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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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The Drums of Dawn (1933) – F.W. Boreham [First Edition with Original Dust Jacket]
A scarce 1933 first-edition collection of deeply reflective essays by the celebrated 20th-century theologian and pastor, Dr. Frank William Boreham. Highly regarded for his eloquent prose, Boreham's out-of-print titles remain heavily sought after by global collectors.
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The Duck - Smithton
A history of Smithton on the north west coast of Tasmania, c1856 to 1996.
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The Ecologies of Paradise
Tasmanian geographer Jamie Kirkpatrick explains the garden next door - a consideration of all the kinds of gardens that people create in their suburban backyards.
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The Electrona Carbide Works 100 years
A history of the calcium carbide works at Electrona on the D'Entrecasteaux channel south of Hobart, and its role in Tasmania's hydroelectric scheme and other industrial applications.
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The Emu Bay Railway – Centenary Edition | Lou Rae | 2nd Edition 1997 [USED – HC – Out of Print]
The centenary history of the Emu Bay Railway Company in Tasmania, written by Lou Rae and published in a second edition in 1997. The Emu Bay Railway was a privately owned line running from Burnie on the north-west coast into the mineral-rich hinterland of western Tasmania — connecting the mining towns of Zeehan, Rosebery and Queenstown to the coast.
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The Endemic Flora of Tasmania – Complete 6-Volume Set | Winifred Curtis & Margaret Stones | 1967–1978 [USED – HCDJ]
The complete six-volume set of The Endemic Flora of Tasmania — one of the most significant works of botanical art and science produced in Australia during the 20th century. The plates were painted by Margaret Stones, botanical artist to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who spent years in Tasmania documenting the island's endemic plant species in watercolour. The accompanying text and ecological notes were written by Winifred Curtis, the foremost Tasmanian botanist of her era.
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The English Dane - hardcover, used
From King of Iceland to Tasmanian convict, Jorgen Jorgenson was a Dane who made Britain his adopted country - restless for adventure, he began his career by sailing to establish the new colony of Tasmania.
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