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Prosperous
Added: May 15, 2025
 
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A history of the Kennedy Murrays and the origins of historic Evandale in early colonial Australia.

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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
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 Pulp
 
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The rise and fall of the Burnie paper mill in north-west Tasmania - a history from 1936 to 2010.

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The Railton - Roland Branch Line
 
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A history of railways in the municipality of Kentish, northern Tasmania (including Redwater Creek - Sheffield supplement).

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The Road Winds On
 
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The Road Winds On - the life struggle of one man, LG Irby, and his family to build a road by hand into his property, which ultimately led to the establishment of the township of Sisters Beach. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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The Romance of the Huon River
 
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A vintage history and description of the Huon area south of Hobart, in Tasmania.

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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
 
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The classic reference book to the Tasmanian wilderness.

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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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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An illustrated history of sailing in Launceston from 1837 through to recent times.

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