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The Main Road - Historical journey from Launceston to Hobart
Added: Aug 4, 2026
A small book documenting the historical journey along the Midland Highway between Launceston and Hobart - including the experience of Anthony Trollope travelling by coach from Launceston to Hobart via Campbell Town on what has become known as the the Heritage Highway.
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When We Rode the Rails by Patsy Adam-Smith |HCDJ 1992|
Added: Aug 4, 2026
Patsy Adam-Smith's history of Australia's railway age, drawing on the stories, memories and folklore of the men and women who worked the railways across the country.
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OUT of PRINT
A selection of Tasmanian books that are no longer in print.
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Thanks a lot, Guv!
Thanks a Lot, Guv! tells the stories of eight convicts, from trial in England to detention and freedom in Van Diemen's Land - John Ireland Hyland & Harriet James, James Britton, Sophia & James Charles Gunyon, William Heard, Isaac Ikey and Ann Solomon.
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The Abel Family Part 1 - compilation of the Abel family tree by Peter C Sims
William Abel (1776–1850) was convicted in England and transported to Port Jackson, New South Wales, in 1791 at around 14 years old. Mary Ann Morley (c.1778–1856) was also transported to Port Jackson. Both were assigned to Norfolk Island, where they began their family, before being moved to New Norfolk in Van Diemen's Land, where they officially married in 1811 and received a land grant in 1813.
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The Abels Supplement - Tasmania's Mountains over 1100m high
155 Tasmanian peaks make up the Abels — Tasmanian mountains with a minimum height of 1100m and a drop of at least 150m on all sides, as defined by Bill Wilkinson in his original Abels series. This compact reference supplement lists all 155 Abels, organised into 10 geographic areas across the state, with photographs and maps.
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The Aboriginal People of Tasmania | Julia Clark | 1993 [USED – SC – Out of Print]
Julia Clark's illustrated introduction to the history and culture of Tasmania's Aboriginal people — covering the earliest inhabitants of the island, their material culture, social life, and the catastrophic impact of European colonisation. At 56 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout, this is a concise and accessible overview suitable for older children, students and adults wanting a clear introductory account.
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The Abt Railway – Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway | Lou Rae | 2008 [USED – HC – Good]
Lou Rae's history of the Abt Railway — the rack-and-pinion railway that ran between Queenstown and Strahan on Tasmania's west coast, one of the most spectacular and technically remarkable railways ever built in Australia. The Abt system uses a toothed rack rail in the centre of the track, engaged by a pinion gear on the locomotive, allowing trains to climb and descend grades that would be impossible for conventional adhesion railways.
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The Albert Hall 1890–1980 – A History of the Launceston Concert Hall | Dennis Hodgkinson | 1980 [USED – SC – Out of Print]
Dennis Hodgkinson's history of the Albert Hall in Launceston — the city's principal concert and civic hall, built in 1891 and documented here across its first ninety years, published to coincide with its 1980 re-launch after restoration works. The Albert Hall has recently been at the centre of Launceston public debate following its latest major renovation — a project that attracted significant attention for its cost and the questions it raised about the hall's utilisation and future.
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The Anglican Church in Tasmania - A Diocesan History to mark the sesquicentenary - 1992
A diocesan history to mark the sesquicentenary of the Anglican Church in Tasmania in 1992, by Geoffrey Stephens. Structured around the tenures of each of Tasmania's bishops — Nixon, Bromby, Sandford, Montgomery, Mercer, Stephen, Hay, Cranswick, Davies, Cornish and Newell — with a chronological, illustrated list of churches built under each, an alphabetical list of clergy, and a full index.
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The Archer Heritage
A comprehensive account of William Archer of Hertford and Van Diemen's Land, his ancestors and descendants.
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