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Tasmanian Built
Added: Mar 27, 2026
 
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A beautifully illustrated book of 100 of the places of the Tasmanian Heritage Register and their stories.

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The Knopwood Historical Lectures
Added: May 7, 2026
 
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A pioneer history of the Derwent's South Eastern Shore.

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History

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

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A Tale of Ambition and Unrealised Hope - John Montagu & Sir John Franklin
 
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A history of the difficulties Sir John Franklin faced in taking over governing Van Diemen's Land from Governor Arthur, with a focus on dealing with the incumbent civil servants in Hobart Town.

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A Unique Photo Album of Road Travelling in Tasmania
 
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A Unique Photo Album of Road Travelling in Tasmania is a random collection of photos from the library of Tasmanian author L J Morley based on the theme of car and motorcycle travel around Tasmania and the impact of war and depression on motorcar and motorcycle industries in Australia.

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Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts in Van Diemen's Land
 
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Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas s a rich and evocative account of the lives of women at the bottom of society two hundred years ago.

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Against the Grain
 
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A memoir and history of life and work with the Huon pine loggers on the West Coast of Tasmania. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Alas, for the Pelicans! Flinders, Baudin & Beyond - Essays and Poems
 
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This collection of essays and poems celebrates the 200th anniversary of the encounter in 1802 between explorers Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders off the shores of South Australia, and examines some of the cultural contexts of their voyages and the ramifications of their discoveries over the ensuing years.

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All Gunns Blazing
 
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A history of the business of J & T Gunn and the development of Launceston in the north of Tasmania, 1871-1997. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Alma Doepel - The History of An Australian Schooner 1903 - 1975
 
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This book tells the story of the Alma Doepel, one of Australia's most famous coastal traders and once proud member of the Hobart based IXL "jam fleet".

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American Citizens, British Slaves - Yankee political prisoners in an Australian Penal Colony
 
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This book tells the strange story of almost a hundred United States citizens who were transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1839-1840.

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Anaesthesia - Awakening the Sleeping Giant
 
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This book is a celebration of William Russ Pugh's first anaesthetic in Launceston, Tasmania - a development which revolutionised medicine and surgery. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Andrew Bent and the Freedom of the Press in Van Diemen's Land
 
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The work of printer and emancipist Andrew Bent and the freedom of the press in Van Diemen's Land.

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