''The Companion to Tasmanian History'' was a book produced in 2005 by the Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies at the
University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...
, in conjunction with the
Tasmanian Government
The Tasmanian Government is the democratic administrative authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Tasmania, is invit ...
celebrations of the Bicentenary of Tasmania.
The project to compile the volume began 2002 with an editorial committee comprising
Michael Roe
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,
Henry Reynolds, Stefan Petrow and Alison Alexander from the University of Tasmania, as well as Michael Sprod of Astrolabe Books, and Barbara Valentine from Launceston.
The alphabetical section contains some 1073 articles ranging through biographical sketches, places and issues that cover the whole length of Tasmanian history.
Thematic articles
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Appendices
As well as the articles, the volume contains Appendices of Aboriginal places names, and all Government officials and members of Parliament since establishment of the colony.
Publication details
There was a digital version of the companion produced in 2006.
See also
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History of Tasmania
The history of Tasmania begins at the end of the most recent ice age (approximately 10,000 years ago) when it is believed that the island was joined to the Australian mainland. Little is known of the human history of the island until the Britis ...
*
Historical bibliographies of Tasmania
Historical bibliographies of Tasmania (also known as ''Tasmanian historical bibliographies'') were a series of books produced by the Centre of Tasmanian Historical Studies and the History Department of the University of Tasmania.
They were base ...
*
Historical Encyclopedia of WA
The ''Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia'' (HEWA) from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia was published in June 2009. Although work on it started in 2003, the idea within the university for ...
Notes
External links
* http://www.utas.edu.au/history_classics/Companion/CompaniontoTasmanianHistory.html
* http://www.bicentenary.tas.gov.au/page.php?id=71
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History of Tasmania
2005 non-fiction books
History books about Australia
Books about Tasmania
Australian encyclopaedias