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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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Island Catch
 
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Seafood of Tasmania.

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Island Harvest - used
 
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A cookbook celebrating the seasons with delicious recipes from a Tasmanian kitchen.


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Island Story - Tasmania in Object and Text
 
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A handsome full-colour book pairing unique items from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, TMAG, with selections of original writing about Australia's largest southern island.

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Jackjumper - used
 
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Annie and Jak – mother and wayward son. Jak is playing silly buggers when he steps into a nest of jack jumpers; the first sting in the tale of his life trajectory.

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James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang - hardcover
 
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In the early 1800s magistrates in the Australian colonies were often frustrated by the language used by reoffending convicts to disguise their criminal activities and intensions. Convict clerk James Hardy Vaux came up with a useful idea- a dictionary of slang and other terms used by convicts.

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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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