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The Convict and the Compass
Added: Apr 17, 2026
 
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Sentenced at 26 years old for his role in an uprising against British rule in Ireland, James Meehan arrived in Australia in 1800 as a convict servant to English explorer Charles Grimes.
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The Midlands See details
The Midlands
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Historical Tasmanian fiction for older children, set in the Midlands during the Great War, 1916.
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Alice and Daniel Stanfield See details
Alice and Daniel Stanfield
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A First Fleet family's impact on Australia - the family history of some of the marine privates who came to Australia with the First Fleet, and their descendants.
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James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang - softcover See details
James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang - softcover
 
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In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by re-offending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intentions. In 1819, convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with this dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts.
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Jenny's Choice See details
Jenny's Choice
 
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Jenny's Choice is a tale of love and betrayal. Set in the 1980s, the story takes us on an historically accurate, compelling journey through Asia, Africa, Europe and Australia.
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John Glover - Patterdale Farm and the revelation of the Australian landscape See details
John Glover - Patterdale Farm and the revelation of the Australian landscape
 
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Colonial artist John Glover's Patterdale Farm and the revelation of the Australian landscape in northern Tasmania.
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John Glover and the Colonial Picturesque See details
John Glover and the Colonial Picturesque
 
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A beautifully illustrated hardcover book of the art works of colonial artist John Glover (1767-1849), largely Tasmanian.
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John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Federation See details
John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Federation
 
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Reverend John West's Union of the Colonies - essays on Australian Federation published under the pseudonym of John Adams in 1854.

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Journeys into the Wild - the Photography of Peter Dombrovskis See details
Journeys into the Wild - the Photography of Peter Dombrovskis
 
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The remarkable photography of Peter Dombrovskis captured in one stunning volume, with an introduction and commentary by Bob Brown.
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Judicial Murder - The Crown vs David Young See details
Judicial Murder - The Crown vs David Young
 
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David Young, an ex-convict and a Vandemonian, was looking for work near Daylesford in the Victorian Goldfields in 1864. It was there that Margaret Graham, a 17-year old bride, was brutally murdered in her bed. And it was there that the hunt was on to track down her murderer.
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Julie Burgess - the story of a Bass Strait fishing ketch See details
Julie Burgess - the story of a Bass Strait fishing ketch
 
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The Julie Burgess is the last of the fleet of small sailing vessels that traded and fished in the waters of Bass Strait for well over a century.
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Just One Tasmanian Policeman See details
Just One Tasmanian Policeman
 
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A book that details the working life of a police constable in Tasmania / Van Diemen's Land - James Stevens 1817-1883.
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Kanalaritja an unbroken string - a short film See details
Kanalaritja an unbroken string - a short film
 
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A short film honouring the tradition of Tasmanian Aboriginal shell stringing.
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