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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 Road to Poatina - Hydro Power development See details
The Road to Poatina - Hydro Power development
Perspectives of the Great Lake hydro power development megaprojects in Tasmania.
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The Road Winds On See details
The Road Winds On

The Road Winds On - the life struggle of one man, LG Irby, and his family to build a road by hand into his property, which ultimately led to the establishment of the township of Sisters Beach. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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The Romance of the Huon River | Mrs Arthur H. Garnsey (Anne Stafford Bird) | c.1947 [USED – HCDJ] See details
The Romance of the Huon River | Mrs Arthur H. Garnsey (Anne Stafford Bird) | c.1947 [USED – HCDJ]

A history and description of the Huon River district south of Hobart, written by Anne Stafford Bird under her married name Mrs Arthur H. Garnsey and published by Whitcombe & Tombs, undated but around 1947. The Huon district — with its apple orchards, timber industry, fishing communities and the settlements along the river from Huonville south to Geeveston and beyond — had a distinct and largely self-contained character through the first half of the 20th century, before roads and postwar development changed the valley.

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The Roof of Tasmania – A History of the Central Plateau | Tim Jetson | 1989 [USED – SC – Out of Print] See details
The Roof of Tasmania – A History of the Central Plateau | Tim Jetson | 1989 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

Tim Jetson's history of Tasmania's Central Plateau — the high tableland at the heart of the island, bounded by the Western Tiers to the east and the wilderness to the west, and encompassing the lake country around Great Lake, Arthurs Lake, Lake Echo and the surrounding highland waters.

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The Shot Tower and its Builder See details
The Shot Tower and its Builder
The Shot Tower and its builder, Joseph Moir, Hobart 1870 - being a description and history of the only circular stone shot tower in the southern hemisphere.
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The South East See details
The South East
A Tasmanian history booklet compiled for adult education classes, and including Clarence, Richmond, Sorell, Tasman Peninsula, and shipping history.
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The South West Book See details
The South West Book
The classic reference book to the Tasmanian wilderness.
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The Story of Devonport See details
The Story of Devonport
A small history of Devonport on the north coast of Tasmania, illustrated with black/white photos.
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The Story of Kingborough See details
The Story of Kingborough
A small, short history of the area around Kingston, south of Hobart.
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The Story of North Down 1826-1910 See details
The Story of North Down 1826-1910
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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