reginald Munro: Aviator Extraordinaire. A talk by Steve Radford 21 September 2025
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James Austin: Of Beehives and Ferries. A talk by Richard Mack on 17 August 2025
James Austin: Of Beehives and Ferries. A talk by Richard Mack on 17 August 2025
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Van Diemen's Land in 1820 from the Bigge Report. A talk by Alison Alexander. 20 July 2025
'A low state of public morals in Launceston.' Van Diemen's Land in 1820 from the Bigge Report. A talk by Alison Alexander. 20 July 2025
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Charles St John David, City Engineer. A talk by Marion Sargent 15 June 2025
Charles St John David, City Engineer. A talk by Marion Sargent 15 June 2025
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The Lost Province on Tasmanias West coast. A talk by Lou Rae on 18 May 2025.
The Lost Province on Tasmanias West coast. A talk by Lou Rae on 18 May 2025.
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'Our First Baptism of Fire': Northern Tasmanians in the 12th Battalion at Gallipoli, April 1915. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 13 April 2025
'Our First Baptism of Fire': Northern Tasmanians in the 12th Battalion at Gallipoli, April 1915. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 13 April 2025
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Networks of Resistance: Mapping a convict road gang in Northern Tasmania. The 37th John West Memorial Lecture given by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart on 16 March 2025
This lecture is given by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, a professor of heritage and digital humanities at the University of New England and also an associate member of staff at Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. In the early 1830s there were a series of strikes, go slows…
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Launceston Court Record - A talk by Jai Paterson and John Dent. 16 February 2025
Launceston Court Record - A talk by Jai Paterson and John Dent. 16 February 2025
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Perth Gaol Archaeological Dig. A talk by Darren Watton and John Dent on 17 November 2024.
Perth Gaol Archaeological Dig. A talk by Darren Watton and John Dent on 17 November 2024.
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Children at Work - Orphan School Apprentices. A talk by Lucy Frost on 20 October 2024
Children at Work - Orphan School Apprentices. A talk by Lucy Frost on 20 October 2024
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Henry Rice, East Coast Explorer. A talk by Bradley Wood. 18 August 2024
Henry Rice, East Coast Explorer. A talk by Bradley Wood. 18 August 2024
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Boot up for a byte of history/ A talk by Wendy Roberts and Catherine Pearce. 21 July 2024
Boot up for a byte of history/ A talk by Wendy Roberts and Catherine Pearce. 21 July 2024
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The Convict Memorial. A Talk by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart on 16 June 2024
The Convict Memorial. A Talk by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart on 16 June 2024
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Joseph Reginald Forward and the making of the Launceston Public Library, 1906 - 1948. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 19 May 2024
Joseph Reginald Forward and the making of the Launceston Public Library, 1906 - 1948. A talk by Stefan Petrow
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Crooks, Craftsmen and Gold Diggers! French and Italian Convicts in Launceston in the 1840s. A talk by Julian Burgess on 21 April 2024
Crooks, Craftsmen and Gold Diggers - convict clock and watchmakers. A talk by Julian Burgess on 21 April 2024
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A Good Riddance: The Inception of Criminal Deportation in Colonial Australia. The 2024 John West Lecture by Kristyn Harman, 17 March 2024
A Good Riddance: The Inception of Criminal Deportation in Colonial Australia. The 2024 John West Lecture by Kristyn Harman, 17 March 2024
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Virtual Tour of Local Heritage in Launceston. A talk by Michelle Blake on 19 Nov 2023
Virtual Tour of Local Heritage in Launceston. Why do we live the way we do? A talk by Michelle Blake on 19 Nov 2023
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The Albert Hall and the Tasmanian Exhibition 1891-92. A talk by Prue McCausland on 15 October 2023
The Albert Hall and the Tasmanian Exhibition 1891-92. A talk by Prue McCausland on 15 October 2023
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The Architectural Legacy of JM Haenke. A talk by Marion Sargent on 17 September 2023
The Architectural Legacy of JM Haenke. A talk by Marion Sargent on 17 September 2023
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Florence Perrin (1884-1952). A talk by Tabatha Badger on 20 August 2023
Florence Perrin (1884-1952). A talk by Tabatha Badger on 20 August 2023
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The Tricky Business of Fact and Fiction: Dr Barry Cotter and his wife Izzy. A talk by Moira McAlister on 18 June 2023
The Tricky Business of Fact and Fiction: Dr Barry Cotter and his wife Izzy. A talk by Moira McAlister on 18 June 2023
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The Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index. A talk by Maureen Martin Ferris, Sandra Duck and Toby Martin on 21 May 2023
The Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index. A talk by Maureen Martin Ferris, Sandra Duck and Toby Martin on 21 May 2023
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The Accidental Historian. A talk by Steve Cornish on 16 April 2023
The Accidental Historian. A talk by Steve Cornish on 16 April 2023
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Significance of Tamar Valley for Tasmanian Aboriginal People. A talk by Geoff McLean 19 February 2023.
