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Isis Valley Soldier Settlers, Campbell Town, Tasmania See details
Isis Valley Soldier Settlers, Campbell Town, Tasmania
Added: Apr 5, 2025
 
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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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Sticks and Stones See details
Sticks and Stones
Added: Dec 5, 2024
 
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Walking adventures following the trails of the Big River Nation and colonial surveyors in Western Tasmania - part memoir, part history.
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The Roof of Tasmania See details
The Roof of Tasmania
 
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A history of Tasmania's central plateau region. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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The South West Book See details
The South West Book
 
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The classic reference book to the Tasmanian wilderness.
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The Story of Kingborough See details
The Story of Kingborough
 
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A small, short history of the area around Kingston, south of Hobart.
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The Story of North Down 1826-1910 See details
The Story of North Down 1826-1910
 
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A local Tasmanian family history from 1966, republished in 2023 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Thomas family arriving in Van Diemen's Land in February 1824.
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The Struggle of the Penguin Tramway and the Tasmanian iron mines See details
The Struggle of the Penguin Tramway and the Tasmanian iron mines
 
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A Tasmanian mining-related history of the Penguin tramway 1897-1910 in the north of the State, focusing on the conflict of interest between James Cole Ellis and Florence McCarthy-Clerke.
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The Tamar Yacht Club - History of Sailing in Launceston from 1837 See details
The Tamar Yacht Club - History of Sailing in Launceston from 1837
 
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An illustrated history of sailing in Launceston from 1837 through to recent times.
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The Water Getters See details
The Water Getters
 
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The history of a Tasmanian city's drinking water supply - how Hobart quenched its thirst.
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The West Tamar People See details
The West Tamar People
 
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The story of the early European settlement of northern Tasmania's West Tamar River region, and of its well-established families.
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The Zeehan El Dorado - A History of Zeehan hardcover See details
The Zeehan El Dorado - A History of Zeehan hardcover
 
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At its mining height Zeehan was the third largest town in Tasmania; Zeehan's railway yards handled the largest tonnages in the state, thus providing an economic stimulus to the North-West Coast particularly Burnie.
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Three Indians and the Caterpillar - Destination Cradle Mt 1828-1935 See details
Three Indians and the Caterpillar - Destination Cradle Mt 1828-1935
 
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This book relates the experiences of some of the men and women who ventured to Tasmania's Cradle Mountain in the years prior to WWII when the destination was not so popular and was difficult to access.
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