History
A broad collection of Tasmanian history books, spanning colonial settlement and Van Diemen's Land through to the state's more recent history. For town and district-specific histories, see our Local History section; for the stories of individual Tasmanians, see Biography.
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Legacy of a Norfolk Plains Convict - William Webb
The history of the convict William Webb, transported for theft, and the very successful legacy his family left to the young colony in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania and beyond.
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Letters to Pituncarty Tasmania
Colonial correspondence of Christian Taylor Buist who lived at Pituncarty on the Macquarie River in Tasmania's Midlands, including letters from Ellinthorpe (sic) Hall, telling much of the local Taylor family history.
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Letters to Sir Joseph Banks
Letters from Hobart's founder David Collins to the naturalist Sir Joseph Banks - London and the Derwent 1798-1808.
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Life in Old Van Diemens Land
A portrayal of the colourful life of the colonial Tasmanian convict settlement in the first half of the 19th century.
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Lifeblood – Tasmania's Hydro Power | Roger Lupton | 1999 [USED – HCDJ – Out of Print]
At the time of publication, Tasmania generated more electricity per head of population than any place in the world except Norway, and 99% of that power came from water. Lifeblood is Roger Lupton's history of the Hydro-Electric Commission — the Hydro — and the century-long project to harness that resource across the island.
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Little Boats with Sails
A history of yachting's 21 foot restricted class which filled an important niche in Australia's sailing history between the first and second world wars.
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Living Stones - 3 volume set
A guide to some Tasmanian graveyards - a set of all three volumes of the Living Stones books.
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Living Stones - volume II
A guide to some Tasmanian graveyards - volume II of a series of three Living Stones books.
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![Letters from Hobart 1889–1892 | James Backhouse Walker | Margaret Glover (Ed.) | 2015 | Signed by Editor [USED – HCDJ]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/xctmpndDlXu.png "Letters from Hobart 1889–1892 | James Backhouse Walker | Margaret Glover (Ed.) | 2015 | Signed by Editor [USED – HCDJ]")
![Lifeblood – Tasmania's Hydro Power | Roger Lupton | 1999 [USED – HCDJ – Out of Print]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/Scan_20180929%20%283%29-K9mEoB.png "Lifeblood – Tasmania's Hydro Power | Roger Lupton | 1999 [USED – HCDJ – Out of Print]")
