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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] See details
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] 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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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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New Town – An Illustrated History 1840–1940 | Bill Penfold | 1999 | Signed by Author [USED – SC – Out of Print] See details
New Town – An Illustrated History 1840–1940 | Bill Penfold | 1999 | Signed by Author [USED – SC – Out of Print]

An illustrated history of New Town — the inner Hobart suburb north of the CBD, covering the period from 1840 to 1940.  New Town has one of the more distinctive histories of Hobart's inner suburbs — it was the site of the New Town Farm, early colonial institutions, and the gradual development of residential and commercial life north of the city centre across the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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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]

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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Oatlands… a Colonial Treasure See details
Oatlands… a Colonial Treasure
Oatlands is a fine example of a Van Diemen's Land Georgian colonial township. Settled in the mid-1820s the town is still easily recognisable as such.
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Old Hobart Town Today See details
Old Hobart Town Today
A black/white photographic essay by Frank Bolt capturing the lingering essence of old Hobart Town in modern day Hobart.
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Old Longford See details
Old Longford

A history of Longford, the main township of the northern Midlands of Tasmania, by GW Hudson.

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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 Tide - Stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print| See details
On the Tide - Stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print|

The first of three photographic history books telling stories of the Tamar River and the Launceston district. Illustrated throughout with historical black and white photographs, drawn from private collections and the library's own archives, alongside the stories behind them.

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On the Tide 2 - More Stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print| See details
On the Tide 2 - More Stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print|

The second of three photographic history books telling stories of the Tamar River and the Launceston district. Illustrated throughout with historical black and white photographs, drawn from private collections and the library's own archives, alongside the stories behind them.

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On the Tide 3 - More stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print| See details
On the Tide 3 - More stories of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania |SC out of print|

The third of three photographic history books telling stories of the Tamar River and the Launceston district. Illustrated throughout with historical black and white photographs, drawn from private collections and the library's own archives, alongside the stories behind them.

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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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