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.
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Fight the Fiery Fiend - Colonial Fire Fighting 1803-1883
A history of how the early European settlers in Van Diemen's Land fought fires, including those on ships in the River Derwent. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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Van Diemen's Land Revealed
In 1798–99, Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed the colonial sloop Norfolk around the island that would become Tasmania, proving for the first time that it was indeed an island, separate from the Australian mainland — the discovery that gave Bass Strait its name. Dan Sprod tells the story of this landmark voyage of exploration, in which Flinders was accompanied by his famous ship's cat, Trim.
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William Sorell in Van Diemen's Land
A history of the colonial years of Van Diemen's Land under Lieutenant-Governor William Sorell, 1817-1824.
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100 Years of Western Tasmanian Mining
100 Years of Western Tasmanian Mining traces a century of mining on the west coast — from the district's earliest mineral discoveries, including tin at Mount Bischoff in 1871, silver-lead around Zeehan and Dundas in 1882, and the Mount Lyell copper field in 1883, through to the mining industry of the mid-1970s.
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366 Days of Tasmania Volume 2
A second volume of events from Tasmania's past to mark every day of a leap year (hence the 366 days).
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50 Historical Stories of Tasmania's West Coast
A collection of stories of life on Tasmania's rugged West Coast - focussing on three generations of West Coasters who lived and worked around the one-time boom mining town of Zeehan.
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A Background to the History of Nursing in Tasmania
A history of the role of nurses in the development of health and medical services in Tasmania, and the practical insights they offer to solving health issues.
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![A Donation to the Colony – Epic Voyage on the Hannah: German & British Free Settlers and Their Contribution to Van Diemen's Land | Eva Meidl | 2004 [SC]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/a-donation-to-the-colony-DE8znQ.png "A Donation to the Colony – Epic Voyage on the Hannah: German & British Free Settlers and Their Contribution to Van Diemen's Land | Eva Meidl | 2004 [SC]")
