L.J. Morley's history of Tasmania's working trucks from 1909 to 1970 - from Mt Lyell mining trucks and Huon apple trucks to Hobart's fire engines and wartime army vehicles, with hundreds of photographs.
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Books on Tasmania's transport history, including railways, roads and working vehicles. A strong section for transport enthusiasts and local historians.
An original 1877 first-edition compilation of colonial Tasmanian geography. Please note: This volume is in severely damaged condition but has institutional provenance and includes the rare folding map.
Philip Kuruvita takes his camera behind the garage doors of Launceston's motoring enthusiasts — photographing the restored vintage vehicles they keep, along with the owners and the stories behind their collections.
Guy Nicholson's biography of Billy Vincent — the Tasmanian bush pilot who spent decades servicing the remote communities and properties of the Bass Strait islands and north-west Tasmania from his base at Smithton, logging over 20,000 hours in light aircraft.
This Tasmanian transport history book recounts a period from around 1850 to 1960 when men battled almost overwhelming odds to carve a living out of an unforgiving land.
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.
Packed with black and white historic photos from the 1800s to the 1960s, this book captures the history of tourism across Tasmania with a focus on motoring, but also including other modes of transport.
A history of the Longford circuit in northern Tasmania — once Australasia's fastest road racing circuit. Written by Barry Green, the book tells the story of a brief but unforgettable era from 1953 to 1968, when world champion drivers in works Formula One cars and factory motorcycle teams came to challenge the circuit's unique features against the best Australasia could offer.
![Bailliere's Tasmanian Gazetteer and Road Guide (1877) – Robert P. Whitworth [Royal Society of Tasmania Ex-Library Copy / Repair Candidate]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/bailliere-1877-titlepage-khaXNU.png "Bailliere's Tasmanian Gazetteer and Road Guide (1877) – Robert P. Whitworth [Royal Society of Tasmania Ex-Library Copy / Repair Candidate]")
![Behind the Garage Door – Launceston's Vintage Vehicle Collectors | Philip Kuruvita | 2018 [USED – HC – Good]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/Behind-the-Garage-Door-TSqeow.png "Behind the Garage Door – Launceston's Vintage Vehicle Collectors | Philip Kuruvita | 2018 [USED – HC – Good]")
![Billy Vincent – Bush Pilot | Guy Nicholson | 2007 | Signed by Both Author and Subject [USED – SC – Good]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/billy-vincent-hWPgwy.png "Billy Vincent – Bush Pilot | Guy Nicholson | 2007 | Signed by Both Author and Subject [USED – SC – Good]")
![Convicts & Carriageways – Tasmanian Road Development Until 1880 | Lyn Newitt | 1988 [USED – HC – Out of Print]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/convicts-and-carriageways-IXeCfb.png "Convicts & Carriageways – Tasmanian Road Development Until 1880 | Lyn Newitt | 1988 [USED – HC – Out of Print]")
![Fast Track Back – Longford Road Racing History 1953–1968 | Barry Green | 2000 [USED – SC – Out of Print]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/longford-fast-track-back-aocRTT.png "Fast Track Back – Longford Road Racing History 1953–1968 | Barry Green | 2000 [USED – SC – Out of Print]")
