Download or read book A Short History of Tasmania written by Evelyn Temple Emmett and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise history of Tasmania ; includes chapter entitled "The Aborigines" (p.39-47), discussing first European contacts, the clash at Risdon, cruelty and violence towards the Aboriginal people by European settlers, the Black Line, Robinson's quest and Trucanini.