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.
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Browse thousands of Tasmanian books at The Book Cellar - convict history, local and family history, Aboriginal Tasmania, maritime, art, nature and fiction, new and out of print. Books ship from Campbell Town, Tasmania.
This epic and sweeping 200-year saga of an ancient island and its violent transformation from Eden-like paradise to the tourist destination that Tasmania is today, is told through the lives of four families.
The Australasia sailed from Dublin in May 1849 carrying 200 female convicts, many from the western counties of Ireland where the effects of the Great Famine were still being felt, and anchored in the Derwent River on 28 September 1849. Rather than landing immediately, the women typically spent a further six months moored on the river under the probation system, before being hired out into service across the colony.
A Far Microcosm is a detailed history of Tasmania's architectural heritage from 1803 to 1914 — its influences and styles, materials and construction, building forms and types, and the adaptations made in response to climate and social and economic circumstances. This four-volume set explains every style and size in detail, with explanations of architectural and technical terms and extensive illustrations throughout.
A wisdom of wombats? A loveliness of ladybirds? A flamboyance of flamingos? A simple illustrated journey through the animal kingdom with award-winning Tasmanian artist Jennifer Cossins.