Editorial

Letters: Readers’ letters from around the world.

The Irreverent Evers: George Drury by Nick Evers
A remarkable man in war and peace.

Portfolio: Graham Wootton
Spectacular views of winter wilderness.

The Night Sky: Stargazing on Winter Evenings by Martin George

Wine: Winemaker with a Mission by Mark Smith
A century of family winemaking pays off.

Gardens: Winter Grandeur by Louise Earwaker
Kaydale Lodge – a fine, large-scale family garden.

Theatre in Tasmania: Community Theatre – Alive and Well in Huonville by Mike Edwards

Books and Writers by Robert Cox and Warren Boyles
Recent publications for Tasmanians of all tastes.

Why the World Begins Where It Appears to End by Mike Jenkinson
R you ready for more? Jenko’s encyclopaedia-in-progress, Tasmania: A Trivia Trip.

Theatre in Tasmania: SCAPE Goat
An exciting new theatre company.

Parting Shot: East Coast images

Tasmania Together by Peg Putt and Sue Napier
A vision for the future.

The Unique Mountain Orchestra by Chris Cooper and Lyn Wilson
Mt Wellington, mega-instruments.

‘Queenie’ of the West Coast by Peter Schulze and Warren Boyles
A mining town at the crossroads.

The Queenstown Road: the End of Isolation by Les Morley
Pioneer road builder’s conquer tough terrain.

A Passion for Paper by Di Klaosen
The art of Penny Carey Wells.

New Life for Beaconsfield’s ‘Grand Old Tassie’ by Anne O’Connor
Gold from the new ‘big pumpers’.

Plus ca Change by Robert Cox
Celebrated English writer Anthony Trollope’s assessment of early Tasmania.

The Fringe Festival  – Tasmania’s Experimental Artists by Caroline Flood

Australian Animals through the Lens by Randy Rose
Photographic exhibition celebrates 90 years of excellence.

The Three Omegas by Tom Lewis
Good news on the fish-oil front.

Fireside Food by Paul Cullen
Making the most of winter.

‘Fear No More the Lightning Flash’
Kevin Smith’s remarkable photographs.

Peace and the Plough – German Settlement on the East Coast by Elizabeth Dean
Last century’s new arrivals – a little known story.

The Year of Aurora Australis by Pene Greet
Auroral displays at an 11-year peak.

First Views: Morton Allport’s Photographs of Lake St Clair, 1963 by Gillian Winter
The beginnings of our tradition of excellence in wilderness photography.

40 Degrees Below by Gabi Mocatta
If we think Tasmanian winters are tough …!

Of Dukes and Decorum by Rachael Smith
Royal visitors at Woolmers.

Conifers from Gondwana? By Nicholas Fitzgerald
Two of Tasmania’s endemic pines.