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Billy: A Boy from Queenstown Tasmania – under-aged boys signing up in the Great War (2026) – Sandra Stubbings
Added: Jun 9, 2026
 
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A newly researched true account of Billy Gadd, a young lad from Tasmania's West Coast mining town of Queenstown who managed to enlist in the AIF during World War I while under the legal age.


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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds | Dave Watts | 2025 Updated Edition
Added: Oct 7, 2018
 
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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds (Updated Edition)
By Dave Watts

Long considered the essential pocket companion for local birdwatchers and visitors alike, Dave Watts’ definitive field guide is finally back in stock after months of being unavailable. This 192-page softcover provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use directory covering all major bird species found across Tasmania's diverse wilderness.


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Glimpses of the Lives and Times of the Early Tasmanian Governors (1905) – J.W. Beattie [worn copy - errata slip tipped in]
Added: Jun 8, 2026
 
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A scarce 1905 historical survey detailing the administrations of early colonial governors like Collins, Davey, Sorell, and Arthur. Originally delivered as lectures during the 1904 centenary, this volume was published by the legendary Tasmanian photographer and historian John Watt Beattie.


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Grasping at Shadows - Balfour, the mining town in the Tarkine
 
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In 1975 a young Adelaide teacher, who wanted to write for the theatre, fell in love with a geologist and followed him to the abandoned Tasmanian mining town of Balfour, in the Tarkine area. With another couple and their two small children, they lived the 1970s back-to-the-bush dream while operating a small-scale tin mining plant.

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Grease and Ochre
 
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The story of two cultures, European and Aboriginal, blended over time in the colonial sea frontier of Bass Strait.

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Green Nomads - signed, used
 
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Bob Brown's photographic tribute to the beauty and bounty of Australia and the thousands of Australians who work to protect our unique environment.

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Growing with Strength - History of Hobart City Council 1846-2000
 
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This commissioned history of the Hobart City Council written by two Hobart-born historians describes the role of the people - aldermen, municipal officers and members of pressure groups - who have played a large part in Hobart's municipal life over 154 years.

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Guardians of the Port - used, signed
 
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A history of the colonial pilots of the Port of Hobart from the earliest days of maritime trade on the Derwent.

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner...
 
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Bugs, grubs and other foods that native Australian animals eat.

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Guide to Flowers and Plants of Tasmania - used
 
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A layman's guide to the flowers and plants of Tasmania, illustrated throughout with colour photos.

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Half a Lifetime - 39 Years in Forestry
 
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Garry Richardson describes his working life with forestry in Tasmania. This is a USED book.

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Have You Seen a Monotreme?
 
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A beautifully illustrated book for younger children, about how to find platypus.

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Hawkins' Grove
 
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Matilda Langley is a beautiful young woman living with her family in the highlands of Tasmania in the 1850s.

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