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The Enigmatic Art of the Ross Bridge Tasmania - signed
Added: Mar 26, 2026
 
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The Ross Bridge sculptures are one of the great enigmas of Tasmania art - 186 architectural decorations carved in relief by convicts transported to the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land.

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Shifting Sands
Added: Apr 14, 2026
 
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A history of the Mersey River, Devonport.

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Valley People
Added: Apr 9, 2026
 
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The stories of some 36 characters of the Fingal Valley with black/white photographic portraits by local GP Dr Jim Marwood.

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Adamsfield - the town that lived and died
 
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A history of the Adamsfield township that grew around osmiridium mining in the Tasmanian wilderness, and was subsequently abandoned.

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After Port Arthur
 
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A decade on, journalist Carol Altmann looked at how the people, the place, the killer, and the whole of Australia had changed since the horrific massacre at one of Australia's most infamous historic landmarks, Port Arthur convict site.

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Against The Odds
 
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A history of the Tasmanian timber pioneers Risbys - the Risby family - from 1826 to 1995.

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Along the Terrace - Stanley
 
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The owners and occupiers of properties along the terrace in north-west Tasmania's Stanley from 1843 to 1922.

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An Eligible Situation
 
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The early history of George Town and Low Head in northern Tasmania.

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And Wealth for Toil
 
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A history of North-West and Western Tasmania 1825-1900.

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Around Another Corner - photos of Launceston in the 1940s
 
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Volume two from the camera of DG Wherrett capturing Launceston, Tasmania in the 1940s. USED.

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Around Circular Head
 
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Historical stories from the Circular Head area of north west Tasmania. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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Around Every Corner - photos of Launceston in the 1940s
 
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Volume one from the camera of DG Wherrett capturing Launceston, Tasmania in the 1940s.

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Around the Block - Launceston 1966 to 1978
 
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A photographic journey around Launceston with local photographer L George Webb from 1966 to 1978. Colour photographs.

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