Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Phases of land settlement and problems of land
development are related to the C.S.I.RO. soil survey
of Flinders Island, 1957. The analysis is in terms
of property ownership whether private or War
Service Land Settlement, type of farming, associated
vegetation, and difficulties of land improvement.
It is concluded that knowledge of soil type
has been essential for the spread of settlement, and
that while further development is physically possible
it may be precluded by the high costs of land
development and the provision of adequate marketing
facilities.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
