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From Convicts to Computers - Tasmanian Supreme Court See details
From Convicts to Computers - Tasmanian Supreme Court
Added: May 4, 2024
 
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Two hundred years of the Tasmanian Supreme Court - a history by Justice Stephen Estcourt AM.
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The Tasmania Gold Mining & Quartz Crushing Company See details
The Tasmania Gold Mining & Quartz Crushing Company
Added: May 5, 2024
 
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The history of a magnificent gold mine at Beaconsfield 1877-1903.
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From Horses to Horse Power See details
From Horses to Horse Power
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A nostalgic photographic exploration of Tasmania's transportation evolution from horses to horse power.
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Lake Pedder - Why a national park must be saved See details
Lake Pedder - Why a national park must be saved
 
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A vintage booklet published to support the campaign to save Lake Pedder from flooding for the purposes of expanding Tasmania's hydro-electric power scheme in the 1970s.
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Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts in Van Diemen's Land See details
Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts in Van Diemen's Land
 
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Abandoned Women - Scottish Convicts Exiled Beyond the Seas s a rich and evocative account of the lives of women at the bottom of society two hundred years ago.
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Buckley's Chance - William Buckley and how he conquered a new world See details
Buckley's Chance - William Buckley and how he conquered a new world
 
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On a moonlit night convict and former soldier William Buckley escapes and disappears into the Australian bush. Discovered and adopted by an aboriginal tribe who regard him as a ghost, he is initiated into their rich and complex culture.
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Flinders - The man who mapped Australia See details
Flinders - The man who mapped Australia
 
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The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.
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In Tasmania See details
In Tasmania
 
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A brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer's discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past.
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The Fatal Shore See details
The Fatal Shore
 
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In 1787 the British Government sent a fleet of ships loaded with convicts to colonise Australia.
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Following their footsteps See details
Following their footsteps
 
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Exploring Adventure Bay, Bruny Island.
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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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Fight the Fiery Fiend - Colonial Fire Fighting 1803-1883
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Fight the Fiery Fiend - Colonial Fire Fighting 1803-1883
 
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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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Metal Mining In Tasmania 1804 to 1914 See details
Metal Mining In Tasmania 1804 to 1914
 
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A comprehensive account of the development of the metal mining industry in Tasmania from the beginnings of British settlement in Van Diemen's Land in 1804 to the outbreak of the First World War, with a focus on how the government helped shape the mining industry.
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