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The Enigmatic Art of the Ross Bridge Tasmania - signed
Added: Mar 26, 2026
 
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The Ross Bridge sculptures are one of the great enigmas of Tasmania art - 186 architectural decorations carved in relief by convicts transported to the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land.

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Shifting Sands
Added: Apr 14, 2026
 
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A history of the Mersey River, Devonport.

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Valley People
Added: Apr 9, 2026
 
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The stories of some 36 characters of the Fingal Valley with black/white photographic portraits by local GP Dr Jim Marwood.

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On the Town - used
 
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A history of the seedy world of 19th century Launceston's brothels and prostitutes.

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Our Disappearing Heritage - the cultural landscape of the Central Plateau
 
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A consideration of the heritage of the Central Plateau region of Tasmania, illustrated by Des Murray.

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Pateena Road
 
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A local history of families and farms of the Pateena district in Tasmania.

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Peppermint Bay
 
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A history of the Woodbridge area, on the Channel in southern Tasmania.

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Pioneers and their Memories of Tasmania's High Country
 
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A book that captures the stories from lives of the old folk in the Tasmanian High Country and Central Plateau. Illustrated with photos throughout.

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Places of Industry & Transport in Launceston
 
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As the third book in the Stories in Stone series, this issue - The Cheerful Noise of Foundries - Places of Industry & Transport in Launceston - tells the stories behind Launceston's transport and industrial heritage.

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Places of Leisure in Launceston
 
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Places of Leisure in Launceston tells the history of Tasmania's northern city from the viewpoint of being considered the "home of sport and manly exercise". Published in the Stories in Stone series of local history.

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Places of Management, Mentoring & Medicine in Launceston
 
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As the second book in the Stories in Stone series, this issue - A Model Municipality: Places of Management, Mentoring and Medicine in Launceston - tells the stories behind Launceston's places of administration, communication, health and welfare, education, religion and mentoring.

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Port Cygnet 1792-1860
 
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Port Cygnet 1792 - 1860, Volume 1 - A local Tasmanian history.

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Prosperous
 
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A history of the Kennedy Murrays and the origins of historic Evandale in early colonial Australia.

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