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BEAUTIFUL HOBART and surroundings.
(No author) No date. 24pp. A booklet containing 81 (Black & White) Views by J.C.
Breaden. Good condition. |
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BEYOND THE RAMPARTS: A Bicentennial History of Circular Head,
Tasmania. S/C (Kerry Pink & Annette Ebdon) Reprint with corrections, 1992. 268pp. Illustrations. This is the history of Circular Head from
its inception in 1826 when first established by the Van Diemen's Land Co., on the North-West Coast of Tasmania (Stanley) through to modern times. Good
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EARLY TASMANIAN BRIDGES.
H/C + D/W (Roy Smith) 1st Edition, 1969. 107pp. An excellent
history of the origins and early masonry bridges found in
Tasmania. This book title is quite scarce as not many copies
were printed. Good
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ISLE OF MOUNTAINS: Roaming
Around Tasmania. H/C
(Charles Barrett) 1st Edition, 1944. 263pp. This book is the
result of the wanderings around this island state by the author
which gives us a complete "Captain Cook" (look) of the
things that he saw. They include the wildlife and the fauna,
beautiful old buildings, homesteads, churches and much, much
more. A highly interesting book. Cover marked otherwise in good
condition.
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ISLE OF MOUNTAINS: Roaming
Around Tasmania. H/C
2nd Edition, 1946. 263pp. Good condition.
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JUST THE THING: Pocket Guide -
For Tourists & Travellers.
Booklet (Tasmanian Tourist Association) 1906. 64pp. This
book is full of nostalgia. It is guide for Hobart and the
surrounding area - where to go, what to see, what to eat !!
Etc … etc… Makes interesting reading. Collectable.
Good condition.
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LETTERS TO ANNE:
Tasmanian family 1846 - 1872.
H/C + D/W (John
Rowland Skemp) 1956. 169pp.
This is a story of a Tasmanian family told in letters
written to Anne Elizabeth Lovell (Mrs Thomas Kearney) by her
brothers, sister and other relatives during the years 1846 -
1872; edited by her grandson. The setting for this story takes
place in the heavily timbered north-east and north-west when
small independent farmers were few and far between when most of
the occupied land was to the south of the island. Ex lib.
Good condition. Usual
catalogue price: $40.00.
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LIFE IN OLD VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.
Paperback (Joan Goodrick) First published 1978. Reprint - Seal
Books, 1980. 220pp. The
author's colourful portrayal of life in Van Dieman's Land
(Tasmania) during the first half of the 19th century is the
result of painstaking research into the newspaper reports and
other documents of the past. Her book graphically recounts the
kaleidoscope of events, both large and small. This book also
describes the brutality that went on, the convict gangs and
bushrangers and more. Very good condition.
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MOUNTED POLICE OF VICTORIA
& TASMANIA: A History of Heroism and Duty Since 1837.
H/C + D/W (John O'Sullivan) 1st
Edition 1980.211pp. The gallant exploits of the police in the
early days are recorded here. Very good condition.
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MOUNTED POLICE OF VICTORIA
& TASMANIA: A History of Heroism and Duty Since 1837. H/C
+ Damaged D/W (John O'Sullivan) 1st Edition 1980.
211pp. Good
condition.
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PEAKS AND HIGH
PLACES. S/C - Cover marked.
(Ian Boss-Walker) 1964. 80pp. This book cover the
History, Flora and Fauna of the Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair
National Park. Good condition. |
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PORT ARTHUR: A
Photographic Essay. S/C
(Frank Bolt) 1st
Edition. 1972. 64pp.
Many photographs of the Port Arthur Penal Settlement now
an historical area just east of Hobart. Shows the buildings and
other relics and areas of interest. Good condition. |
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PORT ARTHUR AND
THE TASMAN PENINSULA. Booklet (Tasman
Peninsula Tourist Association) 1984. 16pp. This book is a great
introduction this popular area. Mint condition. |
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PORT ARTHUR
THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYES. S/C
(I.G. Anderson) 1st
Edition, 1948. 24pp. A collection of 20 Photo-Lithographic
Etchings of Port Arthur. Under each etching the author has
provided a passage of text describing the picture in historical
detail. Very good condition.
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TALES OF OLD
TASMANIA: The First Fifty Years. H/C +
D/W (Coultman Smith)
1st Edition, 1978. 160pp.
This is a collection of rumbustious tales about those early days
of the penal settlement. The author writes with humour and
affection of a strange and macabre society that was created by a
binding need for punishment. These tales will fascinate and
delight you. Good condition. |
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TALES OF OLD
TASMANIA. H/C + D/W
1st Edition, 1978. 160pp. Good condition except for a
slight tear on flyleaf. |
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TASMANIA (The
Islands Series) H/C
+ D/W (S.W. Jackman)
1st Edition 1974. 200pp.
The author has put together a balanced analysis of
Tasmania's many facets including a short historical account, a
description of the physical environment, and a discussion of the
economic life and aspects of local culture and sociology, giving
his impressions of certain smaller communities as well as the
urban centres. Ex
lib. Good condition. |
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TASMANIA: The
Paradise in the South. Booklet (No
author - Published by: Webster Rometch Astor Motors, Hobart) No
date - Circa early 1950's ? 40pp. This booklet provides the
visitor a brief account of the attractions and places to visit
whilst in Tasmania. Collectable. Good condition. |
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TASMANIAN
JOURNEY. H/C
+ Damaged D/W (Stanley
Brogden. Illustrations by: R. Clayton Skate) 1st Edition, 1948.
96pp. This book covers most of the popular areas and
towns around Tasmania with much text as well as many black &
white illustrations + map. Well put together. Good condition.
Scarce. |
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THE GOVERNMENT OF
TASMANIA. S/C (W. A. Townsley)
1st Edition 1976. 169pp. This book is one of the series of
States and Territories. It deals with the politics and
administration and describes the major institutions of
government - cabinet, parliament, the bureaucracy, and local
government - as well as the parties and pressure groups which
play key parts in the political process. Good condition. |
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WOODEN HOOKERS OF HOBART TOWN
& WHALERS
OUT OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. H/C + D/W
(Harry O'May) 1978. 104pp.Two works bound
together, each with index. Record of Tasmanian whaling, trading
craft from 10 to 560 tons built in southern Tasmania from 1812
to 1947, and related
aspects of Tasmanian maritime history.
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