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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 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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