Forty South Tasmania Issue 118, Spring 2025INSIDE ISSUE 118 The garden of Idunn Sonia Strong The Rise Peter Edward Choraziak Fish and ships: under the influence of salmon Steve Harris Flying plastic bag class, from Mt Roland to the Mersey Jason MacLeod Footmarks in a faraway never never Don Defenderfer Then and Now Hartz through the ages Christine Wilson Storms and summits Kate Brown Remembering David Kilvert and Ewen Scott Rob Shaw Park life a contemplation Simon Grove Artists and Artisans

Sullen and sinister on another

Destination of wrecks | Rob Shaw

and the wilderness: the lake

1897 | Craig Searle

the 1914 battle to save the lower Gordon River (70 years before the more famous Gordon-below-Franklin Dam blockade)

She explains how and why

one of the haiku says it all

Van Diemen’s Land’s beauty was to become the unlikely back drop to a clash of cultures that would devastate the First People of her land

Craig bought the 20 acres of land where the Raptor Refuge is currently situated and has worked tirelessly to build what is now the only dedicated facility in Tasmania for the rehabilitation of raptors

tools and seasonal knowledge

Rob Young reflects on what it was like growing up amidst the construction

these eight histories on wide-ranging themes