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Prices as at 14 March 2008 
N.B. Prices subject to change without prior notice! 
 

All prices in Australian Dollars. 
Payment in Australian dollars only. 

Discount to members : 10% discount on publications which are marked "[BP]". For exact prices please contact Resources Manager. 
 

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Armed Services Records 
Indexes to WWI & WWII Servicemen & Women 
[BP] Index to News Items & Obituaries of WWI Servicemen & Women in Tasmanian Weekly Magazines - W. Knolle 
  Vol. 1 - "Tasmanian Mail" [A4 122g] (Reprint)
13.00 
  Vol. 2 - "Weekly Courier" [A4 384g] 
22.00 
[BP] Index to Photographs of WWI Servicemen & Women in Tasmanian Weekly Magazines - W. Knolle 
  Vol. 1 - "Weekly Courier", 2nd Edition [A4 274g] (Reprint)
16.50 
  Vol. 2 - "Tasmanian Mail" [A4 188g] (Reprint)
19.00 
[BP] Index to News Items, Obituaries & Photos of WWII Servicemen & Women in Tasmanian Newspapers - W. Knolle 
  Vol.1 - "The Examiner" 1939-1940 [A4 130g] 
12.45 
  Vol.2 - "The Examiner" 1941 [A4 150g] 
13.75 
  Vol.3 - "The Examiner" Jan 1942 - June 1943 [A4 230g] 
19.80 
  Vol.4 - "The Examiner" July 1943 - March 1946 [A4 400g] 
35.00 


Arrivals/Shipping 
A Drift of Derwent Ducks: Lives of the 200 female Irish convicts transported on the Australasia from Dublin to Hobart in 1849.  T. M. Cowley [A5 638g]  *Also contains a database on CDROM 45.00 
Bruny Island's Quarantine Station - In War and Peace - K. Duncome [A4 570g  30.00 
[BP] Convict Applications to bring out families to VDL (also NSW, Vic,& WA) Index 1827-1873 - C.Mesecke (Reprint) [A4 300g] 
17.00 
Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders exiled in Van Dieman's Land 1807-1813 - I. Schaffer & Thelma McKay [B5 525g] (Soft cover reprint) 39.50 
German Immigrants Arriving in Tasmania per "America" 1855 - P.Harris and I.Schaffer [A4 350g] 
 27.00 
[BP] Index to Agreements between Masters of vessels and Crews signed on at Hobart, Tasmania 1850-1860 - C. Read [A4 312g] 
18.00 
Inducements and Agents: German, Northern European and Scandinavian Recruitment to Tasmania 1855-1887 - M Hargraves [A5 436g] 39.00 
Maids, Masters and Magistrates: Twenty women of the convict ship New Groves maidservants in Van Dieman's Land - Jeanette E. Hyland  [Quarto 705g] 35.00 
 
 
Births, Deaths & Marriages 
[BP] "The Star" Suburban Newspapers of Hobart - Birth Notices 1992-1998 - W. Short [A4 222g] 
19.80 
Father Murphy's Saddlebag Records - Catholic Baptisms, Huon District 1855-1864. - J. Purtscher [A4 100g] 
10.00 
[BP] Early Coastal Newspapers; BDMs 1877-1912 - TFHS Inc Burnie Branch [A4 505g] 
30.00  
[BP] O'Shea Index to "The Mercury" - J.& F.O'Shea  (see also CD sales)
  Births 1854-1899 [A4 160g] 
12.00 
  Deaths 1854-1899 [A4 248g] 
17.00 
  Marriages 1854-1899 [A4 546g] 
52.00 
  Births 1900-1910 [A4 150g] 
16.50 
  Deaths 1900-1910 [A4 400g] 
25.00 
  Marriages 1900-1910 [A4 410g] 
25.00 
  Births 1911-1920 [A4 225g] 
21.00 
  Deaths 1911-1920 [A4 450g] 
34.00 
  Marriages 1911-1920 [A4 390g] 
36.50 
  Births 1921-1930 [A4 500g] 
26.40 
  Deaths 1921-1930 [A4 490g] 
50.00 
  Marriages 1921-1930 [A4 420g] 
38.00 
[BP] Whitton Index to "The Mercury" - K.& A. Whitton 
These indexes should be used in conjunction with the O'Shea Indexes to The Mercury BDMs pre 1900 which have been compiled from entries not incorporated here. (Contains Obituaries) 
  Births 1858-1899 (Incomplete) [A4 178g] 
14.00 
  Deaths 1858-1899 (Incomplete) [A4 285g] 
15.00 
  Marriages 1858-1899 (Incomplete) [A4 254g] 
27.00 
[BP] Indexes to BDM Notices "The Mercury" 1854–1930 - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch.
This CD contains over 118,000 entries, combining the fifteen volumes of printed indexes published by TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch since 1993. [See CD-ROM Sales section]
 
