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Horse Power - A short Economic History of Horses in Tasmania - K.M. Dallas
Added: Sep 16, 2026

A 1968 study of horses in Tasmania - farm horses, coach horses, half-breds and horses in war - by University of Tasmania economic historian K.M. Dallas.


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Clyde Company Papers 1821-1873 - the primary source record of colonial Van Diemen's Land and the founding of Victoria's pastoral industry, 7 volumes | ed. P.L. Brown | Oxford, 1952-1977 [USED – HCDJ – Complete Set]
Added: Sep 15, 2026

Clyde Company Papers 1821 to 1873 in seven volumes - Volumes I to VII. 


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Australian Corriedale Century 1882-1982 - origins & development of the Corriedale sheep breed, from NSW's Western Plains to Tasmania's Central Highlands | Andrew Nicolson | 1983 [USED – HCDJ]
Added: Sep 15, 2026

Australian Corriedale Century 1882–1982 traces the origins and development of the Corriedale sheep breed in Australia, from magnificent stud flocks developed across the Western Plains of New South Wales to Tasmania's Central Highlands. Andrew Nicolson's own grandfather and great-uncle were among the breed's earliest registered stud owners and personally knew the foundation breeders, giving him firsthand access to information otherwise unavailable elsewhere.


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History

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

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Tasmanian Towns in Federation Times
A directory of all the towns of Tasmania in 1901 with a short description of each at the time.

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Ten Events
Michael Ludeke writes of 10 events that were key to shaping Tasmania's history including: Reconciliation - 1803 settlement - 1901 Federation - development of Hydro Electricity - 1967 bushfires - Australia's first casino - Tasman Bridge disaster 1975 - Port Arthur massacre 1996 - the Bacon era, Premier Jim Bacon 1998-2004 - Beaconsfield mine collapse and rescue.

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Thanks to Providence - Falmouth history
A history of Falmouth, a small seaside town on Tasmania's East Coast and its people.

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The Anglican Church in Tasmania - A Diocesan History to mark the sesquicentenary - 1992

A diocesan history to mark the sesquicentenary of the Anglican Church in Tasmania in 1992, by Geoffrey Stephens. Structured around the tenures of each of Tasmania's bishops — Nixon, Bromby, Sandford, Montgomery, Mercer, Stephen, Hay, Cranswick, Davies, Cornish and Newell — with a chronological, illustrated list of churches built under each, an alphabetical list of clergy, and a full index.


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The Bells of Old Bailey
An account of emigration from the cobbled streets of Victorian London to the busy streets of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, including the author's poetry. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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The Bidencope Story

A history of J.Bidencope & Sons, a family drapery firm in Hobart.


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The Black War – Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania | Nicholas Clements | 2014 [SC]

Between 1825 and 1831, close to 200 British colonists and around 1,000 Aboriginal Tasmanians died violently in what became known as the Black War — the most intense and sustained frontier conflict in Australian history. Nicholas Clements takes a different approach to this history from most accounts.


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The Bushrangers illustrating the early days of Van Diemen's Land |James Bonwick|1967|

A 1967 facsimile reprint of James Bonwick's 1856 history of the early days of Van Diemen's Land - Michael Howe, Lemon, Pearce, Brady, Dunne, Jeffries, Britton Hunt, and other notorious bushrangers of Tasmania.


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The Chaplain
Being some further accounts of the days of Bobby Knopwood. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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The Colonial Earth
Australia's colonial settlers and their positive attitudes toward preserving their environment. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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