Editorial: Republic v. monarchy

Letters: Readers’ letters from around the world.

The Irreverent Evers: A Bush All-Rounder by Nick Evers
Peter Stacey: bawdy boat-building bush all-rounder.

Botanica: Wildflower Wonderland by Nick Fitzgerald
The colour and diversity of  our island’s native flowers in springtime.

Portfolio: Don Stephens
Fifty years of photographic excellence.

The Night Sky: Mercury – Locating the Innermost Planet by Martin George
This spring provides excellent conditions for viewing the planet Mercury.

Wine: Quality Not Quality – Tasmanian Premium Wines by Mark Smith
World-class wines, but limited supplies push up prices.

Books and Writers by Robert Cox
Thylacines, shipwrecks, Irish connections and more.
Recent publications for Tasmanians of all tastes.

Why the World Begins Where It Appears to End by Mike Jenkinson
O what an assemblage in our encyclopaedia-in-progress, Tasmania: A Trivia Trip.

Parting Shot: Waterwheel on the Brid River, c. 1915.

Ulverstone: A Serene Township on the Central North-West Coast by Warren Boyles and Robert Cox
The central North-West at its best.

Tasmanian Roots: Peter Sculthorpe at 70 by Peter Lockley
At 70, Australia’s premier composer reminisces about his early years in Tasmania and their influence on his music.

Tasmania’s Time Warp by lian Tanner
A fascinating look at the artefacts of the last 100 years.

The Fatal Bad Luck of ‘Little Joe’ Howard by Robert Cox
A convict-turned-policeman shot in the line of duty and buried twice.

Tasmania Police by Robert Cox
Part II of the history of the Tasmania Police in this their centenary year.

Top Seed by Jessica Tyler
Genetic management promises greater yields from plantation eucalypts.

Home Grown by Paul Cullen
A gifted chef and food columnist’s guide to preparing the perfect salmon.

One Foot in the Future, One Foot in the Past by Anne O’Connor
Jazz and fun at St Helens.

We, the People of Australia by Margaret Scott
The constitutional preamble according to the penetrating pens of Margaret Scott and Michael Leunig.

The Followers of the Moonbirds by Ricky Eaves
Can the ancient traditions of the Bass Strait Islanders survive the next mmillennium?

Inspired by the Ocean: The Art of Wendy Nash by Robert Cox
King Islander Wendy Nash draws on the sea for materials, colours and personal energy.

An Eden in the South-East by Louise Earwaker
Kibbenjelok, the garden of Gay and Kees Klok: part of the Open Garden Scheme.

Light and Ice by Helen Thomas
The Antarctic experience of Grant Dixon, landscape photographer.