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Parattah
Added: Apr 30, 2026
 
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A 150 year pictorial history of the southern midlands railway town of Parattah in Tasmania.

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The Enigmatic Art of the Ross Bridge Tasmania - signed
Added: Mar 26, 2026
 
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The Ross Bridge sculptures are one of the great enigmas of Tasmania art - 186 architectural decorations carved in relief by convicts transported to the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land.

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Colonial Life in Tasmania – Fifty Years of Photography 1855–1905 | Allan Sierp | 1976 [USED – HCDJ]
Added: Jun 16, 2026
 
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A photographic record of colonial Tasmania covering the years 1855 to 1905. Compiled by Allan Sierp, the book draws together fifty years of early photography documenting the people, towns, industries and landscapes of Van Diemen's Land and early Tasmania.


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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 Devonport
 
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A small history of Devonport on the north coast of Tasmania, illustrated with black/white photos.

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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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The Truth about Tunbridge Wells Inn
 
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The Truth about the Tunbridge Wells Inn attempts to set the record straight about the origins of two of Tunbridge's older buildings.

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The Valley of the Derwent
 
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A vintage local history of the Derwent Valley area in Tasmania.

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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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