The Companion to Tasmanian History

The Companion to Tasmanian History was a book produced in 2005 by the Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies at the University of Tasmania, in conjunction with the Tasmanian Government celebrations of the Bicentenary of Tasmania.^[1]

The project to compile the volume began 2002 with an editorial committee comprising Michael Roe, 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

Title	Author
Aboriginality	Jim Everett
Britishness	Peter Boyce
Class	Shayne Breen
Convicts	Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
Economy	Bruce Felmingham
Episodes of Thought	Michael Roe
Exile	Richard Davis
Gender	Alison Alexander
Healing	Eric Ratcliff
Identity	Henry Reynolds
Monuments, Museums and Memory	Marilyn Lake
Place	Tim Jetson
Religion	Richard Ely
Shelter	Barry McNeill and Eric Ratcliff
The State	Stefan Petrow
Urbanisation	Graeme Davison
Van Diemen's Land	Ros Haynes

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

Alexander, Alison, ed. (2005). The Companion to Tasmanian History. Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania. ISBN 1-86295-223-X. OCLC 61888464.

There was a digital version of the companion produced in 2006.^[2]

See also

• History of Tasmania
• Historical bibliographies of Tasmania
• Historical Encyclopedia of WA