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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]
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]
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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A History of Port Sorell Tasmania 1844-1994 by Faye Gardam
Added: Sep 20, 2026

Faye Gardam's history of Port Sorell covers the district from Aboriginal occupation through to 1994 — the naming and surveying of the area, its streets and features, buildings and organisations, and local flora and fauna, along with a chapter of local stories ("A Few Good Stories!").


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

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The Water Getters
The history of a Tasmanian city's drinking water supply - how Hobart quenched its thirst.

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The West Tamar People
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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The Wild Westerners
Aspects of the history of the Zeehan municipality, a mining town in western Tasmania.

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The Zeehan El Dorado - A History of Zeehan hardcover
At its mining height Zeehan was the third largest town in Tasmania; Zeehan's railway yards handled the largest tonnages in the state, thus providing an economic stimulus to the North-West Coast particularly Burnie.

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Three Indians and the Caterpillar - Destination Cradle Mt 1828-1935

This book relates the experiences of some of the men and women who ventured to Tasmania's Cradle Mountain in the years prior to WWII when the destination was not so popular and was difficult to access.


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Through Hells Gates - used
A history of Strahan and Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania's West Coast.

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Tin Mountain - European & Chinese history of The Blue Tier, Poimena & Weldborough

To the Chinese tin miners the Blue Tier in North East Tasmania was ‘Tin Mountain.’ This history of the Tin Mountain region, and the settlements of Poimena and Weldborough, focuses on the search for valuable metal by both Europeans and Chinese.


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Tin, Gold and Silver
An epic poem telling of the impact of mining on the City of Launceston in northern Tasmania.

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To Clifton or Bust - signed
A review of eight decades at Clifton Beach in Tasmania.

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