History
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.
Charles Darwin in Hobart Town - used
A record of Charles Darwin's 1836 visit to Hobart Town aboard HMS Beagle, and the observations he recorded, produced by the Royal Society of Tasmania. Softcover, 2009, 113 pages, colour illustrations, indexed.
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Charles Davis - 150 Years
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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Cleansing the Colony
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
The true story of nine Sarah Island convicts who chose execution over continued imprisonment at Macquarie Harbour in 1827. Softcover, 2008, 312 pages, indexed.
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Collection - used
"Collection" is a book that showcases the historical and natural history items held in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TMAG in Hobart Tasmania.
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Compelled to Tiers
The gripping true account of an escaped convict's survival amidst the wilderness of 19th century Tasmania - bushranger, Daniel Priest.
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