Biography

The Cyclopedias published for most Australian states around the turn of the 20th century are major resources for historical and biographical research — and this is the original Tasmanian volume. Together, the two volumes contain over 1,500 biographies and more than 1,700 portrait photographs, covering not only the prominent citizens of the day but a large proportion of ordinary Tasmanians in every community — tradespeople, farmers, shopkeepers and professionals alongside politicians and businessmen.

The autobiography of Bill Mollison — the Tasmanian who co-developed permaculture in the 1970s alongside David Holmgren, and whose Permaculture: A Designers' Manual became one of the most influential environmental design books of the 20th century.

The history of William and Charles Kingston and their descendants — a 344-page genealogical record compiled by Doreen Dare and published in 1994, covering the Kingston family's deep roots through the farming communities of Woodsdale, Sorell, Kellevie and Copping on Tasmania's south-east coast.

Louisa Anne Meredith's account of nine years in colonial Van Diemen's Land. 1979 limited edition reprint, numbered 297 of 500. Hardcover with dustjacket, 221 pages plus illustrations.