[BP] Index to "The Advocate" BDMs - TFHS Inc Burnie Branch 
  1900-1905 [A4 356g]
22.00 
  1906-1911 [A4 370g]
22.00 
  1912-1915 [A4 395g]
22.00 
  1921-1925 [A4 528g] 
30.00 
  1926-1930 [A4 546g]
30.00 
  1931-1935 [A4 660g] 
30.00 
  1936-1940 [A4 674g] 
30.00 
  1941-1944 [A4 570g] 
30.00 
[BP] An Index to "The Advocate Tasmania—Personal Announcements" TFHS Inc Devonport Branch

  Vol.  1  1990–1994  Engagements, Marriages, Anniversaries.  [A4 474g] 

25.00 
  Vol.  2  1990–1994  Births, Birthdays, Thanks.  [A4 688g] 30.00 
  Vol.  3  1990–1994  Deaths, In Memoriams.  [A4 456g]  25.00 
  Vol.  4  1995  [A4 342g]  15.00 
  Vol.  5  1996  [A4 340g]  15.00 
  Vol.  6  1997  [A4 246g]  15.00 
  Vol.  7  1998  [A4 336g]  15.00 
  Vol.  8  1999  [A4 352g]  15.00 
  Vol.  9  1987  [A4 410g]  15.00 

  Vol. 10  1986  [A4 336g]

 15.00 
[BP] "The Circular Head Chronicle" BDMs Index 1906-1998 - TFHS Inc Burnie Branch [A4 210g] 
15.00 
[BP] "The Zeehan & Dundas Herald" BDMs - TFHS Inc Burnie Branch 
  1890-1909 [A4 530g] 
30.00 
  1910-1922 [A4 506g] 
30.00 
VDL Early Marriages - T McKay
  Vol 1 1803-1830 [A4 216g] 
18.15 
  Vol 2 1831-1840 [A4 410g] 
24.75 
[BP] "The Cornwall Chronicle" Directory of Birth, Deaths & Marriages 1835-1850 - TFHS Inc Launceston Branch [A4 410g] 
25.00 
[BP] "The Examiner" Index - Obituaries & Funerals - TFHS Inc Launceston Branch  
  1941-1950 [A4 315g]
25.00 
  1951-1960 [A4 335g]
25.00 
[BP] Index to Birth, Death & Marriages from "The Examiner" - TFHS Inc Launceston Branch
  Vol. 1 1900-1910 [A4 495g] 27.00 
  Vol. 2 1911-1915 [A4 610g] 33.00 
  Vol. 3 1921-1925 [A4 435g] 24.00 
  Vol. 4 1926-1930 [A4 510g] 27.00 
  Vol. 5 1931-1935 [A4 500g] 27.00 
  Vol. 6 1936-1940 [A4 660g] 35.00 
  Vol. 7 Births 1941-1950 [A4 520g] 30.00 
  Vol. 8 Deaths 1941-1950 [A4 580g] 30.00 
  Vol. 9 Marriages 1941-1950 [A4 530g] 30.00 
  Vol. 10 Births 1951-1955 [A4 420g] 28.00 
  Vol. 11 Births 1956-1960 [A4 520g] 30.00 
  Vol. 12 Deaths 1951-1955 [A4 420g] 30.00 
  Vol. 13 Deaths 1956-1960 [A4 500g] 30.00 
  Vol. 14 Marriages 1951-1960 [A4 430g] 30.00 
Tasmanian Federation Index: Births 1900-1919; Deaths & Marriages 1900-1930  [see CD-ROM sales]


