GSV Webcasts

Number of Webcasts = 7

Presenter: Meg Bate

The presentation discusses the development of intra-colonial shipping between the ports in Tasmania and outward to the other colonies, especially Victoria. Reference is made to…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:46 am
Duration: 18 minutes
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Presenter: Clodagh Norwood

The presenter describes the life of Thomas Wainewright who was transported to Hobart for fraud. He became an artist and his portraits provide documentation of personalities in…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 6:13 am
Duration: 24 minutes
Presenter: Michael Considine

Michael Considine describes his research searching for his convict ancestors in Tasmania.

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:30 am
Duration: 13 minutes
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Presenter: Cheryl Griffin

Cheryl Griffin describes her search for her Tasmanian convict ancestors and talks about the resources available to assist with the research.

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:29 am
Duration: 37 minutes
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Presenter: Janet McCalman

Dr McCalman’s latest publication examines the lives of former convicts who arrived as early settlers into colonial Victoria.

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:28 am
Duration: 76 minutes
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Presenter: James Guthrie

James tells the story of his convict ancestors and their journey from the West Riding of Yorkshire to Tasmania and then Victoria where they overcame the stigma of the convict…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:28 am
Duration: 20 minutes
Presenter: Janine Marshall Wood

Janine talks about her book, “No ordinary convict. A Welshman called Rebecca”, which was published in 2021. She describes the journey to publication which began with a smaller…

Date Published: 28 Feb 2023 @ 2:27 am
Duration: 38 minutes
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