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Oatlands Past to Present | Oatlands District Historical Society | [NEW – SC]
Added: Jul 15, 2026

A new local history of Oatlands and the surrounding area — compiled by the Oatlands District Historical Society. Oatlands sits in Tasmania's Southern Midlands on the Midland Highway corridor, about 85km north of Hobart and 40 minutes south of Campbell Town. Its main street of intact colonial sandstone buildings is one of the most complete examples of colonial-era architecture in Australia.


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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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Low Head to Launceston - earliest reports of Port Dalrymple and the Tamar
Added: Aug 12, 2026

Presents the earliest surviving written accounts of the exploration and founding of Port Dalrymple and the Tamar, at the mouth of which the site of modern Launceston developed. On the evening of 3 November 1798, Matthew Flinders and George Bass entered Port Dalrymple aboard the colonial sloop Norfolk, becoming the first Europeans to survey the harbour.


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In Pioneers' Footsteps - Exploring Deloraine & Meander Valley 2nd ed SC NEW

A walking guide to the history and built heritage of Deloraine and Meander Valley area.


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In the path of the roaring forties - King Island
Memories of King Island. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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In the Shadow of Murchison - aspects of Rosebery's 100 years 1893-1993, Pasminco Mining

Rosebery was founded after prospector Tom McDonald discovered gold and zinc-lead ore on the slopes of Mount Black in 1893, in the shadow of Mount Murchison on Tasmania's west coast. Published to mark the settlement's centenary, this book by Geof Jay looks at aspects of Rosebery's first hundred years, 1893–1993.


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Isis Valley Soldier Settlers, Campbell Town, Tasmania
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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Island Stint
Life in the Furneaux Islands of Bass Strait in the 1950s.

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Islands of Bass Strait - 42 islands of the Furneaux Group

Patsy Adam-Smith and John Powell survey the 42 islands of the Furneaux Group in Bass Strait — the largest of which, Flinders Island, was where Tasmania's last free Aboriginal people were relocated in the 1830s.


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Islands of Tasmania
As photographed by Richard Bennett.

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Knocklofty – Hobart's Back Yard | Suzanne Smythe | 2018

Residents of Hobart love walking through the tall trees of Knocklofty Reserve, visiting the Frog Ponds, spotting mopokes and wallabies, and admiring the wattle trees in bloom. But there’s a lot more to Knocklofty than its natural beauty.


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Lake Leake 1883-1983
A 40-page booklet telling the story of Lake Leake's first hundred years of providing a permanent water supply to Campbell Town and the surrounding area of the Midlands, Tasmania.

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Lake Pedder - the Awakening
Peter Sims traces the life of the 1967 campaign to Save Lake Pedder in Tasmania's South West wilderness, providing a history of the efforts and impacts of campaigners at local, State, national and international levels.

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