Brad Wood
Launceston Historical Society Talks
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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Episodes
Mountford Cottage, Perth, Archaeological Dig. Talk by John Dent and Darren Watton, delivered by Sam Diprose Adams on 19 October 2025 19.10.2025 49:07
Mountford Cottage, Perth, Archaeological Dig. Talk by John Dent and Darren Watton, delivered by Sam Diprose Adams on 19 October 2025
Reginald Munro: Aviator Extraordinaire. A talk by Steve Radford 21 September 2025 21.09.2025 1:01:48
Reginald Munro: Aviator Extraordinaire. A talk by Steve Radford 21 September 2025
James Austin: Of Beehives and Ferries. A talk by Richard Mack on 17 August 2025 17.08.2025 59:55
James Austin: Of Beehives and Ferries. A talk by Richard Mack on 17 August 2025
Van Diemen's Land in 1820 from the Bigge Report. A talk by Alison Alexander. 20 July 2025 20.07.2025 51:27
'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
Charles St John David, City Engineer. A talk by Marion Sargent 15 June 2025 15.06.2025 34:06
Charles St John David, City Engineer. A talk by Marion Sargent 15 June 2025
The Lost Province on Tasmanias West coast. A talk by Lou Rae on 18 May 2025. 18.05.2025 1:31:30
The Lost Province on Tasmanias West coast. A talk by Lou Rae on 18 May 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 13.04.2025 54:22
'Our First Baptism of Fire': Northern Tasmanians in the 12th Battalion at Gallipoli, April 1915. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 13 April 2025
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 16.03.2025 1:06:55
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, mass escapes and attacks on overseers in Notman’s gang tasked with completing a road just south of Launce...
Launceston Court Record - A talk by Jai Paterson and John Dent. 16 February 2025 16.02.2025 53:33
Launceston Court Record - A talk by Jai Paterson and John Dent. 16 February 2025
Perth Gaol Archaeological Dig. A talk by Darren Watton and John Dent on 17 November 2024. 17.11.2024 57:39
Perth Gaol Archaeological Dig. A talk by Darren Watton and John Dent on 17 November 2024.
Children at Work - Orphan School Apprentices. A talk by Lucy Frost on 20 October 2024 20.10.2024 49:24
Children at Work - Orphan School Apprentices. A talk by Lucy Frost on 20 October 2024
Henry Rice, East Coast Explorer. A talk by Bradley Wood. 18 August 2024 17.08.2024 54:10
Henry Rice, East Coast Explorer. A talk by Bradley Wood. 18 August 2024
Boot up for a byte of history/ A talk by Wendy Roberts and Catherine Pearce. 21 July 2024 20.07.2024 45:39
Boot up for a byte of history/ A talk by Wendy Roberts and Catherine Pearce. 21 July 2024
The Convict Memorial. A Talk by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart on 16 June 2024 16.06.2024 1:09:59
The Convict Memorial. A Talk by Hamish Maxwell-Stewart on 16 June 2024
Joseph Reginald Forward and the making of the Launceston Public Library, 1906 - 1948. A talk by Stefan Petrow on 19 May 2024 19.05.2024 1:02:55
Joseph Reginald Forward and the making of the Launceston Public Library, 1906 - 1948. A talk by Stefan Petrow
Crooks, Craftsmen and Gold Diggers! French and Italian Convicts in Launceston in the 1840s. A talk by Julian Burgess on 21 April 2024 21.04.2024 36:08
Crooks, Craftsmen and Gold Diggers - convict clock and watchmakers. A talk by Julian Burgess on 21 April 2024
A Good Riddance: The Inception of Criminal Deportation in Colonial Australia. The 2024 John West Lecture by Kristyn Harman, 17 March 2024 17.03.2024 42:00
A Good Riddance: The Inception of Criminal Deportation in Colonial Australia. The 2024 John West Lecture by Kristyn Harman, 17 March 2024
Virtual Tour of Local Heritage in Launceston. A talk by Michelle Blake on 19 Nov 2023 19.11.2023 53:59
Virtual Tour of Local Heritage in Launceston. Why do we live the way we do? A talk by Michelle Blake on 19 Nov 2023
The Albert Hall and the Tasmanian Exhibition 1891-92. A talk by Prue McCausland on 15 October 2023 15.10.2023 48:04
The Albert Hall and the Tasmanian Exhibition 1891-92. A talk by Prue McCausland on 15 October 2023
The Architectural Legacy of JM Haenke. A talk by Marion Sargent on 17 September 2023 17.09.2023 52:33
The Architectural Legacy of JM Haenke. A talk by Marion Sargent on 17 September 2023
Florence Perrin (1884-1952). A talk by Tabatha Badger on 20 August 2023 20.08.2023 49:43
Florence Perrin (1884-1952). A talk by Tabatha Badger on 20 August 2023
The Tricky Business of Fact and Fiction: Dr Barry Cotter and his wife Izzy. A talk by Moira McAlister on 18 June 2023 18.06.2023 42:26
The Tricky Business of Fact and Fiction: Dr Barry Cotter and his wife Izzy. A talk by Moira McAlister on 18 June 2023
The Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index. A talk by Maureen Martin Ferris, Sandra Duck and Toby Martin on 21 May 2023 21.05.2023 49:19
The Tasmanian Pictorial Church Index. A talk by Maureen Martin Ferris, Sandra Duck and Toby Martin on 21 May 2023
The Accidental Historian. A talk by Steve Cornish on 16 April 2023 16.04.2023 47:45
The Accidental Historian. A talk by Steve Cornish on 16 April 2023
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