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Author: Joanna Baker

Joanna's first murder mystery novel was reviewed as "outstanding' in The Age, Melbourne. Her current book, The Slipping Place, is a multi-layered page-turning murder mystery, set in Hobart, available in all Australian bookshops and online. Learn more at joannabakerauthor.com. "I'm a sixth-generation Tasmanian, deeply attached to the place and very proud. On Tasmania Stories (tasmaniastories.com and FB) I present short pieces drawn from Tasmania's history and culture."

A Strange Romantic Life: Guide Alice on Mount Buffalo

September 26, 2017October 29, 2017 Joanna Baker1 Comment

Alice Manfield was a guide on Mount Buffalo. She was also a gifted photographer and a ground-breaking naturalist.

Posted in History, NatureTagged Bright

Crimson Spider Orchid

September 21, 2017September 28, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

The Crimson Spider Orchid is unique to the Albury, Chiltern and Dederang areas. It is fragile and endangered. But there is new hope.

Posted in NatureTagged Albury, Chiltern, Dederang

“Grow”

September 4, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

In 2015 Albury City unveiled a sculpture of the Crimson Spider Orchid by Warren Langley.

Posted in Artists and MakersTagged Albury

Moira’s Orchid Painting

September 4, 2017September 4, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

A local botanical artist has had the opportunity to create a work representing our region's endangered Crimson Spider Orchid.

Posted in Artists and Makers, NatureTagged Albury

Florilegium

August 30, 2017September 10, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

Florilegium: a collection of paintings of plants, drawn from life and depicted with botanical accuracy. Albury's Florilegium  is a collection of 41 botanical paintings by local artists, representing plants from our Botanical Gardens.

Posted in Artists and MakersTagged Albury

Abikhair’s Emporium

August 23, 2017September 4, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

Saad and Shefia Abikhair operated their Emporium from 1928 until 1996 and over that period, little changed. In 1990, Margaret Baker was kindly permitted to take some photos.

Posted in HistoryTagged Albury

John Dermer

August 22, 2017September 4, 2017 Joanna BakerLeave a comment

John Dermer, from Yackandandah, is an internationally recognised potter and master of salt-glazing.

Posted in Artists and MakersTagged Yackandandah

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