Burial Records 
[BP] Undertakers of Hobart - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch 
  Vol.1 - Index to Pierce J Keating Funeral Records 1895-1964 (with gaps) (Reprint) [A4 294g] 
17.00 
  Vol.2 - Index to Alex Clarke & Son Funeral Records 1885-1907 (Reprint) [A4 620g] 
34.00 
  Vol.3, Part 1 - Index to Clark Bros Funeral Records: March 1910 - Feb 1928 (Reprint) [A4 365g] 
22.00 
  Vol.3, Part 2 - Index to Clark Bros Funeral Records: Feb 1928 - July 1945 (Reprint) [A4 374g] 
22.00 
  Vol 4, Part 1 - Index to H. C. Millington Funeral Records: Apr 1925-May 1937 [A4 275g] 
15.00 
  Vol 4, Part 2 - Index to H. C. Millington Funeral Records: May 1937-Mar 1944 [A4 275g] 
15.00 
  Vol 4, Part 3 - Index to H. C. Millington Funeral Records: Mar 1944- Mar 1950 [A4 292g] 
15.00 
Burials of First Fleeters in VDL 1807-1860 - I.Schaffer [A4 70g] 
12.00 
[BP] Cemeteries of Southern Tasmania - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch 
This series contains full transcriptions (with the exception of Queenborough which provides indexes to the burial details) of all headstones and memorials in each cemetery. 
Vols II - IV also contain names and dates from Church Burial Registers, TAMIOT and The Mercury newspaper indexes. 
  Vol I - Woodbridge. - T.McKay [A4 120g]  11.00 
  Vol II - Congregational Cemeteries of Bagdad, Brighton/Pontville, Broadmarsh, Green Ponds/Kempton, Hunting Ground & Wattle Hill, Melton Mowbray. - R.Davidson [A4 255g]  16.00 
  Vol IIIa - Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart A to J - TFHS Inc Hobart (Reprint) [A4 540g] 30.00 
  Vol IIIb - Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart K to Z - TFHS Inc Hobart (Reprint) [A4 540g] 30.00 
  Queenborough Cemetery Index also available on microfiche [see microfiche sales]  
  Vol IV Part 1 - Richmond (Anglican) - TFHS Inc Hobart [A4 300g] 20.00 
  Vol IV Part 2 - Richmond (Catholic) - TFHS Inc Hobart [A4 200g] 20.00 
  Vol IV Part 3 - Richmond (Congregational, inc. Cambridge) - TFHS Inc Hobart (Reprint) [A4 155g] 15.00 
  Vol V - Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart [see Microfiche Sales]  
  Vol VI Part 1 - Hobart's early churchyards & other memorials Congregational Cemeteries - TFHS Inc Hobart [A4-277g] 20.00 
  Vol VI Part 2 - Hobart's early churchyards & other memorials Presbyterian Cemeteries - TFHS Inc Hobart [A4-384g] 20.00 
  Vol VII - Clarence Plains (Rokeby) (Anglican & Congregational) - TFHS Inc Hobart [A4-320g] 20.00 
  Vol VIII - Sorell District  [See CD-ROM Sales] 20.00 
[BP] A Cemetery That Was.  TFHS Inc Devonport Branch

  Vol.  1  Devonport Mersey Bluff Pioneer Cemetery.  [A4 574g]                                             

30.00 
[BP] In Loving Memory TFHS Inc Devonport Branch
  Vol.  1  A transcription of the Public Cemetery Ulverstone.  [A4 778g] 35.00 
  Vol.  2  A transcription of the Cemeteries of Sassafras.  [A4 224g] 8.00 
  Vol.  3  The General Cemetery Devonport.  [A4 750g] 35.00 
  Vol.  4  A transcription of the Chudliegh and Mole Creek Cemeteries  [A4 208g] 10.00 
  Vol.  5  A transcription of the Forth Cemeteries.  [A4 278g] 15.00 
[BP] St. George's Cemetery - New Ground, Moriarty, N.W. Tasmania [see CD sales]
[BP] Carr Villa Memorial Park - Burial & Cremation Records [see CD sales]
[BP] Gone But Not Forgotten  - TFHS Inc. Launceston
  St. Andrews Church & Cemetery, Carrick [Transcriptions] [A4 350g] 25.00 

