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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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A Terrible Beauty – History of the Gordon River Country | Richard Flanagan | 1985 [USED – SC – Out of Print] See details
A Terrible Beauty – History of the Gordon River Country | Richard Flanagan | 1985 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

Richard Flanagan's first book — published in 1985, more than a decade before his fiction career began, and long before The Narrow Road to the Deep North won the Man Booker Prize in 2014. A Terrible Beauty is a history of the Gordon River country in Tasmania's south-west wilderness — the landscape that was at the centre of the Franklin Dam controversy in the early 1980s.

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A Thematic History of Hobart's City Fringe See details
A Thematic History of Hobart's City Fringe
City fringe heritage review published by Hobart City Council.
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A Thematic History of South Hobart – A Favourable Progression | Ian Terry | 2003 [NEW – SC] See details
A Thematic History of South Hobart – A Favourable Progression | Ian Terry | 2003 [NEW – SC]

Ian Terry's thematic history of South Hobart — analysing the historical geography and development of the district from its earliest European settlement through to the present, identifying the themes that have shaped the suburb's character and built environment.

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A Thematic History of West Hobart See details
A Thematic History of West Hobart
West Hobart Heritage Review Part One - this document represents the Historical Context component of the review conducted for Hobart City Council in June 2000.
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A Town of Tents – A History of the Claremont Camp and the Cadbury Peninsula | John Wadsley | 2022 | Signed by Author [USED – SC – Very Good] See details
A Town of Tents – A History of the Claremont Camp and the Cadbury Peninsula | John Wadsley | 2022 | Signed by Author [USED – SC – Very Good]

John Wadsley's history of two connected aspects of the Claremont area on the western shore of the Derwent River — the Claremont military camp and the Cadbury peninsula. The Claremont Camp was a significant military training facility in Tasmania — used for the training and mobilisation of Tasmanian soldiers across both World Wars and through much of the 20th century.

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A Tranquil Haven – A History of Cornelian Bay | Lindy Scripps | 2006 [SC] See details
A Tranquil Haven – A History of Cornelian Bay | Lindy Scripps | 2006 [SC]

Lindy Scripps's history of Cornelian Bay — the sheltered bay on the western shore of the Derwent River north of Hobart's CBD, known for its historic boathouses, the Cornelian Bay Cemetery and the recreation ground that has been part of Hobart life for generations.

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A View to Cradle - signed See details
A View to Cradle - signed
A history of Tasmania's Forth River High Country from white settlement to national park.
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A Walk Through Launceston's History See details
A Walk Through Launceston's History
An historical guide for walkers in the city of Launceston, northern Tasmania.
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Adamsfield – The Town That Lived and Died | Kathleen, Ralph & Timothy Gowlland | 1973 [USED – SC – Out of Print] See details
Adamsfield – The Town That Lived and Died | Kathleen, Ralph & Timothy Gowlland | 1973 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

A history of Adamsfield — the remote mining township that grew up in the Tasmanian wilderness around the osmiridium fields during the 1920s and 1930s, and was subsequently abandoned. Osmiridium is a naturally occurring alloy of osmium and iridium — two rare platinum-group metals used in industrial applications including the tips of gold pen nibs.

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After Port Arthur See details
After Port Arthur
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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