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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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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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Against The Odds - Tasmanian timber pioneers Risbys 1826-1995 See details
Against The Odds - Tasmanian timber pioneers Risbys 1826-1995

Risby Brothers Timber Merchants was founded in Hobart in 1844 by Joseph Risby, and remained in family hands until it closed in the early 1990s — one of Tasmania's longest-running family-owned businesses. The company expanded across the state over the following century.

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Along the Terrace - Stanley See details
Along the Terrace - Stanley
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 See details
An Eligible Situation
The early history of George Town and Low Head in northern Tasmania.
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And Wealth for Toil – A History of North-West and Western Tasmania 1825–1900 | Kerry Pink | 1990 [USED – HCDJ] See details
And Wealth for Toil – A History of North-West and Western Tasmania 1825–1900 | Kerry Pink | 1990 [USED – HCDJ]

A detailed history of north-west and western Tasmania from 1825 to 1900, written by Kerry Pink and published in 1990. The book covers the settlement and development of the region across three quarters of a century — from the earliest European exploration of the north-west coast through the establishment of towns, farms, industries and communities across the region.

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