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Oatlands Past to Present | Oatlands District Historical Society | [NEW – SC] See details
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] See details
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 See details
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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Old Sea Dogs of Tasmania – Book 1 | Andrew Wilson | 2016 | Signed by Author [USED – HC – Good] See details
Old Sea Dogs of Tasmania – Book 1 | Andrew Wilson | 2016 | Signed by Author [USED – HC – Good]

Andrew Wilson's photographic portrait of Tasmania's seafaring community — the first of two volumes. Wilson photographs and interviews the people who have made their lives on and around Tasmanian waters — fishermen, shipbuilders, maritime tradespeople, chandlers and others whose working lives are tied to the sea.

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On the Town - used See details
On the Town - used
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 See details
Our Disappearing Heritage - the cultural landscape of the Central Plateau
A consideration of the heritage of the Central Plateau region of Tasmania, illustrated by Des Murray.
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Parattah See details
Parattah
A 150 year pictorial history of the southern midlands railway town of Parattah in Tasmania.
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Pateena Road – Families and Farms of the Pateena District | Mary MacRae & Mary Dadson | 2008 [USED – SC – Out of Print] See details
Pateena Road – Families and Farms of the Pateena District | Mary MacRae & Mary Dadson | 2008 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

A local history of the farms and families of the Pateena district — the rural community off the South Esk River near Longford and Hadspen in Tasmania's Northern Midlands.

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Peppermint Bay See details
Peppermint Bay
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: Ned Terry Stories, Photos and Life in the Central Plateau See details
Pioneers and Their Memories of Tasmania’s High Country: Ned Terry Stories, Photos and Life in the Central Plateau

Stories from the lives of the old folk of Tasmania’s High Country and Central Plateau, brought together by Ned Terry in an illustrated history book with photos throughout.

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Places of Industry & Transport in Launceston See details
Places of Industry & Transport in Launceston
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 See details
Places of Leisure in Launceston
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 See details
Places of Management, Mentoring & Medicine in Launceston
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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