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The Enigmatic Art of the Ross Bridge Tasmania | Dr Jennie Jackson | 2026 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC]
Added: Mar 26, 2026

A close study of the 186 carved decorations on the Ross Bridge — the convict-built sandstone bridge that has spanned the Macquarie River at Ross since 1836, and one of the most visited historic sites in Tasmania. The carvings were the work of Daniel Herbert, a transported convict who was a stonemason by trade.


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Recollections of North Bruny Island | F. Oliver Gray | 1978 [USED – SC – Out of Print]
Added: Jul 2, 2026

F. Oliver Gray's personal recollections of life on the north end of Bruny Island — the smaller, more pastoral northern section of the island separated from South Bruny by The Neck. North Bruny has a distinct character from the southern wilderness — it is more like farming country, with the community of Dennes Point and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel defining its western shore.


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Hydro Construction Villages Volume Three – Poatina, Gowrie Park and Strathgordon | Sarah Rackham | 1983 [USED – SC – Very Good]
Added: Jul 2, 2026

The third and final volume in Sarah Rackham's series documenting the construction villages of the Hydro-Electric Commission — covering three of the most distinctive HEC settlements in Tasmania - Poatina above Longford, Gowrie Park near Quamby Bluff, and Strathgordon (construction village for the Gordon Dam and at the centre of the Lake Pedder flooding and later the Franklin Dam campaign).


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The Power of Purpose
The story of the Burnie Regional Museum, in the north-west of Tasmania 1942-2014.

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100 Years of the May Shaw
A history of healthcare on the East Coast 1921-2021.

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A Century of Caring – Latrobe's Hospital 1887–1987 | John R. Wilson | 1987 | Numbered 793/1000 [USED – HCDJ]

An illustrated history of the Devon Cottage Hospital, the Devon Public Hospital and the Mersey General Hospital in Latrobe, northern Tasmania — tracing a century of hospital care in the region from 1887 to 1987. Written by John R. Wilson and published as a numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies to mark the centenary.


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A Far Microcosm - used
A Far Microcosm is a detailed history of Tasmania's architectural heritage up to 1914, its influences and styles, its materials and construction, its forms and building types, and the adaptations made in response to climate and social and economic circumstances.

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A High Country Heritage
History and heritage of the Tasmanian high country accompanied by black/white sketches.

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A History of Bothwell Tasmania
A local history of Bothwell in the Tasmanian Central Highlands.

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A History of Bridport
A History of Bridport 1883-1983 to commemorate the centenary of the proclamation of the township of Bridport in north eastern Tasmania.

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A History of Campbell Town - The Children of Erin
Stories of the early settlers of Campbell Town that are designed to shed light on this Northern Midlands town from its earliest years through to modern times.

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A History of Dover & Port Esperance Tasmania – Volume 1: Earliest Years 1845–1875 | Norm Beechey & Dorothy Baker | 1997 [USED – SC – Very Good]

The first volume in Norm Beechey and Dorothy Baker's history of Dover and Port Esperance — the small community on the shore of Port Esperance Bay in southern Tasmania, some 90km south of Hobart. This volume covers the earliest years of European settlement in the area from 1845 to 1875 — the establishment of the settlement, the convict station at Dover, the first families who took up land in the district, the Hope Island timber industry, the early timber-getters and farmers, and the community institutions including the Good Templars and the early churches and schools.


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A History of Dover & Port Esperance Tasmania – Volume 2: Later Years 1875–1925 | Norm Beechey & Dorothy Baker | 2000 [USED – SC – Worn]

The second volume in Norm Beechey and Dorothy Baker's history of Dover and Port Esperance, covering the later years from 1875 to 1925. This volume picks up where Volume 1 left off — documenting the development of the district through the sawmilling era, apple growing and the challenges of codlin moth, the trade union movement in the timber industry, the extension of the electric telegraph, the local steamers Ivy, Reliance and Dover that connected the community to Hobart, WWI soldiers, Spanish flu, whaling, and the eucalyptus oil distillation industry.


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