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Islands of the Island State - Rees Campbell explores 40 of Tasmania's 6,500 offshore islands, their history & wild food | 2026 [NEW – SC]
Added: Sep 8, 2026

Rees Campbell, author of the bestselling Eat MORE Wild Tasmanian, turns her attention to Tasmania's off-shore islands. There are some 6,500 islands, islets, rocks and reefs around the state, and this book visits 40 of them — from the largest, Flinders Island, to the remote and uninhabited Pedra Branca and Mewstone in the Southern Ocean, to some of the smallest and closest, like the Harbour Islets in the state's far North West.


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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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Local History

A large and constantly updated collection of Tasmanian local and district history books – town histories, community stories, and the histories of local councils, districts and regions right across the state. Many of these titles were produced by local historical societies, councils, and community groups in small print runs, making them genuinely hard to find once out of print. A favourite section for genealogists, local historians, and anyone researching a specific Tasmanian town or district.

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

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Historic Buildings of the Ulverstone District
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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Historic Tasmania Sketchbook - Patsy Adam Smith, Max Angus |HCDJ|

Black and white drawings of key historic landmarks throughout Tasmania by Max Angus, Frank Mathur and Arthur Phillips, with explanatory text by Patsy Adam Smith and Joan Woodberry, published in the Rigby Australian historical series.


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Historical Landscape of Queens Domain, Hobart - Part Two
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
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
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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History in our Streets

A history of Launceston through a consideration of the origins of Launceston street names.


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History of Holy Trinity Church Launceston
A history of one of the early Anglican churches in Van Diemen's Land / Tasmania from 1842 to 1989.

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History of North East Tasmania - WH MacFarlane Book

A definitive out-of-print compilation of the earliest European discoveries, pioneering settlements, and maritime history of North East Tasmania by Rev. W.H. MacFarlane, edited by John Beswick.


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History of Sayes Court - Bagdad

A history of the old Bagdad property, Sayes Court, situated on the Midland Highway just north of Hobart.


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