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The Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies (CTHS) received formal recognition within the University of Tasmania in 1984, as an adjunct of the History and Classics Program within the School of Humanities. The Program Director is ex officio Director of the Centre.
The CTHS Advisory Committee consists of the Director, Dr Tom Dunning, Mr P Chapman, Dr R Ely, Dr R Kellaway, Dr H Maxwell-Stewart, Dr S Petrow, Professor H Reynolds, Emeritus Professor M Roe, Professor Michael Bennett, Dr Caroline Evans and Professor Pam Sharpe.
The CTHS established a support group named Friends of the Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. For the annual subscription of $35, Friends receive a copy of the Tasmanian Historical Studies and are kept informed of the Centre's activities, such as conferences and seminars. Friends are also eligible for a reduction in the registration fee for the annual conference. Subscribe to become a Friend of the CTHS (Word 252KB).
Nigel Hargraves - Honorary Research Associate
PO Box 116, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia 7006.
nigel.hargraves@bigpond.com
Point Puer operated from 1834 to 1848 and was a purpose-built British institution for convicted male juveniles. It predated the opening of Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight by four years.
The first of a two-part study of the Point Puer Boys' Establishment is currently underway and a publication is anticipated in the near future. In particular, this work focuses on the penal system as it affected the juvenile convicts who arrived in Van Diemen's Land from the British Isles before the end of 1834. The last of these boys left Point Puer in 1840 and the impact of education, trade training and religious instruction is considered in conjunction with the boys' interaction with the prison and its subculture. A longitudinal study of the lives of boys has been made to assess the outcomes of the reforming objectives of Point Puer and includes the time they spent assigned to masters in Van Diemen's Land as well as what happened to them after being freed.
Following the release of this initial work a further publication on the second phase of Point Puer will be undertaken based on research already underway.
Committee Member |
Research Interests |
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Dr Tom Dunning |
Current projects include the Social and Cultural Life of the Plebeian Peoples of Scotland and the American Civil War and Cultural Memory. |
Dr Richard Ely |
Biography of Frank Bond; editing reminiscences of Sarah Hood; an ethnographic study of a heritage precinct in Plenty Valley, Victoria; educational and religious history. |
Dr Hamish Maxwell-Stewart |
Convict history, history and heritage site interpretation. |
Dr Stefan Petrow |
William Denison; Policing in Tasmania 1899-1999. |
Emeritus Professor Michael Roe |
Various biographical studies. |
Professor Michael Bennett |
Politics, religion, society and culture in late medieval and early modern Britain; the royal succession in Britain; the global diffusion of vaccination in the early nineteenth century. |
Professor Pam Sharpe |
Pam Sharpe's research interests span the history of women, demography, poverty and textiles from seventeenth to ninteenth century England. She is also working on the history of a mining community in Western Australia. |
Mr Peter Chapman |
Peter is currently editing and researching the Historical Records of Australia. |
Friend of CTHS |
Research Interests |
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Tony Harrison
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Captain Samuel Wright, second commandant of Sarah Island penal station.
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Dr Bruce Rosen
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British Victorian Social History and Australian History.
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Dr Caroline Evans |
History of children, welfare, and institutions, cultural heritage. |
Dr Alison Alexander |
Women's history; convict history. |
Authorised by the Acting Head of School, Humanities
13 February, 2013
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