 
Children in Care 
Application to Queen's Orphanage, Hobart - J. Purtscher [A4 200g] 
16.00 
Apprentices and Absconders from Queen's Orphanage Hobart Town 1860-1883 - J. Purtscher [A4 300g] 
26.00 
Children in Queen's Orphanage Hobart Town 1828-1863 - J. Purtscher [A4 225g] 
20.00 
Infants at Queen's Orphanage Hobart 1851-1863 - J. Purtscher [A4 125g] 
10.00 
Juveniles Requiring Education in VDL 1821-1822 - T. McKay [A4 116g] 
10.00 
More References for Tasmanian Children in Care 1826 - 1899 - J.Purtscher [A4 240g] 
22.00 
Tasmanian Children Boarded (Fostered) Out 1865 - J.Purtscher [A4 116g] 
14.00 
Tasmanian Industrial Schools and Reformatories - J.Purtscher [A4 200g] 
16.00 
Unnamed Irish Boys on Convict Ships 1841- 43 Sent to Queen's Orphanage, Hobart, VDL - J.Purtscher [A4 75g] 
7.00 

 
Family Heritage 
Christopher Calvert and his Descendants - E.M.Robb [A5 175g]
11.00 
My Most Interesting Ancestor: A collection of short stories submitted for the TFHS Inc Manuscript Award, 2001 - TFHS Inc [A4 230g]
9.00 
[BP] PROS and CONS of Transportation: A collection of convict stories - TFHS Inc Hobart Writers Group [A4 298g]
16.00 
SHERRIFF - Free Passage to VDL - L. Woods [A4 868g]
11.00 
Van Diemans Land Heritage - A biographical and genealogical index of the families of Tasmania 1803-1878 - N. Chick
 Vol.3  [A5 348g]
11.00 
 Vol.4  [A5 432g]
11.00 
 [BP] Vol.5  [A5 426g]
25.00 
WINSPEAR - History and Recollections 1783-2001 - S. Barter [A4 1050g] 20.00 

 
Health Records
Deaths at General Hospital Hobart [Jan 1864 - Jun 1884] - J.Purtscher [A4 270g]
18.20 
[BP] St Mary's Hospital Hobart - Indexes to Registers 1841-1862 - J.Purtscher [A4 242g]
13.00 
The Sick and the Poor in Tasmania 1870 - Persons in Receipt of Public Aid - I.Schaffer [A4 218g]
12.00 

 
Journals
Tasmanian Ancestry - Tasmanian Family History Society Inc.
Back issues of the society's quarterly journal.
  Current volume, per issue [A5]
9.90 
  Previous volume, per issue [A5]
8.25 
  Volumes 23-25, per issue [A5]
5.50 
  Volumes 1-22, per issue [A5] (limited issues available)
3.30 
[BP] Index to Volumes 1-20 [A5 466g]
22.50 

 
Land Records
Built by Seabrook: Hobart buildings constructed by the Seabrook family from the 1830s - M.Ward [A4 465g]
45.00 
Hobart Town Land and Stock 1827 - I.Schaffer [A4 90g]
8.25 
Index to Early Land Grants VDL 1804-1823 - T.McKay [A4 195g]
13.75 
Land Musters, Stock Returns and Lists, VDL 1803-1822 - I.Schaffer [A4 676g]
44.00 
Register of Land Grants VDL 1824-1832 - T.McKay [A4 192g]
13.75 
Launceston Transcriptions - M Szalay 
  Vol.1 Recollections of Launceston 1836-1847 [A5 110g] 
20.00 
  Vol.2 Early Launceston 1806-1897 [A5 54g] 
15.00 
  Both volumes 
30.00 
1858 Valuation Rolls - Dr T. Cowley
 1858 Valuation Rolls for Central & Eastern Tasmania including the districts of Bothwell, Brighton, Campbell Town, Fingal, Glamorgan, Hamilton, New Norfolk, Oatlands, Richmond and Spring Bay.  [A4 576g]
36.00 
 1858 Valuation Roll for the City of Hobart Town - Alphabetical listings by Owner and Occupier [A4  482g]             27.00 
 1858 Valuation Rolls for Northern Tasmania including Launceston town and districts of Deloraine, Devon, George town, Horton, Launceston, Longford, Morven, Port Sorell and Westbury [A4 654g] 
40.00 
 1858 Valuation Rolls for Southern Tasmania including the districts of Franklin and Hobart [A4 428g] 
27.00 

