This second Tasmanian Cyclopedia is a wide ranging historical and biographical overview of the state in 1931 - the people, towns, industries, professional, commercial and social institutions and much more.
The Cyclopedia includes thousands of illustrations, the larger number of these being portraits of those whose biographies are included. These are not just the rich and famous, but include a high percentage of the ordinary citizens in each community.
This book is the entire 420 page original edition.
It is arranged as follows:
Introduction and historical sketch of Tasmania
Government and Administration
Governors
Notable Events and Dates
Hydro-Electric Commission
Railways
Primary Industries - Fruit, Mining, Agriculture and Pastoral, Timber, Tobacco and Hops
Naval and Military
City of Hobart
- Introductory
- Ecclesiastical
- Educational
- Institutions, Societies etc.
- Old Hobartian Association
- Sport
- Personal
- Professional
- Commercial and Industrial
- Advertisements
Southern Tasmania
Midlands
Launceston
North West
West Coast
Miscellaneous
Index
You'll find plenty of biographies, many with photographs woven throughout the book.
This is a key reference work for historians (of social, loca and family history) who wish to know more about Tasmania and it's people up to 1931.
CONDITION: The book is in excellent condition. It is intact, and in it's original cover. The only things to note are that there a signature, and dealers price both written in pencil on the inside cover, and a portion of the inside cover (prior to the title page), has been cut out. No text or images are on this page, so nothing is missing.
