John Willson joined the Tasmania Police Force as part of its first-ever Police Cadet intake in 1971, aged just sixteen, and went on to serve as a Constable in postings across the state. This book collects a selection of his own true stories from that career.
Nicholas Shakespeare — novelist and biographer of Bruce Chatwin — came to Tasmania on holiday, found a house on an east coast beach near Swansea, and decided on the spot that this was where he wanted to live. He didn't yet know that his ancestor was Anthony Fenn Kemp — the corrupt, colourful and influential figure now known by some as the Father of Tasmania — or that he would find relatives still living on the island.
A magnificent and deeply evocative out-of-print study of the intricate beauty, scale, and critical ecological importance of Australia's native trees. Published in Hobart in 2001, this monumental volume pairs the masterwork landscape imagery of legendary wilderness photographer Peter Dombrovskis with an authoritative natural history commentary by renowned ecologist Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick.

