Editorial

The Irreverent Evers: Billy Vincent by Nick Evers
Decorated, daredevil bush pilot.

Portfolio: Geoffrey Lea
A discerning lens on Tasmania.
The Night Sky: Stargazing on Autumn Evenings by Martin George

SciTech: Landing the Lobster by Jessica Tyler
Researching the potential for crayfish aquaculture.

Wine: Beneath the Hood by Mark Smith
Excellence from a home-grown quiet achiever.

Art: From Lithographer to Leading Watercolourist by Tom Schlesinger
Hobart artist Roger Murphy profiled.

Theatre in Tasmania: Fifty Years of Devilment – The Old Nick Company by Mike Edwards
A pride of Old Nickers and state-wide theatre news.

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

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

Parting Shot: Barges in dock, Hobart c. 1905

Tassie Tigers Discovered in Europe! By Matthew Newton
Prague Museum’s thylacines.

Recreating the Thylacine by Gabi Mocatta
Would we like our tiger back at any price?

By Sea-Kayak to Schouten Island by Louise Southerden
The remoteness of Freycinet from a dolphin’s-eye view

The Alchemy of  The Island: an Audio-Visual Wilderness Experience by Peat Smith
An innovative celebration of Tasmania’s wild places.

Highfield: Birthplace of European Sett;ement in the North-West by Peter Mercer
Stanley’s elegant Regency homestead, built by the VDL company.

Where Form Meets Function: the Designer Makers Co-op by Trudi Young
Co-operative creativity showcases excellence in design.

The Cripps Family: Orchardists to the Core by Tiziana Botti
Five generations in a traditional industry.

Bothwell: Into the Future Conscious of the Past by Mary Ramsay and Shauna Ellis
One of Tasmania’s oldest townships has a Georgian charm all its own.

Links from the Past by Ben Glasson
Australia’s first golfer and golf course at Bothwell.

‘A Product of the Lost Island’: Tasmanian Poet Vivian Smith by Peter Lockley
One of our foremost writers of verse, he pioneered a Tasmanian regional style.

Innovative Marketing Lands Tasmania’s Best in Japan  by Nigel Tapp
Brand Tasmania creates unique trading opportunities.

‘Not for Self but Empire’ by Jill Robertson
Frank Morisby – Bellerive’s Boer War hero.