Editorial: 10 Days and 40,000 Years on the Island

The Editor’s Desk
Readers’ letters from around the world.

Art: John Glover – Pioneering Artist by Stefanos Yannarakis
The landscapes of the colony.

Opinion: Cloning the Thylacine – the ‘Yes’ Case by Mike Archer

Botanica: Gold in the Mountains by Nick Fitzgerald
Fagus – Australia’s only native deciduous tree.

Portfolio: Ricky Maynard
The Moonbird People, my people.

Food and Lifestyle: Late Summer Gourmet Treats by Oliver Robb

Gardens: Wychwood at Mole Creek by Rosemary Ann Ogilvie
A garden which would take your fancy.

SciTech: Many Legs Good by Wendy Pyper
More bugs, better water.

National Trust: Old ‘Shul’ Ties by Mark Schulman
Australia’s oldest synagogue.

Views and Reviews

Industry: Bare Feet, ‘Blunnies’ and Brand Tasmania to Boot by Robert Heazlewood

Parting Shot: Derwent Paddle Steamer

The South-West in Three Dimensions by Warren Boyles
A flying visit to Melaleuca.

Hydrogen Jukebox by Lyndall Edwards
Music: Philip Glass, libretto: Allen Ginsberg.

Clarence on the Water Jazz Festival by Wendy Moles

Tulips to Amsterdam by Warren Boyles
A colourful story of a farming family.

The Alexander Technique by Michelle Laffer
|From ‘clergyman’s throat’ to a global movement.

Richmond Bridge in Autumn by Robert Sloane

The Moonbird Heritage Trust by Warren Boyles
Recording the history of indigenous Tasmanians.

Governor Arthur’s Proclamation Boards by Peter Mercer
A colonial governor’s approach to justice for all.

The New Old Launceston Seaport by Mary Machin
Launceston’s harbourside.

Appreciating Tasmania’s Twentieth-Century Architecture by Barry McNeill

The Sky in Your Eyes by Tony Reidy
A Hobart musician and Rotary International combat polio.

Contemporary Images of Beer by Rob Burnett
The art of the brewer.

Rice Grass by Helen Mulcahy
Another exotic weed.

De Witt Island 7001 by Susan Kennedy
A rebel returns to her remote isle.