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Oatlands Past to Present | Oatlands District Historical Society | [NEW – SC] See details
Oatlands Past to Present | Oatlands District Historical Society | [NEW – SC]
Added: Jul 15, 2026

A new local history of Oatlands and the surrounding area — compiled by the Oatlands District Historical Society. Oatlands sits in Tasmania's Southern Midlands on the Midland Highway corridor, about 85km north of Hobart and 40 minutes south of Campbell Town. Its main street of intact colonial sandstone buildings is one of the most complete examples of colonial-era architecture in Australia.

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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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Low Head to Launceston - earliest reports of Port Dalrymple and the Tamar See details
Low Head to Launceston - earliest reports of Port Dalrymple and the Tamar
Added: Aug 12, 2026

Presents the earliest surviving written accounts of the exploration and founding of Port Dalrymple and the Tamar, at the mouth of which the site of modern Launceston developed. On the evening of 3 November 1798, Matthew Flinders and George Bass entered Port Dalrymple aboard the colonial sloop Norfolk, becoming the first Europeans to survey the harbour.

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The King Island Story See details
The King Island Story
A history of King Island and its people.
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The Last Hermit - tales of Jackey Stevens See details
The Last Hermit - tales of Jackey Stevens
A portrait of Jackey Stevens and his remarkable life in the wilds of Tasmania's west coast.
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The Legends of Hunter Island | Pauline Buckby | 1990s [NEW – SC] See details
The Legends of Hunter Island | Pauline Buckby | 1990s [NEW – SC]

Pauline Buckby's history of Hunter Island — the remote island in the western entrance to Bass Strait, off the north-west tip of Tasmania near Woolnorth.

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The Lost Province of Tasmania's West Coast – Hardcover Edition | Lou Rae | 2024 | Signed by Author [NEW – HC] See details
The Lost Province of Tasmania's West Coast – Hardcover Edition | Lou Rae | 2024 | Signed by Author [NEW – HC]

Lou Rae's comprehensive record of Tasmania's west coast — the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company towns of Queenstown, Gormanston, Linda and Strahan, and the communities that built up around the west coast mining industry from the late 19th century through the 20th.

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The Lost Province of Tasmania's West Coast – Softcover Edition | Lou Rae | 2024 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC] See details
The Lost Province of Tasmania's West Coast – Softcover Edition | Lou Rae | 2024 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC]

Lou Rae's comprehensive record of Tasmania's west coast — the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company towns of Queenstown, Gormanston, Linda and Strahan, and the communities that built up around the west coast mining industry from the late 19th century through the 20th.

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The Main Road - Historical journey from Launceston to Hobart See details
The Main Road - Historical journey from Launceston to Hobart

A small book documenting the historical journey along the Midland Highway between Launceston and Hobart — including the experience of Anthony Trollope, who travelled the route by coach through Campbell Town during his visit to Tasmania in January 1872, part of his thirteen-month tour of Australia and New Zealand.

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The Making of Memories See details
The Making of Memories
People, places and happenings in Tasmanian including: George Peddle chairs - George Fordyce - Charles Street Bridge - Boobyalla - Gormanston Cork Club - goldfields.
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The Manse Folk of Kirklands See details
The Manse Folk of Kirklands

A local history of the Presbyterian ministers and families of the Kirklands church, on a rural property just outside Campbell Town, Tasmania — closely tied to the district's pastoral families, including those of nearby Valleyfield and Winton.

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The Mountain - A People's Perspective See details
The Mountain - A People's Perspective
A book about Mount Wellington - the Mountain - and the meaning it has for all Tasmanians, particularly for those who live in its shadows. USED copy in good condition.
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The Newsprint - a social & forestry history of Maydena, Tyenna Valley See details
The Newsprint - a social & forestry history of Maydena, Tyenna Valley
A social and forestry history of Maydena, an experimental logging town in the Tyenna Valley, Tasmania 1920-2020.
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