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Tasmanian Built See details
Tasmanian Built
Added: Mar 27, 2026
A beautifully illustrated book of 100 of the places of the Tasmanian Heritage Register and their stories.
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The Van Diemen's Land Edition of the Pickwick Papers – A Bibliographical Study | Clifford Craig | 1973 | Limited Edition No. 24/150 [USED – HCDJ – Very Good] See details
The Van Diemen's Land Edition of the Pickwick Papers – A Bibliographical Study | Clifford Craig | 1973 | Limited Edition No. 24/150 [USED – HCDJ – Very Good]
Added: Jun 20, 2026

Clifford Craig's bibliographical study of one of the most extraordinary episodes in early Australian publishing — the unauthorised "pirated" Van Diemen's Land edition of Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers, printed in Launceston by Henry Dowling between 1838 and 1839, while Dickens's original London serial publication was still being released.

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Non fiction titles principally relating to the history of Van Diemen's Land and Tasmania.

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Murder at the Launceston General Hospital See details
Murder at the Launceston General Hospital
The death of gatekeeper Thomas Heginbothom at the Launceston General Hospital in Tasmania on 1 October 1870.
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Musquito - Brutality and Exile See details
Musquito - Brutality and Exile
Explores the story of Musquito, an aboriginal resistance leader banished to Norfolk Island and subsequently hung in Van Diemen's Land.
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Narrative of Some Passages in the History of Van Diemen's Land See details
Narrative of Some Passages in the History of Van Diemen's Land
Narrative of Some Passages in the History of Van Diemen's Land during the last three years of Sir John Franklin's administration of its government.
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Narrative of the Overland Journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin See details
Narrative of the Overland Journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin
Narrative of the overland journey of Sir John and Lady Franklin and party from Hobart Town to Macquarie Harbour in 1842 by David Burn, edited here by George Mackaness and published in the Australian Historical Monographs series.
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Norfolk Island and its Second Settlement 1825-1855 See details
Norfolk Island and its Second Settlement 1825-1855
The 2nd book in a three volume series which gives a detailed account of Norfolk Island's distinct settlements.
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Norfolk Island and its Third Settlement See details
Norfolk Island and its Third Settlement
Norfolk Island and its Third Settlement - the first hundred years - covering the history of the Pitcairn era 1856-1956 and the Melanesian Mission 1866-1920.
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Obliged to Submit See details
Obliged to Submit
A history of the influential wives and mistresses of colonial governors in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), including Lady Jane Franklin.
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Of Rascals and Rusty Relics See details
Of Rascals and Rusty Relics
An introduction to the history of North-East Tasmania.
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On the Mountain (1996) – Peter Dombrovskis, Richard Flanagan, & Jamie Kirkpatrick [Limited Hardcover Edition] See details
On the Mountain (1996) – Peter Dombrovskis, Richard Flanagan, & Jamie Kirkpatrick [Limited Hardcover Edition]

A rare and highly collectible multi-disciplinary study of Hobart's iconic mountain, kunanyi / Mount Wellington.

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Once Upon a Time... Tasmanian Tales See details
Once Upon a Time... Tasmanian Tales
Michael Sharland has compiled a collection of stories blending history, folklore, and nature, capturing the unique charm and mystique of Tasmania's landscape and its people.
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