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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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Discovering King Island Western Bass Strait
 
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A short history and guide to King Is, off the north coast of Tasmania in Bass Strait - vintage.

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Down the Sledge Track
 
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A local Tasmanian history of West Scottsdale and Lietinna.

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Down Windermere Way...
 
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A small stapled history booklet about Windermere, on the East bank of the Tamar River, in northern Tasmania.

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Duck and Green Peas! For Ever! Finding Utopia in Tasmania
 
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People have looked to find utopia in the most unlikely Tasmanian places – Port Davey, Elephant Pass, Jackey’s Marsh, Cygnet, Lake Pedder, Castra. This book tells their stories.

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Duck Reach - Launceston's Electric Light - Marvels of the Cataract
 
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A history of many different aspects of Cataract Gorge, Launceston, including the Duck Reach hydroelectric power station.

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Early Deloraine
 
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The writings of Louisa Meredith and Daniel Griffin with a selection of photographs from circa 1850 to 1919 capturing the early days of Deloraine, in the north of Tasmania.

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Early History of the Penny Royal Watermill and Gatenby Family
 
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An 8- page booklet telling the early history of Launceston's Penny Royal Watermill and the Gatenby family whose farm it was originally built on in the Northern Midlands of Tasmania, 1812-1862.

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Echoes from the Wild West Coast of Tasmania - used
 
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A book based on the Tasmanian West Coast stories of Frederick George Copeland who wrote about his experiences around Queenstown, Penghana, Strahan, Zeehan, Corinna and Trial Harbour in the 1890s.

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Ephemeral Lisle
 
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A history of Lisle, the town that disappeared, in North East Tasmania.

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Fair Dinkum Dutch Courage
 
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Stories of the Dutch settlers in Ulverstone, Tasmania.

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