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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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Life is for Living - SIGNED Marjorie Bligh autobiography
Marjorie Bligh's autobiography with snippets of travel, wisdom and history. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.

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John Youl - The Forgotten Chaplain 1773-1877
A biography of the eventful life of John Youl, first chaplain of the Anglican Church in northern Tasmania.

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Truganini - Journey through the apocalypse
The inspiring and haunting tale of Truganini, the aboriginal woman who became an icon for a monumental tragedy - the so-called extinction of the original people of Tasmania.

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Thomas Hainsworth - a Remarkable Pioneer
This is the biography of Thomas Hainsworth, a coal miner who arrived in Tasmania from Yorkshire in 1854 and went on to become a mining / geology expert, educator, hospital founder and general pillar of society.


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William Rose Watts - Six Stolen Mugs
This is the biography and family history of convict William Rose Watts, born in Essex in 1811 and transported to Van Diemen's Land for 14-years for stealing six ceramic mugs from his employer.

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Watcher of the Skies - Alfred Barrett Biggs

The story of Alfred Barrett Biggs, pioneer in astronomy, seismology and telecommunications.


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The Adventures of Chas from Tas - Renegades at Sea - signed

Charles "Chas from Tas" Blundell's memoir of five decades at sea, from his Tasmanian schooldays to ocean races on teams from six countries, written with Juliet Prentice. Signed by the author. Softcover, 2015, 227 pages.


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Lost the Spring in my Step - Max Hardy's memoirs
Memoir of Max Hardy, a lifetime resident of Stanley, on the coast of north-west of Tasmania.

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Blood, Sweat & the Sea - used, signed
A Tasmanian maritime biography of John Muir, who built the business of Muir Engineering, designing and manufacturing some of the world's best anchoring and mooring systems. Signed by John Muir on the title page.

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Reaching Out From Trafalgar – Stories of Farmers and Their Farms Around the Trafalgar Estate, Evandale | Tony McCormack | 2015 [USED – SC – Very Good]

The fourth volume in Tony McCormack's "Reaching Out" series of local farming histories — this time focusing on the farms and properties surrounding Trafalgar Estate, the substantial colonial property near Evandale in northern Tasmania's Midlands.


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