The formation and development of the Country Rifle Clubs, the Auxiliary Force, the 3rd Battalion, the Tasmanian Rangers, the 12th Battalion, and the 12th/50th Battalion, 2nd AIF, from their formation on the North West and West Coast of Tasmania in 1886 until their disbandment in 1945.
Running away from the mainland was supposed to make their lives better. But, for Isla and her brother, their mother's sadness and the cold, damp greyness of Hobart's stone streets seeps into everything.
Patsy Adam-Smith's history of Australia's railway age, drawing on the stories, memories and folklore of the men and women who worked the railways across the country.
Sarah Lloyd's exploration of myxomycetes — the slime moulds — published by the author in 2015. Myxomycetes are among the most extraordinary organisms in the natural world: neither fungi, nor plants, nor animals. They exist as single-celled amoebae, then aggregate into a flowing mass that moves as a single organism in search of food, before forming fruiting bodies to spread spores.
A guide to 29 specific locations across Tasmania where you have a good chance of seeing native wildlife in the field — written by wildlife photographer Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman and published in 2008. Each location entry covers what you're likely to see there, the best time of day and year to visit, and practical notes on access