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Prosperous
Added: May 15, 2025
 
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A history of the Kennedy Murrays and the origins of historic Evandale in early colonial Australia.

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Isis Valley Soldier Settlers, Campbell Town, Tasmania
Added: Apr 5, 2025
 
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In 1921 part of the Bicton estate was purchased by the Closer Settlement Board and the land divided into four farms to be rented to returned soldiers - Harry Bayly, Malcolm McGhie, Alan Atkinson and Harry Jones were the successful applicants for the farm blocks.

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Sticks and Stones
Added: Dec 5, 2024
 
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Walking adventures following the trails of the Big River Nation and colonial surveyors in Western Tasmania - part memoir, part history.

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Go West to Hell's Gates
 
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Tasmania's wild west, long ago.

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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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Gravel & Mud - Used
 
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Stories of football played in the mud and gravel of Tasmania's West Coast mining community.

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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
 
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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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Helmets and Hatchets
 
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A history of the Hobart Fire Brigade 1883-1983 - signed by the author.

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Historic Buildings of the Ulverstone District
 
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A small book of black/white sketches by Josephene Badcock of the old buildings round Ulverstone in the north west of Tasmania.

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Historical Landscape of Queens Domain, Hobart - Part Two
 
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This study represents a part of Hobart City Council's major systematic review of Hobart's heritage, analysing the area between the central business district and the suburban areas.

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Historical Overview of Queens Domain Hobart, Part One - The People's Park
 
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This study is part of the Hobart City Council's major systematic review of Hobart's heritage, analysing the area between the central business district and the suburban areas.

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History & Recollections of Elliott & Village Lane
 
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A local history & community recollections of Elliott and Village Lane in North West Tasmania covering the period 1859-1983. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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