The Tasmanian Cyclopedia 1931

Cat No.:   AU6005:

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 CD set includes facsimile images of 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

Woven throughout are numerous biographies, many with photos

The entire text is searchable - names, places and any other words in the text. This will pick up many more names than are listed in useful, but limited index.

No. of CDs is:  1 ;   Format is:  PDF ;   Searchable?:  YES;

FastFind:  Yes;  ISBN No.:   9781920978600;