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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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Blockade
Two weeks at the Franklin River Protest in words and photographs.

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Bobby Knopwood and his Times
Bobby Knopwood and his Times - from the diaries of 1804-8,1814-17 by the Rev. Robert Knopwood, M.A., Chaplain to Lieutenant-Governor Collins, the founder of Hobart - compiled and edited by Mabel Hookey.

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Bound by Every Tie of Duty
A biography of John Lewes Pedder, Chief Justice of Van Diemen's Land from 1824 to 1854.

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Bound for Australia
A guide to the records held by The National Archives in the UK of transported convicts and early settlers to the Australian colonies.

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Bridging the Strait
A salute to the first man to fly across Bass Strait from mainland Australia to Tasmania, Lieut Arthur L Long.

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Broken Spear - Black Tom Birch, the Aboriginal Patriot Blamed for Sparking Australia's Bloodiest War | Robert Cox | 2021 [NEW – SC]

The true story of Black Tom Birch of Van Diemen's Land - a charismatic Aboriginal patriot and his unending fight against colonial invasion.


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Bruny D'Entrecasteaux and his encounter with Tasmanian Aborigines
Bruny D'Entrecasteaux and his encounter with Tasmanian Aborigines from Provence to Recherche Bay.

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Built by Seabrook

Hobart buildings constructed by the Seabrook family from the 1830s.


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By Derwent Divided – The Lake Illawarra, the Tasman Bridge and the 1975 Disaster | Tom Lewis | 3rd Edition 2025 [HC]

On 5 January 1975 the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra struck two of the pylons of Hobart's Tasman Bridge, bringing down two spans of the bridge and sinking the ship in the Derwent River. Seven crew members and two people on the bridge were killed. The collapse divided Hobart for nearly two years — cutting the city in half and forcing residents on the eastern shore to take lengthy detours or use a ferry service until the bridge reopened in October 1977.


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Callaghan & Batman
Callaghan & Batman considers the historical police evidence as to whether convict woman Eliza Callaghan was hidden by John Batman at Ben Lomond in Van Diemen's Land in 1825. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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