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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 Cycle of Time See details
The Cycle of Time
An enduring epitaph of the Old Don Congregational Cemetery in the north of Tasmania.
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The Days of Our Youth See details
The Days of Our Youth
A history of Lower Barrington in Tasmania.
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The Derwent Valley - from Federation to Millennium Vol I See details
The Derwent Valley - from Federation to Millennium Vol I
Stories about the people and places of the Derwent Valley, published to commemorate New Norfolk's celebration of 200 years of settlement.
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The Derwent Valley - from Federation to Millennium Vol II See details
The Derwent Valley - from Federation to Millennium Vol II
A 2nd volume of stories about the people and places of the Derwent Valley, published to commemorate New Norfolk's celebration of 200 years of settlement.
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The Duck - Smithton See details
The Duck - Smithton
A history of Smithton on the north west coast of Tasmania, c1856 to 1996.
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The East Coasters - softcover See details
The East Coasters - softcover
A history of the early European settlers along the East Coast of Tasmania, by Lois Nyman.
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The East Coasters - The Early Pioneering History of Tasmania's East Coast - Lois Nyman [Hardcover, Used, First Edition] See details
The East Coasters - The Early Pioneering History of Tasmania's East Coast - Lois Nyman [Hardcover, Used, First Edition]

Lois Nyman's history of the early European settlers along Tasmania's East Coast, from Bicheno and Swansea to Triabunna, Orford, St Helens and Falmouth. This is the original 1990 hardcover first edition.

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The Edge - a natural history of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers See details
The Edge - a natural history of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers
The landscape of Tasmania's Great Western Tiers tells the history of the earth through the fossilised remains in the limestone karst, the plants and animals with their links to Gondwana, and the dramatic dolerite landforms that were taking shape when dinosaurs roamed the planet.
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The Electrona Carbide Works 100 years See details
The Electrona Carbide Works 100 years
A history of the calcium carbide works at Electrona on the D'Entrecasteaux channel south of Hobart, and its role in Tasmania's hydroelectric scheme and other industrial applications.
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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]

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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