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Tasmania Local History Books
| Item Code | Title | Author, Pages (Date) | Contents | Price |
| abtas | Aboriginal Tasmanians (The) | Ryan (Allen & Unwin) 380p (1996) | Impact on European and modern settlement on the Aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania. | $35.00 |
| ahoct | A History of Campbell Town | Geoff Duncum | This book reflects the lives of previous generations.136p | $21.95 |
| mam | A Man And A Mountain | Giordan 123p (2004 reprint) | The story of Gustav Weindorfer and Cradle Mountain lake St Clair National Park. | $16.45 |
| shpa | A Short History Guide to Port Arthur | Evans 60p (3rd Edition 2001) | Brief history of Port Arthur. | $7.65 |
| vshpa | A Visitors Short History Guide To Port Arthur | Graeme - Evans / Ross 62p A4 (7th Edition 2005) | What the visitor needs to know about Port Arthur, its historic buildings and its turbulent times. | $14.25 |
| btprt | Bush Tramways And Private Railways Of Tasmania 1850 - 1960 | Branagan (no date) 174p. | History of bush tramways of Tasmania. | $21.95 |
| bdot | Bygone Days Of Tamar | Johnson 81p (1988) | Author's memories and historical notes on the Tamar district. | $10.95 |
| chg | Closing Hell's Gates | Maxwell-Stewart (Allen & Unwin) 312p(2008) | Punishment, escape and death at the Macquarie Harbour penal settlement. | $24.95 |
| gt | George Town | Regal Press 185p | History of George town district | $21.95 |
| gafar | Gossip and Facts about Richmond | Granny Jones 35p | A collection of stories, gossips and historic photographs, together with a guide to Richmond's historic townships | $5.45 |
| gsor | Ghost Stories Of Richmond | Jones 14p (no date) | Unusual stories from an historic town. | $5.45 |
| gtot | Ghostly Tales Of Tasmania | Emburg 126p (fifth printing 2004) | A deadly serious look at Tasmanian folklore and fact - of spooks, spectres and things that go bump in the dark. | $16.45 |
| gmwc | Goldmining On The Tasmanian West Coast | Julen 80p (1981) | Mining history. | $16.45 |
| htv | Historic Tamar Valley | Branagan 316p (no date) | People, places and shipping of the Tamar Valley 1798 - 1990. | $25.00 |
| hlm | History Of The Lower Midlands Of Tasmania | Weeding 135 p. (4th Edition 1994). | History of the Lower Midlands area. | $16.45 |
| oprf | In The Path Of The Roaring Forties (King Island) | Sullivan / Jones 135p (1989) | Memories of King Island | $7.65 |
| kwwbm | Kate Weindorfer - Woman behind The Man And A Mountain | Schnackenberg 69p (fourth printing 2007) | Story of the woman behind Gustav Weindorfer and Cradle Mountain. | $16.45 |
| mbh | Memories Of Badger Head | Lyons 46p. (no date) | Stories and memories of Badger Head between Devonport and Georgetown. | $10.95 |
| mpd | Mount Paris Dam | Deacon 31p (no date) | Story of an unusual dam. Only one of its kind in Australia - A unique tourist attraction plus folklore from its environs. (Near Derby). | $19.95 |
| odh | Our Disappearing Heritage | Cubit / Murray (Regal Press) 54p Large format. (1993) | Text, supported by some great photographs and illustrations depicting the disappearing history of The Central Highlands Region. | $32.95 |
| pppa | Penal Peninsula - Port Arthur | Brand 234p (3rd printing 2003). | Tasmania's Port Arthur and its outstations 1827 - 1898. | $21.95 |
| pacm | The Port Arthur Coal Mines 1833 - 1877 | Brand 92p (no date) | History of the coal mines at Port Arthur. | $16.45 |
| pahist | Port Arthur 1830 - 1877 | Brand 67p (no date) | A compelling history of Australia's most infamous convict settlement. | $16.45 |
| ross | Ross On The Argyle Plains | Solomon / Pridmore (Regal Press) 76p (2003) | History of the township of Ross. | $12.95 |
| sarahi | Sarah Island | Brand 77p (2003 reprint) | An account of the penal settlements of Sarah Island from 1822 to 1833 and 1846 to 1847. | $14.25 |
| sectas | Secret Tasmania | Blake 208p (2002) | 77 short stories featuring myths and episodes from Tasmania's past. | $21.95 |
| ttsn | Tasmanian Tales Of The Supernatural | Giordan 151p (2007 Reprint) | Stories of unusual events in Tasmanian history. | $27.45 |
| tasmne | Tasmania's North East | Loone 192p (1981). Hard Cover / Dust Jacket | Comprehensive history of North eastern Tasmania and its people. | $21.95 |
| tra1 | Tasmanian Rogues And Absconders Vol 1 | Graeme - Evans 105p (1993) | Stories from the middle years 1821 - 1836. | $21.95 |
| tra2 | Tasmanian Rogues And Absconders Vol 2 | Graeme - Evans 69p (1993) | Stories from the formative years 1803 - 1821. | $21.95 |
| tra3 | Tasmanian Rogues & Absconders Vol 3 | Graeme - Evans 167 pages. | Stories from the passing trade 1830 - 1875. | $27.95 |
| ttgod | Tasmania - The Good Old Days | Lawes - Gilvear 66p (no date). | Memories of life in Tasmania during the early 1900s. | $14.95 |
| twb | Tasmania's Wilderness Battles | Buckman 272 pages (2008) | Conservationists versus Tasmania's power, mining and forest industries | $29.95 |
| ttp | Thanks to Providence | McManus (Regal Press). 395p (2008) | History of Falmouth and it's people. | $43.95 |
| psmh | The Penal Settlement of Macquarie Harbour | Julen 83p (2002 Reprint) | Convict days at Macquarie Harbour and Sarah Island. | $19.95 |
| usomc | The Uncensored Story Of Martin Cash | Emberg 268p (3rd reprint - no date) | Story of the Australian Bushranger as told to James Lester Burke. | $21.95 |
| twtp | The West Tamar People | Nyman 195p (no date) | The story of early settlement and its well-established families. | $21.95 |
| trampw1 | Trampled Wilderness Volume 1 | Gowlland 111p. (4th Ed 2005) | History of South West Tasmania, | $29.95 |
| trampw2 | Trampled Wilderness Volume 2 | Gowlland 134p (4th Ed 2004) | History of South West Tasmania | $29.95 |
| vdl | Van Diemen's Land | Boyce 388p (2008) Hard Cover. | History of convicts in Tasmania | $49.95 |
| whtbh | Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean | Millwood 323 pages. (2008) | She tried to stop the flooding of Lake Pedder but disappeared en route to Canberra. | $26.95 |
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