
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
![Francis Guillemard Simpkinson de Wesselow, From the Old Wharf, Hobart Town [Van Diemen's Land], 1848](https://rst.org.au/wp-content/uploads/screenshot-2025-12-29-103654-1-1024x431.png)
Journey from excel spreadsheet to Trove Partner: How the Royal Society of Tasmania made their collection Trove ready is a featured article in the National Library of Australia’s December 2025 Trove newsletter.
The article tells the story of how we have made our collection discoverable for art lovers, historians, humanities researchers and others with a keen interest, from Tasmania, Australia and internationally.
Read the full article here: Journey from excel spreadsheet to Trove Partner | Trove
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 RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.