People Places and Events

The Examiner published in the Saturday edition a series of articles provided by the Society relating to the settlement of the wider Port Dalrymple area (1804-1904). The series began on 3 January 2004 and will continued well into 2008 prior to ending, beyond the bicentenary of the settlement of Launceston in 2006, as it was so popular.

The series was joint project of the Launceston Historical Society, the George Town and District Historical Society and the West Tamar Historical Society as a way to celebrate bicentenary of European settlement in northern Tasmania.

Called “Way Back When”, the series was being co-ordinated by representatives of the three societies.

A book is currently in preparation and it is hoped to have it published by the end of 2010.

While many of the articles focussed on the settlement of the George Town, Launceston, Norfolk Plains, Westbury/Deloraine and West Tamar regions, articles on Northeast and Northwest regions were also welcome

The public is still welcome to contribute stories about early pioneers or events in their family or district of Northern Tasmania. Articles should be between 500 and 600 words in length.

An archive of all articles was once available from here but as they are currently being reviewed and or rewritten by their authors, they are unavailable for the time being.

Should you have a specific need for an article, then please fell welcome to contact the Secretary of the Society, who'll be happy to assist.