Building Stories Tasmania is an illustrated tour of Tasmania's most distinctive buildings - working waterfronts, former hydro sites, pubs, bookshops, hotels, theatres and small-town main streets - told through the people who built, worked and lived in them: convicts, clergy, brewers, booksellers and activists.
My Kemp Ancestors traces six generations of David Gatenby's Kemp family line, opening on the Isle of Sheppey before following the family chapter by chapter from William Kemp and Amelia Fowler onwards.
Riverine documents four autumns of collaborative work by artists Raymond Arnold, Ian Westacott and John Wolseley, camped along the Banyena/Richardson River at Bonnie Brae, a regeneratively managed farm in Victoria's Wimmera region; the book brings together more than 50 paintings, watercolours and etchings with essays by farm steward Prue McAllister and the three artists.
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David Whishaw DFC's memoir of his RAAF service with No. 455 Squadron, flying Hampdens and later Beaufighters against enemy shipping off Norway. Hardcover with dustjacket, 1997, 140 pages.
William Abel (1776–1850) was convicted in England and transported to Port Jackson, New South Wales, in 1791 at around 14 years old. Mary Ann Morley (c.1778–1856) was also transported to Port Jackson. Both were assigned to Norfolk Island, where they began their family, before being moved to New Norfolk in Van Diemen's Land, where they officially married in 1811 and received a land grant in 1813.
Bill Wilkinson's comprehensive guide to Tasmania's mountains over 1100 metres, Volume 2 Part B (Section 8), covering the state's west and south-west. Signed by the editor.
The hardcover edition of Bill Wilkinson's comprehensive guide to Tasmania's Abels — the mountains over 1100 metres high — Volume Two Part A, covering Sections 6 and 7. Section 6 covers the Western Arthur Range and the mountains of the far southwest. Section 7 covers the mountains of the Central Plateau and surrounding areas.
Julia Clark's illustrated introduction to the history and culture of Tasmania's Aboriginal people — covering the earliest inhabitants of the island, their material culture, social life, and the catastrophic impact of European colonisation. At 56 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout, this is a concise and accessible overview suitable for older children, students and adults wanting a clear introductory account.
Lou Rae's history of the Abt Railway — the rack-and-pinion railway that ran between Queenstown and Strahan on Tasmania's west coast, one of the most spectacular and technically remarkable railways ever built in Australia. The Abt system uses a toothed rack rail in the centre of the track, engaged by a pinion gear on the locomotive, allowing trains to climb and descend grades that would be impossible for conventional adhesion railways.
Charles "Chas from Tas" Blundell's memoir of five decades at sea, from his Tasmanian schooldays to ocean races on teams from six countries, written with Juliet Prentice. Signed by the author. Softcover, 2015, 227 pages.