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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 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
 
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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
 
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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
 
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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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Through Hells Gates - used
 
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A history of Strahan and Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's West Coast.

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Tin Mountain - European & Chinese history of The Blue Tier, Poimena & Weldborough
 
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To the Chinese tin miners the Blue Tier in North East Tasmania was ‘Tin Mountain.’ This history of the Tin Mountain region, and the settlements of Poimena and Weldborough, focuses on the search for valuable metal by both Europeans and Chinese.

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To Clifton or Bust - signed
 
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A review of eight decades at Clifton Beach in Tasmania.

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Touring Tasmania in the 1880s
 
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The newspaper articles of special correspondent Theophilus Jones who travelled extensively through Tasmania during the 1880s.

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Towns of Tasmania - A Journey Through Time
 
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A beautifully presented photographic book that celebrates the unique style and spirit of Tasmania’s smaller towns including Deloraine, Evandale, Ross, Richmond, Strahan, Stanley, Bothwell, Queenstown, Triabunna, Derby, Franklin and Beaconsfield.

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Underground Hobart - The world beneath the city
 
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An exploration of subterranean Hobart. The rich and colourful history of the once open but now buried waterways – including the Hobart Rivulet, Domain Park Rivulet, and Sandy Bay – Wellington Rivulet.

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