Issue No 39 Contents


Tasmania 40° South Issue No 39, Summer 2006

REGULARS

Editorial A year of prosperity Tas Devil
The Tasmanian economy, for the moment, is thriving but there is no room for complacency. (PDF)

Opinion: Conservation Without Conservatism by Gary Forward
Caring for 40% of Australia's heritage buildings. The issues of the smallest state caring for a disproportionate number of the nations important buidings.

Vale: Margaret Scott by Pete Hay
A distinguished woman of letters. Fare well to an inspiring writer and teacher.

Portfolio: Roger Dundas
My tripod is a helicopter. A fascinating collection of aerial photographs.

Restaurant: Mud, Glorious Mud by Nick Haddow
Fine dining at Launceston's Old Seaport

Industry: Moorilla Estate by Mark Smith
A place for all the senses. Moorilla estate at Berriedale on the outskirts of Hobart is a place to visit. It has a fabulous museum of antiquities, is a major concert venue and is a place for excellent food and wine.

Wine: Mark Smith's Summer Selections by Mark Smith
Wine columnist, Mark Smith, presents his seasonal selection of the best of Tasmanian wines.

Art: Mick Quilliam – Aboriginal Artist by Paul Donohoe
Connections with landscape. The works of a distinguished Tasmanian Aboriginal artist.

Tasmanians at Large: Cruising to Constanta by Colin Denny
Observations from Eastern Europe. A travellers views of the changing face of former communist block countries.

Views and Reviews by Paul Donohoe

Tasmanian literature

Parting Shot:

Apple Pickers, 1956


FEATURES

Rebirth of a Heritage Building By Warren Boyles and Peter Mercer

‘Add only, do not substract'. A moribund heritage building restored to a vibrant new life.

Tamar Islands Wetlands Reserve by St John Pound

Life on the reed-beds a few minutes from the city of Launceston.

‘On the Wallaby' with ‘the Tramp' by Nic Haygarth

Pioneer of the high country. Don Griifin aka the ?the Tramp' recognised the value of the high country before people used the term ?bushwalking'.

For All People – for All Time

Securing the future of our most famous national park. The Cradle-Mountain Lake St Clair Nationa Park is in some danger of being loved to death.

Terrapin Forges Ahead by Raeline Morey

Frankentein , Gappers of Frip and a Danish connection. Puppetry power for all ages.

Tasmanian Devil Endangered by Warwick Brennan

The startling pathology of an alarming disease. Tasmania's ?national' symbol is under severe threat.

The Art of Apple Branding by Bruce Montgomery

Folk art that drove an industry.

‘Age Shall Not weary Them'

by Paul Donohoe

At Legerwood a soldiers memorial avenue live on as a series of wood carvings.

The Penguin Trail by Carl Roe

From the shores of Bass Strait to Cradle Mountain. One of the lesser know but beautiful bush walks.

Nevil Shute's Tasmania by Penny Morton

The Rainbow Connection. Well known novelists Nevil Shute's connections.

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Margaret Scott

 

Frost

 

Pendant, Costa Rica

 

Art image

 

Two Great Egrets

 

Cradle Mountain Hut

 

The Dark at the top of the stairs

 

Tasmanian Devil