Margaret Sonnemann's practical guide to finding and photographing the Aurora Australis — the southern lights — over Tasmania and southern Australia. Tasmania sits at the right latitude to see the aurora regularly during periods of high solar activity, and the island's dark skies — away from mainland city light pollution — give exceptional viewing conditions. The Tasmanian Midlands in particular, including the country around Ross and Campbell Town, offers some of the darkest night skies in the island's accessible areas.
Malcolm Crosse's collection of favourite trout flies from twenty-eight of Australia's most experienced fly fishers, published in 1997. Each contributor — drawn from across Australia's fly fishing community — reveals the patterns they return to most reliably, with notes on why the fly works, how to tie it, and the conditions it suits best.
Australia's First Cookbook - The English & Australian Cookery Book by Edward Abbott, with Companion Volume. First published in 1864, Tasmanian Edward Abbott's English & Australian Cookery Book is thought to be Australia's first published cookbook.
Australian Corriedale Century 1882–1982 traces the origins and development of the Corriedale sheep breed in Australia, from magnificent stud flocks developed across the Western Plains of New South Wales to Tasmania's Central Highlands. Andrew Nicolson's own grandfather and great-uncle were among the breed's earliest registered stud owners and personally knew the foundation breeders, giving him firsthand access to information otherwise unavailable elsewhere.

