Nine nationalities are represented here and included is one Polish soldier’s story of fighting in the desert side-by-side with the Australians at Tobruk.

The author’s detective work produces some interesting facts about the island and its people. Letters, documents, and interviews, and in some cases, unusual research, have been used.  Some of the material has not surfaced before.

Many of these migrants endured appalling trials to call Tasmania home and this book records their place in Tasmanian history.

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The previous work by Marilyn Quirk is Echoes on the Mountain. This is a timely account of the stories of lives lived in an alien place - of people working on contract for the Hydro Electric Commission in the Tasmanian Central Highlands. Far from their European homes, families and countries devastated by WWII, ten of the migrants who populated this isolated place tell their stories and recount their remarkable experiences.

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Margaret Muir's latest work is Floating Gold and is published by Robert Hale in the UK. This period tale reveals the hard times and the arduous sea journeys mariners took for the honour of their King and for their country's glory. It's a story that will both intrigue and amaze the readers as they are travel on a voyage to the unknown as sails billow and timbers creak aboard ship.

RRP £18.99

For further information visit: http://www.halebooks.com

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Other works by the author are: Sea Dust, The Twisting Vine, 

The Black Thread and The Condor's Feather. 

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Storm Dance & Silver Tide - A Collection of River Poems has just been released by Rose Frankcombe. The poems feature aspects of the Tamar River, flowing by Launceston in Tasmania. This book begins with a soupçon of the river's history, followed by the capturing of the variety of river moods, aspects of bird life and general sights one can expect to see along this beautiful waterway. The publication also includes a variety of photographs of the various locations mentioned within the text. 

The latest release from Elizabeth Russell Arnot is an e-book for children - What will I do today?. This innovative book can be personalised for your child, by the inclusion of their own name. It can be read either on a computer or on a digital picture frame. Hard copies are also available.

Also a talented artist, the wonderful illustrations throughout the book have been created by the author. 

The 4GB Flash drives - or a hard copies -  are available from the author - contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or telephone 1409962529 

Loretta McCarthy has just published her childrens' book No Sneezes for Lily. Illustrated in full colour by Ruarri stewart, within the imaginative drawings children can find Tyson, a Labradoodle, who appears on every page - but is hidden. A delightful publication aimed at Primary School students who are learning to read, the naughty antics of Ned, Tyson's son, are brought to life for the pleasure of the reader. 

Other works by Loretta McCarthy:

The Bride Price

The Signet Ring 

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Jacqueline Lonsdale Cuerton wrote Around the World in 80 Poems ...not really a travelogue... to reflect her thoughts and feelings during a twelve months around the world discovery tour she once undertook. 

The other work by this author is The In-Between Man. 

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The author Joan Webb followed the novel The Controlling Factor with a book of poetry in 2008 titled Hanging By My Toe.

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Robyn Mathison's poetry book, To Be Eaten By Mice, is published by Ginnindera Press. The poetic works cover a broad sweep of life, living and observation of family and the gifts they gave, to a stranger sitting outside a real estate agency watching the world go by. In that moment of observing of one of society's outcasts there is a momentary connection as two strangers acknowledge one another. 

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 Mary Jones a Bag of Bones, written by Mary R. Quigley and published by Poseidon, is a candid account of the author's life, from her early beginnings as a daughter of a WWI veteran and a French mother, to a difficult marriage before life really began to take on greater meaning. 

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Island Reflections is a mixed genre publication first produced in 2006 by the members of the Society of Women Writers, Tasmania. 19 writers contributed to this work which reflects island life through their eyes. 

Eileen Webster's self-published Grass Roots, gives an often humorous view of life in England during WWII. After the war, the author went on to become a WREN, in the 1950s. 

Crossroads, is an hilarious account of the pitfalls an unwary traveller can befall. This author as a traveller certainly found her share of pitfalls to tumble in to.

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