Significance of Tamar Valley for Tasmanian Aboriginal People. A talk by Geoff McLean 19 February 2023.
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The Annandale Community Archaeology Dig. A talk by John Dent on 17 July 2022
The 2nd Mead Smith Von Stieglitz Lecture The Annandale Community Archaeology Dig. A talk by John Dent on 17 July 2022
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Anaesthesia and Surgery in Antarctica - No Place to Get Sick. 10th Pugh Day Lecture by Michael Cooper 19 June 2022
Anaesthesia and Surgery in Antarctica - No Place to Get Sick. 10th Pugh Day Lecture by Michael Cooper 19 June 2022
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Coping with Shock Infectious Diseases: Typhoid and Cholera in 19th Century Tasmania. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 15 May 2022
Coping with Shock Infectious Diseases: Typhoid and Cholera in 19th Century Tasmania. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 15 May 2022
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Tasmanian Artillery from Federation to Gallipoli. A talk by Mark Cameron on 10 April 2022
A talk by Mark Cameron on 10 April 2022
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Margaret Mack: Intrepid Physio. A talk by Richard Mack 20 February 2022
Margaret Mack: Intrepid Physio. A talk by Richard Mack 20 February 2022
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Touring Around Tasmania with Spurling in 1914. A talk by Graeme Williams in November 2021
Touring Around Tasmania with Spurling in 1914. A talk by Graeme Williams in November 2021
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The Little Skipper. Sir John Evans. A talk by Nigel Burch in October 2021
The Little Skipper. Sir John Evans. A talk by Nigel Burch in October 2021
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Who Killed the Tigers? A talk by Nic Haygarth September 2021
Who Killed the Tigers? A talk by Nic Haygarth September 2021
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William Henry Clayton: architect. A talk by Robert Smith on 15 August 2021
William Henry Clayton: an amateurs perspective of the legacy of the architect in Tasmania and New Zealand. A talk by Robert Smith on 15 August 2021
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If These Walls Could Talk. Talk by Alan Townsend in July 2021.
If These Walls Could Talk. Talk by Alan Townsend in July 2021.
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The role of anaesthetists in safe childbirth in Australia - from pioneers to present day. Talk read by Dr John Paull for Professor Alicia Dennis on 21 June 2021
Pugh Day Lecture. The role of anaesthetists in safe childbirth in Australia - from pioneers to present day. Talk read by Dr John Paull for Professor Alicia Dennis on 21 June 2021
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John Francis - Royal Assassin. A talk by Derek Binns on 16 May 2021
John Francis - Royal Assassin. A talk by Derek Binns on 16 May 2021
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Kings Meadows Road Station. A talk by John Dent and Darren Watton on 18 April 2021
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Malcolm Levett & Andrew Holt of Bent Eared Records. ©Launceston Historical Society 2021
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Sir Richard Dry - Our Greatest Hero. Talk by Nigel Burch on 21 February 2021
Sir Richard Dry - Our Greatest Hero. Talk by Nigel Burch on 21 February 2021
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Controversial Publisher of the Cornwall Chronicle. Talk by Mike McCausland on 16 February 2020
Controversial Publisher of the Cornwall Chronicle. Talk by Mike McCausland on 16 February 2020
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Edward Abbott Senior and Junior. A talk by Tony Marshall on 15 September 2019
Edward Abbott Senior and Junior. A talk by Tony Marshall on 15 September 2019
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A Brief History of the Cataract Gorge. Talk by Marion Sargent on 18 August 2019
A Brief History of the Cataract Gorge. Talk by Marion Sargent on 18 August 2019
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Louisa Anne Meredith. A talk by Maureen Ferris on 14 April 2019.
Louisa Anne Meredith. A talk by Maureen Ferris on 14 April 2019.
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Tasmanian soldiers and the end of World War I. Dr Stefan Petrow. 18 November 2018
On breaking German resistance - Tasmanian soldiers and the end of World War I. Talk by Dr Stefan Petrow on 18 November 2018
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When Multiculturalism Came to Launceston. Talk by Karin Le on 21 October 2018
When Multiculturalism Came to Launceston. Talk by Karin Le on 21 October 2018
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Aboriginal Archaeology in Tasmania. Talk by Evan Livingstone-Thomas on 16 September 2018
Aboriginal Archaeology in Tasmania. Talk by Evan Livingstone-Thomas on 16 September 2018
About this show
A lecture series on a variety of subjects of relevance to the history of Launceston, the Tamar Valley & nearby districts of Tasmania. A different speaker is engaged to give a talk before members and the public on the second Sunday of each month.
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Brad Wood
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