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The Tasmania Gold Mining & Quartz Crushing Company See details
The Tasmania Gold Mining & Quartz Crushing Company
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The history of a magnificent gold mine at Beaconsfield 1877-1903.
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From Horses to Horse Power See details
From Horses to Horse Power
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A nostalgic photographic exploration of Tasmania's transportation evolution from horses to horse power.
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Non fiction titles principally relating to the history of Van Diemen's Land and Tasmania.

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Love, Passion and Cruelty in Van Diemen's Land See details
Love, Passion and Cruelty in Van Diemen's Land
 
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A selection of George Meredith's love letters to his wife Mary covering the colonial period of 1823 to 1836.
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At the Movies See details
At the Movies
 
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The history of the Star Theatres of Tasmania.
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366 Days of Tasmania Volume 2 See details
366 Days of Tasmania Volume 2
 
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A second volume of events from Tasmania's past to mark every day of a leap year (hence the 366 days).
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Fight the Fiery Fiend - Colonial Fire Fighting 1803-1883
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Fight the Fiery Fiend - Colonial Fire Fighting 1803-1883
 
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A history of how the early European settlers in Van Diemen's Land fought fires, including those on ships in the River Derwent. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Federation See details
John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Federation
 
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Reverend John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Australian Federation published under the pseudonym of John Adams in 1854.

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Buckley's Chance - William Buckley and how he conquered a new world See details
Buckley's Chance - William Buckley and how he conquered a new world
 
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On a moonlit night convict and former soldier William Buckley escapes and disappears into the Australian bush. Discovered and adopted by an aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost, he is initiated into their rich and complex culture.
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Flinders - The man who mapped Australia See details
Flinders - The man who mapped Australia
 
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The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.
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The Ghost & the Bounty Hunter See details
The Ghost & the Bounty Hunter
 
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Just after Christmas 1803, convict William Buckley fled an embryonic settlement in the land of the Kulin nation (now the Port Phillip area), to take his chances in the wilderness.
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Metal Mining In Tasmania 1804 to 1914 See details
Metal Mining In Tasmania 1804 to 1914
 
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A comprehensive account of the development of the metal mining industry in Tasmania from the beginnings of British settlement in Van Diemen's Land in 1804 to the outbreak of the First World War, with a focus on how the government helped shape the mining industry.
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Exploring the South Land - Tasmania emerges from Terra Australis Incognita See details
Exploring the South Land - Tasmania emerges from Terra Australis Incognita
 
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A celebration of the map maker's art - commencing with the 1606 voyage of Captain Willem Janszoon, the first European to chart part of the unknown southern continent.
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