 
Life and Times
(Indexes to Extracts of BDMs and other Personal and Public Announcements)
[BP] Index to the "Launceston Examiner" .  TFHS Inc Launceston Branch
  Vol. 1   12 Mar 1842 - 31 Dec 1851 [A4 645g] 36.00 
  Vol. 2   1852 - 1859 [A4 550g] 30.00 
  Vol. 3   Electoral Roll 1856 [A4 440g] 25.00 
  Vol. 4   1860 - 1865 [A4 545g] 30.00 
  Vol. 5   1866 - 1871 [A4 570g] 30.00 
  Vol. 6   1872 - 1876 [A4 540g] 30.00 
  Vol. 7   1877 - 1881 [A4 530g] 30.00 
  Vol. 8   1882 - 1885 [A4 625g] 30.00 

[BP] The North West Post (1887–1916): An index for family historians.  TFHS Inc Devonport Branch

  Vol.  1, part 1   1887  [A4 202g]

10.00 
  Vol.  2              1901–1905  [A4 506g] 20.00 
  Vol.  3              1906  [A4 290g]  15.00 
  Vol.  4              1907  [A4 314g] 20.00 
  Vol.  5              1908  [A4 394g] 20.00 

 
Research Aids 
Archive Office of Tasmania Guide - Neil Chick [A5 126g] 
12.00 

Transcribing Tasmanian Convict Records - S.Hood [A4  328g]                                     

19.95 
Web Sites for Genealogists  (9th Edition) - Cora Num [A4  420g]  21.00 
[BP] Index to Walch's Tasmanian Almanacs [The Red Book] TFHS Inc. Launceston
   Coroners 1863-1979/80 & Registrars of BDMs 1863-1979/80 [A4 190g] 15.00 
   Ecclesiastical 1863-1979/80 [A4 660g] 30.00 
   Justices of the Peace 1863-1920 [A4 320g] 20.00 
   Justices of the Peace 1921-1975/6 [A4 285g] 20.00 
   Magistracy & Police Department 1863-1979/80 [A4 250g] 20.00 
   Postmasters & Postmistresses 1911-1960 [A4 210g] 15.00 

 
Microfiche Sales 
[BP] Cemeteries of Tasmania Vol V - Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart (2000) - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch [DLX 40g] [p&p $0.50] 
55.00 
[BP] Queenborough Cemetery Index - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch [DLX 22g] [p&p $0.50] 
27.50 
Tombstones & Memorial Inscriptions of Tasmania (TAMIOT) 2nd Edition, 1999 - TFHS Inc [DLX 78g] [p&p $0.50] 
55.00 

 
CD-ROM Sales 
[BP] Cemeteries of Southern Tasmania Vol VIII - Sorell District - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch
 CD1 Carlton, Copping, Dunalley, Forcett and Marion Bay.  [CD case 85g]
 CD2 Sorell - Henry Street, Scots Uniting and St. Thomas.  [CD case 85g]
 CD3 Sorell - St. George's [CD case 85g]
        Price per CD - Single-user licence [Individuals, *Family History Societies] 30.00 
        Price per CD - Multiple-user licence [Libraries, *F. H. Societies with servers etc.] 75.00 
[BP] Indexes to Birth, Death and Marriage Notices "The Mercury" 1854–1930 - TFHS Inc Hobart Branch. [CD case 88g]  
           Single-user licence [Individuals, *Family History Societies] 50.00 
           Multiple-user licence [Libraries, *F. H. Societies with servers etc.] 125.00 
[BP] St. George's Cemetery - New Ground, Moriarty, N.W. Tasmania - TFHS Inc Devonport Branch [CD case 96g]
15.00 
[BP] Carr Villa Memorial Park - Burial & Cremation Records [1905 - 23 Jan 2001] - TFHS Inc Launceston Branch 
          
[CD Jewel Case 60g]
50.00 
Tasmanian Federation Index: Births 1900-1919; Deaths & Marriages 1900-1930  Single-user licence [CD case 100g]
           Note: A members' discount does not apply to this item.
231.00 
 
        Postage & packing costs for CDs -
          
One to three CDs, in a 500g parcel post satchel
5.30 

 
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Up to 125g Within Australia 
2.10 
Over 125g up to 250g Within Australia 
2.55 
Over 250g up to 500g Within Australia [for single items posted in a 'Tuff Bag'] 
3.55 
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