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

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By Derwent Divided See details
By Derwent Divided
 
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By Derwent Divided tells of the shipping disaster when the Lake Illawarra collided with Hobart's Tasman Bridge in 1975.
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Callaghan & Batman See details
Callaghan & Batman
 
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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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Charles Darwin in Hobart Town - used See details
Charles Darwin in Hobart Town - 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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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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Collection - used See details
Collection - used
 
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"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 See details
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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