Issue 48 Contents


Tasmania 40° South Issue No 48, Winter 2007

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A Giant among Dinosaurs
Wendy Newton
‘Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies’
Launceston is home to one of the world’s finest paleosculptors

David Brill: Extraordinary Cinematographer
Warren Boyles
Bringing the world to our screens

Tunnerminnerwait, the Waterbird, Calls No More
Robert Saltmarsh
A tragic tale of colliding cultures

Damsels and Dragons
Elizabeth Daley
The transient beauty of summer’s insects

A Parting Shot Comes to Life
Colin Denny
The story of a feisty lady

Louisa’s Walk
Helen Gee
A journey into the past: a slice of Hobart’s history

The Edge of the World
Peter Mercer
The history of the North-West

Touching the Tarkine(PDF)
Warren Boyles
Experiencing Tasmania’s North-West wilderness in a day

FEATURES

Editorial: Sorry …(PDF)

The Editor’s Desk: From Readers around the World

Beating Climate Change: Lighting the Future
Phil Harrington
Illuminating new ideas

Botanica: The Earth’s Oldest Living Tree?
Keith Corbett
A 10,000-year-old Huon pine in Tasmania’s West

The Eslake Report: The State of the ‘Nation’
Saul Eslake

Portfolio: Ian Jeanneret

Good Tucker: Do Lunch? Say Cheese Please
Nikki Millard

Art: Eileen Brooker
Diana Klaosen
Tasmanian modernist

Wine: Australia’s Oldest Bubbles?
Mark Smith
A hidden cellar of old sparkling wine comes to light in Hobart

Wine: Mark Smith’s Autumn Selections

Views & Reviews

Parting Shot: Balfour Cemetery
A forgotten cemetery in the forest

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