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Tasmanian Built
Added: Mar 27, 2026
A beautifully illustrated book of 100 of the places of the Tasmanian Heritage Register and their stories.

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The Van Diemen's Land Edition of the Pickwick Papers – A Bibliographical Study | Clifford Craig | 1973 | Limited Edition No. 24/150 [USED – HCDJ – Very Good]
Added: Jun 20, 2026

Clifford Craig's bibliographical study of one of the most extraordinary episodes in early Australian publishing — the unauthorised "pirated" Van Diemen's Land edition of Charles Dickens's The Pickwick Papers, printed in Launceston by Henry Dowling between 1838 and 1839, while Dickens's original London serial publication was still being released.


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History

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

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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]

Eva Meidl's account of the voyage of the Hannah — the ship that sailed from Liverpool in November 1850 carrying German and British free settlers to Van Diemen's Land, arriving in Launceston in March 1851. Among the passengers on the Hannah was Ludwig Becker — German artist, naturalist and explorer.


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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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To Serve in a Distant Land
The Tasmanian years of Bishop Francis Russell Nixon and Anna Maria Nixon, 1843-1863.

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Van Diemen's Land Revealed
Flinders and Bass and their circumnavigation of the island that was to become Tasmania in the colonial sloop Norfolk 1798-1799.

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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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366 Days of Tasmania Volume 1 - used
A Tasmanian event of note for every day of the year.

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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 Century of Tasmanian Methodism 1820-1920 – C.C. Dugan (1920)

A scarce historical booklet detailing the pioneering families, ministers, and early church development of Methodism across Tasmania from 1820 to 1920. Packed with early regional records, this remains a valuable primary reference for local genealogy and social history researchers.


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