Issue No 6 Contents


Tasmania 40° South Issue No 6

REGULARS

Editorial

The Irreverent Evers by Nick Evers
The story of Lindsay Webb, footballer

Why the World Begins Where It Appears to End by Mike Jenkinson
F: Jenko’s  encyclopaedia-in-progress, Tasmania: A Trivia Trip.

Portfolio: Jeff Jennings
Tasmania’s offshore islands, its coastline and the history of the North-East are Jennings’s life’s work.

Almanac
What’s on in sport, fairs and festivals, art and music.

Waypoints
Cattle show the way.

Adventures
Ecotourism and adventure travel opportunities.

Parting Shot: The Hobart waterfront in the 1860s

FEATURES

Black Gold Takes Root by Liz McLeod
Two men’s attempt to establish truffle plantations in Tasmania.

A Photographer’s Journey by Steve Robertson
Favourite locations of a landscape photographer.

The Lubber’s View of Three Peaks Race by Bernard Lloyd

The Peasant Past of ‘The Point’ by Rosemary Ann Ogilvie
The history and architecture of Hobart’s Battery Point.

An Australian Translation of Alchemy by Victoria Hammond
Hugh McLachlan and Mary Phillips-McLachlan of Deloraine are designers and makers of elegant, highly distinctive jewellery and garden, courtyard and desktop sculptures.

The Craypot Weavers by Kit Bennett
The craft of craypot weaving using bush materials.

George Callaghan, a Wild Colonial Boy by Annie Warburton
A profile of George Callaghan, harpist and painter.

The Jewelled Nights of Miss Louise lovely by Warren Boyles
Louise Lovely, a glamorous film star from the golden years of the silent screen, dreamt of turning Tasmania into another Hollywood.

In the Shadow of Mountains by Lorri Whitton Poetry

The Modus Operandi of Cousin Kathleen by Margaret Scott
The essayist discusses handwriting.

For Everything there is a Season by Liz McLeod
The gourmet island.

Our Burgeoning Wineries by Steve Bunk
An overview of Tasmania’s wineries.

The European Australian Wine by James Halliday
A brief history of wine in Tasmania.

From Lebrina to the Land of the Thunder dragon by Jenni Sharman
A relationship developed with the kingdom of Bhutan has put our wine on the king’s table and established one of the highest vineyards in the world.

Unfortunatly due to high demand, Issue 6 is sold out.