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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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How to Play Bridge - Part 2: Kev Bailey's satirical cartoons on the 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster | 1977 [USED – SC]
Added: Aug 29, 2026

A second book of satirical cartoons on the 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster and its long aftermath, by Kev Bailey — staff political cartoonist for the Mercury. On the night of 5 January 1975, the bulk carrier Lake Illawarra struck Hobart's Tasman Bridge, collapsing several pylons into the Derwent River and killing 12 people. The disaster cut Hobart's eastern shore off from the city for years, reshaping the city's transport and politics.


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Glenorchy 1964-1998 - a local history from the Drive-In to Technopark, industry, community and council | Alison Alexander | Signed [USED – HCDJ]
Added: Aug 27, 2026

Alison Alexander's sequel to Glenorchy 1804-1964, also in our stock, continuing the local history of this Greater Hobart municipality through to the end of the 20th century.


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Winds of Change - softcover
A history of the Woolnorth property, settled at Cape Grim by the Van Diemen's Land Company in 1829.

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Winnaleah Days - a North-East Tasmania history by Glenn Carins

The story of the North East Tasmanian farming district surrounding Winnaleah.


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Wonderstruck - history of Tasmanian cave tourism, exploration & conservation

A history of the discovery and use of Tasmania's caves and karsts. A history of Tasmanian cave tourism, exploration and conservation.


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Woven Landscape - used
Woven Landscape is an examination of what makes a place through its connections to flora, fauna, geology and known heritage, using the Tasmanian Midlands as an example.

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Wrecked on Bruny Island
The story of the huge storm of 1909 that wrecked three of Tasmania's finest vessels.

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WWI - The Stories Behind the Names on the Oatlands War Memorial

The stories behind the names of the World War One veterans on Oatlands War Memorial.


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Wynyard - a pictorial history

A history of Wynyard on the north-west coast of Tasmania in black and white photographs, compiled by the Wynyard Historical Society.


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Yesterday's Hobart Today
Well known amateur historian and enthusiastic collector of historical photographs, Colin Dennison has compiled a street-by-street review of Australia's second oldest capital city, Hobart in Tasmania.

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York Town 1804 Northern Tasmania Local History | New Book

A comprehensive, meticulously researched history documenting the 1804 British establishment and foundational settlement of northern Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) at Port Dalrymple.


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