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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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The Archers of Van Diemen's Land: A History of Pioneer Pastoral Families by Neil Chick (1991 First Edition) See details
The Archers of Van Diemen's Land: A History of Pioneer Pastoral Families by Neil Chick (1991 First Edition)

The landmark 1991 first edition of Neil Chick's definitive genealogical and pastoral history of northern Tasmania’s prominent Archer family. A substantial, large-format hardcover containing extensive family lineage charts, maps, and archival illustrations.

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The Bay | European History of St Helens including Tin Mining Record | Garry Richardson | 2019 [USED – HC] See details
The Bay | European History of St Helens including Tin Mining Record | Garry Richardson | 2019 [USED – HC]

Local historian Garry Richardson's history of European settlement at St Helens on Tasmania's East Coast, in two parts. Part One covers the town and Georges Bay itself. Part Two, St Helens Mines, is a detailed record of the district's tin mining industry.

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The Bellerive to Sorell Railway Revisited See details
The Bellerive to Sorell Railway Revisited

The history of the train line on Hobart's eastern shore in Tasmania.

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The Ben Lomond Story See details
The Ben Lomond Story
A history of the Ben Lomond ski village created by skiing enthusiasts on the sometimes snowy mountain near Launceston in northern Tasmania.
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The Blazed Track See details
The Blazed Track
The Blazed Track is a book of local Tasmanian and family history telling of times in and around Lee's Paddocks and Mole Creek, and with the Lee family, the Walters and Mill Gang.
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The Campbell Town Hospital See details
The Campbell Town Hospital
A history of the local Campbell Town hospital, serving the midlands area of Tasmania.
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The Campbell Town Story See details
The Campbell Town Story
A small booklet of the history of Campbell Town (founded 1821) in the northern Midlands, by renowned Tasmanian historian Basil Rait.
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The Centenary of Portland (North-Eastern Tasmania) 1834-1934 See details
The Centenary of Portland (North-Eastern Tasmania) 1834-1934
A summary of the history and a guide to the Portland district in north east Tasmania, originally published around 1934 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the discovery of alluvial tin ore, and reprinted here in 1987.
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The Coast - Garry Richardson's Portland Municipality history: Scamander, Beaumaris, Ansons Bay, Eddystone Point & Musselroe Bay | 2020 [USED – HC] See details
The Coast - Garry Richardson's Portland Municipality history: Scamander, Beaumaris, Ansons Bay, Eddystone Point & Musselroe Bay | 2020 [USED – HC]

The final volume in Garry Richardson's series on the history of the former Portland municipal area, covering the "forgotten sector" of Tasmania's north-eastern coast — Scamander, Beaumaris, The Gardens, Ansons Bay, Eddystone Point and Musselroe Bay.

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The Convict Letter Writer See details
The Convict Letter Writer
The extraordinary story of a woman's journey from convict maid in Campbell Town to prosperity, status and wealth on the other side of the world.
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