Editorial

Letters: Readers’ letters from around the world.

The Irreverent Evers: Tyshing Tenacity by Nick Evers
Farming can be a challenging occupation, but local communities support their own.

Portfolio: Philip Plisson
The celebrated international photographer captures the lighthouses of Tasmania.

Wine: Sauvignon Blanc – a Vintage Out of the Box by Mark Smith
A new subtlety for this bare-knuckled wine.

The Night Sky: The Constellation of Gemini, the Twins by Martin George

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

Why the World Begins Where It Appears to End by Mike Jenkinson
From ‘Maatsuyker’ to ‘myrtle’, our encyclopaedia-in-progress, Tasmania: A Trivia Trip.

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

SciTech:Tagging the Big Ones by Jessica Tyler

Adventures
Ecotourism and adventure travel opportunities.

Parting Shot: Queenstown, May 1900

Follow That Trail to Bruny by Willie Simpson
Continuing our journey of diversity and discovery, this time to Bruny Island.

One Man’s Fantasy Island by Danielle Wood
On a hilltop on Bruny Island, an artist frees his creative dreams.

Antarctica – a Fatal Beauty by Carl Murray
On tiny Buromsky Island there is a cemetery like few others.

Tasmania’s Literary Heritage by Margaret Scott
Writers who were influencial in the development of Australian literature.

Gwen Harwood: Poet Wondering at the World by Robert Cox
A well-ordered life did not block this writer’s creativity.

Charity Begins at Home – the Australian Bush Heritage Fund by Janice Bird
Founded by politician and activist Bob Brown, this fund seeks to buy and protect land of high conservation values.

George Loveless – Tasmania’s Tolpuddle Martyr by Peter Lockley
This farm labourer and preacher formed the first agricultural workers’ union.

Tasmania’s Bush Tucker by Nicholas Fitzgerald
Bush foods provided the staple diet for Aborigines and also assisted the early settlers.

Punting on Perfect Fish by Paul Cullen
Tasmanians have the freshest fish at the dockside.

Meet Me at the Manhattan by Michael Catchpole
Tasmania’s first espresso coffee lounge introduced us to café society.

Pierre’s – a Launceston Institution by Tony Walker
The café trend soon spread north.

Art in a Dry Stone Wall by David and Doreen Hart
Ali McCann is reviving the ancient practice of laying dry stone walls.

Wild, Roaring Ocean Beach by Ricky Eaves
Patagonian swells pound this stretch of isolated sand.

The North East Dundas Tramway: a Pioneering Experiment by Lou Rae
Could this rail line be more impressive than the Abt?

Godfrey’s Gold by Stuart Godfrey and Lyn Wilson

A Passion for Wood by Stephen Catchpole
Ross Patston-Gill turns charred timber into wood art.