John Wadsley has a background as a professional heritage consultant and historian. He has a strong interest in Australian military history and co-authored the bicentennial history of Anglesea Barracks in Hobart published in 2011. The presentation will explore the history of Triffitts Point, later known…
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The 2 April presentation of "The Tasman Bridge Disaster Revisited" by John Sargent and April meeting of the Society has been cancelled due to the venue, the Howrah Community Centre, being closed for the Easter weekend.
Alan Townsend, Historical Officer for Clarence City Council, will be taking us into the dark side of Tasmanian history with his talk on great crimes and trails of the 19th Century.
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In this two part presentation John Sargent talks about his new book which is a fictional account of mid-1800s Wapping and Peter Oldham presents his new video about the Risdon Punt.
2025 with be the fiftieth anniversary of the Tasman Bridge collapse. John Sargent will be revisiting this dramatic event that had major social impact to the residents of both the eastern and western side of the Derwent River.
John Sargent will hold his annual fun quiz on local history.
The ever popular annual Show and Tell meeting. Bring any historic item that may be of interest to fellow members.