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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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Mountain Stories: Volume 2 | Simon Cubit | Tasmanian History

Mountain Stories: Echoes from the Tasmanian High Country (Volume 2) by Simon Cubit, available new, offers a collection of oral histories from the Western Tiers and Central Plateau. As a standalone volume that does not require reading the out-of-print first book, this 290-page softcover captures the lives of the mountain men and heritage huts.


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Mr Punch in Tasmania – Colonial Politics in Cartoons 1866–1879 | Clifford Craig | 1980 | Signed by Publisher Dan Sprod [USED – HCDJ – Very Good]

Clifford Craig's history of Mr Punch in Tasmania — the colonial satirical magazine that published political cartoons in Tasmania from 1866 to 1879, modelled on the famous London Punch but aimed squarely at Tasmanian colonial politics, personalities and public life.


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Mrs Fenton's Journey
Mrs Fenton's Journey - India & Tasmania 1826-1876.

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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
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
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

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
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
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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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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