Editorial
Letters Readers’ letters from around the world.

The Irreverent Evers: A Man for All Seasons by Nick Evers

Theatre in Tasmania: The Round Earth Theatre Company by Jill Brasch
From hell to high water – the great convict escape from Sarah Island.

Portfolio: Dave James
A scientist turns to his ‘jewellery’.

National Trust: Franklin House by Peter Mercer
A beautiful building and the dark side of a Dickensian schoolmaster.

Wine: Master of His Domaine by Mark Smith
Ruth and Peter Althaus bring Swiss ingenuity to winemaking in the Coal River Valley.

Botanica: Waratahs, Our Vivid Highland Blooms by Nick Fitzgerald
A beautiful flower ‘seen from afar’.

Books and Writers by Robert Cox
Recent publications by and for Tasmanians.

Why the World Begins Where It Appears to End by
Mike Jenkinson Y Jenko cannot X-it from his encyclopaedia-in-progress to a life of eZe – Tasmania: A Trivia Trip, grand finale.

Parting Shot
The children of Maria Island.

‘Eat Drink Man Woman!’ by Eleonora Court
Summer at home for Tasmanian sybarites.

The Startling, Secret History of Sorell by Robert Cox
In Sorell were sown the first seeds of Australian egalitarianism.

The Power of the Peloton by Eleonora Court
Peddling for pleasure in a pocket paradise.

The Transformation of Launceston’s Inveresk Railyards by Lynda Jones
Launcestonians bring back to life the abandoned ‘old tin sheds’ of the Launceston Railway Workshops.

A Great Tasmanian Yarn by Warren Boyles
Tasmanian fine merino wool with French silk and mohair in high fashion garments from the collections of Elizabeth Leech.

Australia’s Green Energy Powerhouse by Allison McCann
Using abundant wind and water Tasmania is well placed to meet Australia’s commitments to the generation of clean energy.

Friendly Contributors: Pioneering Tasmanian quakers by Sheila Given
Out of all proportion to their numbers, the members of the Society of Friends have had a profound influence on Tasmanian life.

Centrepieces
Exquisite craft in glass, ceramics and paper.

Maria Island – Jewel in Tasmania’s Crown by Warren Boyles and Michael Ludeke
Of convicts, heroic failures and magical beauty.

A Walk in the Air by Warren Boyles
A new direction for Forestry Tasmania.

Sail-Cruising Tasmanian Waters in Style by Warren Boyles
Sailing with the Peterswalds.

Piermont: Georgian Gentleman’s Country House in a New Age by Warren Boyles
Peace and tranquillity at an East Coast beachside.