Editorial

The Irreverent Evers by Nick Evers
The columnist with flair, or at least a pair of flares.

The Night Sky: the Constellation of Leo, the Lion by Martin George
Stargazing on autumn evenings.

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

Portfolio: Joe Shemesh
The photographic work of Joe Shemesh, a Tasmanian specialist in nature and travel photography.

Almanac
What’s on where, and when – and numbers to call for further information.

Adventures
Ecotourism and adventure travel opportunities.

Parting Shot: Blacksmith, Inveresk Railyards.

The Master’s Apprentice
Hobart photographer Cameron Crawford walks in the steps of the late Peter Dombrovskis.

Wild Art by Danielle Wood
Tasmanian artists have played a crucial role in conserving wild places by taking them, developed and framed, back to the public.

William Hawkins of the Bruny Light by Danielle Wood
The story of Captain William Hawkins, who was the head lighthouse keeper at Cape
Bruny for 37 years at the turn of the century.

King Island by Rosemary Ann Ogilvie and Bernard Lloyd
A special feature on the island and its people.

Wasabi by Liz McLeod
The herb that transforms the humble flathead into the Japanese dish sashimi.

Fifty Years of Puff and Wind by Catherine Hocking and Michael Fortescue
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is the State’s pre-eminent cultural asset that this year celebrates its 50th year.

Paul Boam: Weaving Layers of Poetry into his Art by Margaret Scott
The artist by the essayist. ‘Paul, like the best poets, works to enlarge and enrich what each of us encounters in our lives.’

The Child the Franklins Left Behind by Bob Casey
In Tasmania last century Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of the then Governor, adopted an Aboriginal girl named Mathinna. Her story is a tragedy.

Made by Hand by Ricky Eaves
Matthew Simms models his lifestyle on that of English chair-bodgers, people who worked in isolated forest camps, using only hand tools.

Signalling the News by Tony Ritchie
An old signal station atop Mt Direction on the East Tamar that kept Launceston in touch with the coast.

Lines from my Grandmother’s Lips by Karen and Katie Jennings
In 1947 rabbit hunting was becoming fashionable in Hobart, On Fridays, housewives took to it ‘like ducks to water’.

To Manor Born by Victoria Gardiner
Assistant Editor Victoria Gardiner explores some of northern Tasmania’s pastoral holdings, many still held by descendants of the original families.

Inveresk’s Breath of Fresh Air by Victoria Gardiner
The gentrification of the Launceston suburb being developed as the city’s cultural centre.

Counting the Geese by Ian Terry
‘Stumbling through waist-high tussocks I could hear a plaintive “peep, peep, peep” ahead, carried by the wind and getting louder with every step.’

George Frankland’s Olympus by Roddy MacLean
A look back at Tasmanian explorer George Frankland’s journal on the mountain he encountered during a trail-blazing expedition in 1835.

Infra-red Drama
Mike Calder’s stunning effects using infra-red film for Tasmanian scenes.