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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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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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Bygone Branxholm 1883-1983
A local Tasmanian history from northern Tasmania.

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Bygone Days on the Tamar
Local history from the north of Tasmania, illustrated with black/white photos.

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Campbell Town ... on Elizabeth
A short history of Campbell Town in Tasmania's midlands district.

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Campbell Town Tasmania 1966 Midlands Local History Book

Rare, out-of-print 1966 centenary municipal history of Campbell Town in the Tasmanian Midlands. A hand-signed and numbered limited edition copy (one of only 1,000) detailing the pioneering Saxon Merino wool industry, early colonial families, and town development. Essential for regional history collectors and family genealogists.


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Campsite to City - A History of Burnie, Kerry Pink |Signed HC out of print|

Campsite to City traces Burnie's development on Tasmania's north-west coast from 1827 to 2000.


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Canned Rabbits and Corduroy
A little history booklet about Dutch settlers in Ulverstone, northern Tasmania.

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Catherine's Diary - used
A glimpse into the Victorian era, Catherine's Diary, is the jottings of a young Birmingham girl who relocates to northern Tasmania with her family in the late nineteenth century.


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Centenary of the Ulverstone Fire Brigade 1909-2009
A local firefighting history from the north west of Tasmania.

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Churches of Colonial Hobart - A field guide
A field guide to Hobart's history in 24 buildings.

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Cider Gums & Currawongs - used
The Lake Country of Tasmania to the 1950s.

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