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Glimpses of the Lives and Times of the Early Tasmanian Governors (1905) – J.W. Beattie [worn copy - errata slip tipped in]
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A scarce 1905 historical survey detailing the administrations of early colonial governors like Collins, Davey, Sorell, and Arthur. Originally delivered as lectures during the 1904 centenary, this volume was published by the legendary Tasmanian photographer and historian John Watt Beattie.


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Colonial Life in Tasmania – Fifty Years of Photography 1855–1905 | Allan Sierp | 1976 [USED – HCDJ]
Added: Jun 16, 2026
 
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A photographic record of colonial Tasmania covering the years 1855 to 1905. Compiled by Allan Sierp, the book draws together fifty years of early photography documenting the people, towns, industries and landscapes of Van Diemen's Land and early Tasmania.


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Fly-Fisher in Tasmania 1961 1st Edition - David Scholes
Added: Jun 15, 2026
 
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The true 1961 first edition of David Scholes’ milestone work on Tasmanian angling literature. A comprehensive, richly illustrated guide tracking the rivers, lakes, and insect life of the island.


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A selection of Tasmanian books that are no longer in print.

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Considering Art in Tasmania
 
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A book about the State Collections, artist & landscapes and craft of the Australian island State of Tasmania.

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Contested Places
 
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A regional history of Tasmania's Northern agricultural districts from ancient times to 1900 - encompassing the former municipalities of Deloraine, Westbury, Evandale and Longford.

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Convict Kingston - Norfolk Island
 
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A history guide to the convict era on Norfolk Island.

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Convicts & Carriageways – Tasmanian Road Development Until 1880 | Lyn Newitt | 1988 [USED – HC – Out of Print]
 
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A history of road building in Tasmania up to 1880, written by Lyn Newitt and published in 1988. The book documents how Tasmania's road network was built using convict labour during the colonial period — the construction gangs, the road stations and probation parties, the engineering challenges of the terrain, and the development of the major routes that still largely define how Tasmanians travel the island today.


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Convicts - Transportation & Australia USED
 
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The transportation of prisoners to Australia is one of the most vexed issues of the nation's history.

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Convicts at Sea - the Voyages of the Irish convict transports to Van Diemen's Land
 
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Convicts at Sea is an account of the voyages which carried some 10,223 convicts, tried in Ireland, to Van Diemen's Land between the years 1840-1853.

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Convicts of the Fingal Valley
 
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A history of the convicts at Tasmania's Fingal Valley probation stations - Fingal, St Mary's Pass, Falmouth barracks.

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Convicts Unbound - signed
 
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The story of the convicts from the transportation ship Calcutta, and their settlement in Australia.

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Convicts Unbound – The Story of the Calcutta Convicts and Their Settlement in Australia | Marjorie Tipping | 1988 | Signed, Numbered & Specially Bound Edition No. 53 [USED – HC]
 
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The history of the convicts transported to Australia on the ship Calcutta in 1803 — one of the earliest convict transports to the Australian colonies, carrying 299 convicts who were originally destined for Botany Bay but landed instead at Sullivan's Cove, becoming among the first European settlers in Van Diemen's Land.


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Corruption and Skullduggery - Hobart's beginnings
 
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Award winning historian, Alison Alexander, turns her attention to Hobart's tempestuous beginnings and the part played by two quite different personalities, Edward Lord and Maria Riseley.

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