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Don River Railway Locomotives, Carriages, Service Vehicles and Wagons
Added: Mar 31, 2025
 
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An illustrated reference to the rolling stock preserved by the Don River Railway in northern Tasmania. Colour photos throughout.

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Erebus - used
Added: May 31, 2025
 
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HMS Erebus - The story of a ship, its epic polar voyages and ultimate catastrophe beneath the frozen wastes of the Canadian Arctic.

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History

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

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Charles Darwin in Hobart - used
 
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A record of Charles Darwin's visit to Hobart Town in 1836 and the observations he recorded.

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Charles Davis - 150 Years
 
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A 150-year corporate history of the Tasmanian firm of Charles Davis, subsequently to become the Harris Scarfe stores. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Child of Gondwana - the geological making of Tasmania
 
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A guide to the unique geology of Tasmania written for everyone.

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Churches of Van Diemen's Land
 
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A history of many of the old churches of Tasmania with a focus on the people who built them. Illustrated with sepia toned sketches throughout.

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Cleansing the Colony
 
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The little known story of the more than one hundred people transported from New Zealand to Van Diemen's Land.

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Closing Hell's Gates - the death of a convict station
 
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Based on an elaborate reconstruction of day-to-day life at Macquarie Harbour, one of Australia's most notorious sites of convict punishment, this is the true story of how, in 1827, nine convicts opted for 'state-assisted' escape (the death sentence) rather than endure the hardships and privations of the penal settlement on Sarah Island.

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Compelled to Tiers
 
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The gripping true account of an escaped convict's survival amidst the wilderness of 19th century Tasmania - bushranger, Daniel Priest.

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Convict Lives at the Cascades Female Factory Volume 2
 
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The stories of 29 female convicts who spent time at Hobart's Cascades Female Factory.

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Convicts & Carriageways
 
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A history of Tasmanian road development up to 1880, including the use of convict labour. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Cypress Street Cemetery
 
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A history of the Cypress Street Cemetery including a listing of those buried there.

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