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Biographies and memoirs of the people who shaped Tasmania – settlers, pioneers, convicts, politicians, farmers, mariners and ordinary Tasmanians whose life stories were written down. Many of these are self-published or small-run family histories that are genuinely hard to find elsewhere, alongside more widely published biographies of well-known Tasmanian figures.

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My Tongue is My Own
A biography of Tasmanian-based poet Gwen Harwood.

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Nan Chauncy - A Writer's Life
A biography of the lauded Australian children's author Nan Chauncy.

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New Mountain, New River, New Home?
A history of the migration of Hmong people from the northern hill areas of Laos to Tasmania, and their impact on the local community.

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No Chains to Rust - Bob McMahon - signed
Bob McMahon was a significant leader of community-based opposition to a pulp mill being built in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, near Launceston. Signed by the author.

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No Room for Watermelons | Ron & Lynne Fellowes | 2015 | Signed by Author [USED – SC]

Ron Fellowes's account of riding his 1910 FN motorcycle from Kathmandu to Liège — the Belgian city where the bike was originally manufactured 102 years earlier — covering 14,600 kilometres through 15 countries over eight months. The FN (Fabrique Nationale) was a pioneering Belgian motorcycle with no gears, inadequate brakes and pedal assistance — making every day on the road a physical challenge that had nothing to do with the mechanical sophistication of modern motorcycling.


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No Run-of-the-Mill
A biography of Henry Beaufort Somerset - Sir Henry (Harry) Somerset - of the Burnie pulp / paper mill on the north west coast of Tasmania.

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Not Just an Anaesthetist
A biography capturing the remarkable life of Launceston anaesthetist, Dr William Russ Pugh MD. This is a USED book.


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Notable Tasmanians
Written in 1980, Notable Tasmanians profiles men who had influenced the development of Tasmania in the preceding 50 years, including: Sir Henry Jones, Harry Fisher, K.J.Binns, W.H.Simmonds, Z.Broinowski, Holyman, Jack Williams, A.G.Ogilvie, Hugh Quigley, Ludbrooks, Sir Denham Henty, Roelf Vos, Engel Sypkes, Edmund Rouse, Angus Bethune, Jack Edwards, Neil Blatt and Joe Lyons.

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Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here - signed
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here is a luminous, compelling and utterly surprising memoir by Heather Rose, the bestselling author of Stella Prize-winner The Museum of Modern Love and Bruny.

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Old Dar My Grandfather
Author Rex Greeno was born on Flinders Island, 30 kilometres off the north east coast of Tasmania. Here he tells the story of his grandfather's life, as a fisherman and Tasmanian aboriginal.

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