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Billy: A Boy from Queenstown Tasmania – under-aged boys signing up in the Great War (2026) – Sandra Stubbings See details
Billy: A Boy from Queenstown Tasmania – under-aged boys signing up in the Great War (2026) – Sandra Stubbings
Added: Jun 9, 2026

A newly researched true account of Billy Gadd, a young lad from Tasmania's West Coast mining town of Queenstown who managed to enlist in the AIF during World War I while under the legal age.

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Errol Flynn – The True Story of Australia's Hollywood Icon | Patricia A. O'Brien | 2026 [NEW – SC] See details
Errol Flynn – The True Story of Australia's Hollywood Icon | Patricia A. O'Brien | 2026 [NEW – SC]
Added: May 17, 2026

A biography of Errol Flynn written by Patricia O'Brien and published in 2026. Flynn was born in Hobart in 1909 and grew up in Tasmania before heading to New Guinea and eventually to Hollywood, where he became one of the biggest stars of the 1930s and 1940s — known for swashbuckling roles in films like Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk, and for a personal life that generated as much attention as his films.

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New Mountain, New River, New Home? See details
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 See details
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] See details
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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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 See details
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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Old Sea Dogs of Tasmania Book 2 - used See details
Old Sea Dogs of Tasmania Book 2 - used
More portraits, stories and seascapes from the southern seas around Tasmania.
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Olive Pink – Artist, Activist & Gardener: A Life in Flowers | Gillian Ward | 2018 | Signed [USED – HC] See details
Olive Pink – Artist, Activist & Gardener: A Life in Flowers | Gillian Ward | 2018 | Signed [USED – HC]

Gillian Ward presents a selection of Hobart-born Olive Pink's botanical paintings, held at the University of Tasmania Library. Signed by the author. Hardcover, 2018, 228 pages, indexed, used.

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