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Shades of Old Hobart Town
Added: Jun 7, 2025
 
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Interest Hobart history-related topics drawn from radio broadcasts.

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Urchin Convicts - the Point Puer Boys in Van Diemen's Land
Added: Jun 5, 2025
 
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In the early 19th century, amidst public anxiety about the threat to public order and respectability posed by juvenile offenders, over 2000 boys were transported from the streets of London to the Point Puer Boys Establishment at Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land.

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Convicts, Cannibals and Strange Little Animals
Added: Jun 4, 2025
 
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A quirky, illustrated guide to the things that make Tasmania different and interesting.

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Closing Hell's Gates - the death of a convict station
 
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Based on an elaborate reconstruction of day-to-day life at Macquarie Harbour, one of Australia's most notorious sites of convict punishment, this is the true story of how, in 1827, nine convicts opted for 'state-assisted' escape (the death sentence) rather than endure the hardships and privations of the penal settlement on Sarah Island.

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Daniel the Devil
 
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"I'm owl's breakfast!" thought Daniel. "I'm lost." A Tasmanian Devil rescue story for children.

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Death at Sea - the Bass Strait ferry tragedy
 
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A true story of the collision in Bass Strait between the ferry Coogee travelling from Launceston, Tasmania to Melbourne, and the sailing barque Fortunato Figari on Christmas Eve, 1903.

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Have You Seen a Monotreme?
 
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A beautifully illustrated book for younger children, about how to find platypus.

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Home of Peace
 
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The Eskleigh story.

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Honour Denied - Teddy Sheean, a Tasmanian Hero
 
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The story of Tasmanian, Teddy Sheean, an ordinary seaman who has been awarded a Victoria Cross for his action on board the sinking HMAS Armidale.

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In Nan's Garden
 
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In Nan's Garden is an illustrated children's book by Sharon Yaxley, author of the popular Tasmanian Theodore children's stories.

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In Pursuit of Tasmania
 
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A treasure chest of stories, articles and poems, all illuminating some aspect of the life and history of Tasmania.

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Jenny's Choice
 
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Jenny's Choice is a tale of love and betrayal. Set in the 1980s, the story takes us on an historically accurate, compelling journey through Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.

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Katie and the Red Rubber Ball
 
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A children's book - Hi, my name is Katie and I am always asking questions and learning new things.

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