Editorial

Waypoints
Notes from the woodshed, readers’ suggestions for the magazine, some science, a little music …

The Irreverent Evers by Nick Evers
The career of a footballing legend and all-round good bloke.

The Night Sky: the Southern Cross in Winter by Martin George
Stargazing on winter evenings

Portfolio: Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson achieves stark images by manipulating the photographic process.

Wine: 1998 – a Vintage Year by Mark Smith
After two poor harvests, Tasmania’s vineyards have yielded bumper crops.

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

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

Adventures
Ecotourism and adventure travel opportunities.

Parting Shot: Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club at Crescent Bay, Tasman Peninsula, 1911.

Weather You Like It or Not by Warren Boyles
Tasmania’s winter is many things – a celebration of our differences.

The Sound of One Hand Chopping by Bernard Lloyd
Darcy Palmer’s a dab hand with an axe and he knows what makes wood good.

High-Country Winter by Andrew Briggs
Cross-country skiing and camping in the snow give photographer Andrew Briggs a unique opportunity to portray Tasmania’s highlands.

Ode to Tasmania in Winter by Annie Warburton
Dorothea Mackellar might love a sunburnt country, but Annie begs to differ.

Your Winter Challenge by Bernard Lloyd
The challenge is to compete … and to finish.

By Basket to Tasman Island by Kathy Gatenby
For one family, a trip to Tasman Island is more than a day out in a boat.

A Passionate Life by Warren Boyles
The story of artist Joe Rose – holocaust survivor, intellectual, humanist.

The Young Irelanders by Mary Ryllis Clark
A story that’s been told before, but one that bears retelling – the seven Irish rebels who were banished to Van Diemen’s Land.

In the Footsteps of the Irish Exiles by Willie Simpson
The towns, the memories and many of the buildings remain to be rediscovered by a new generation of travellers.

The Spices of Life by Liz McLeod
Spice merchants H.J. Langdon & Co. have a history dating back to the East India Company and a chairman who lives a quiet, Tasmanian lifestyle.

Watch Out for Whinray
|Photographer and botanist John Whinray lives an isolated existence on Flinders Island, but his work has won him national recognition.

Sandy Cape … Timeless, Isolated, Threatened
Photographer Cameron Crawford recently visited Sandy Cape. He returned with dramatic images and firm views on the future management of the area.

Heydays and Holidays by Margaret Scott
Tales of holidays on the Tasman Peninsula prompt memories of similar vacations by the sea in England.

Bitters End by Warren Boyles
David Owen’s novel was inspired by events in his life and has now been made into a feature film.

One Person’s Trash … by Claire Konkes
Discarded rubbish is recycled and sold by a Tasmanian workers’ co-operative.

The Huon: a Haelthy River by Jessica Tyler
The future of the Huon River depends as much on local people as on scientists, business people and politicians.

Talk of the Rivers by Matthew Newton
Along the wild shores of Macquarie Harbour, artefacts can be found which are evidence of an earlier challenge to the wilderness.

Tough Times for Early Bushwalkers by Jenni Sharman
In the 1930s, a group of adventurous young friends mounted expeditions into unmapped areas of the Tasmanian wilderness.