Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
James Sprent’s comprehensive survey of Hobart
Town was carried out towards the end of an era
of rapid population increase. The pattern of
occupance and the characteristics of the buildings
recorded by Sprent are examined after first tracing
the physical growth of the town,to the 1840s. The
1847 valuation of Hobart property is represented
cartographically and related to physical and
functional factors. Central area functions are
analysed in detail and characteristics of commerce,
manufacturing and port activity are presented.
The persistence of Sprent’s Hobart in the 1960s is
shown by the assessment of townscape.
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.
