“See No Evil” Published

Long before his death, Peter MacFie wrote of his early life on The Glebe in Hobart. However, he had trouble deciding when to call it completed. His brother Rob then encouraged him to ‘set it free’ by helping select family photos and Peter was able to approve a draft print before it was too late. Here, Peter tells how the war’s aftermath was not always happy for his parents, but gave himself the freedom for a (mostly) magic childhood running wild on The Domain in Hobart. He was also particularly proud of his assorted convict ancestry and concludes with a family tree.

Read more about this book on the See No Evil page, or buy it from the Shop.

Burial

By his request, Peter was interred in an eco burial in the bush area ‘up the back’ of Kingston Cemetery on 9 May 2022 following a service led by Rev. Dennis Cousens at Grahams Family Funerals, New Town. Of course there was music, including of songs Peter had composed and recorded when he sang them with friends, such as ‘Lean Too’ and ‘Everyone Is Dancing At The Forcett Hall’. Family and friends shared stories of life with Peter throughout his life, as a musician, as a teacher, as a ‘farmer’ and as a historian and author. It was a fine farewell but we would rather he had been well enough to share his knowledge and skills with us for longer.

Henry Hector MacFie and Wartime Service

Peter had just asked a few days ago to commemorate his father, Henry Hector MacFie, and his wartime service this Anzac Day.

“The Wesleyans of Port Arthur” Published

With the aid of many friends and his editor, this remarkable story of the Wesleyan Chaplains who were appointed by the Government of the day to provide moral guidance to the convicts, military and civilians who lived at Port Arthur from 1833 to the end of 1843 has been completed.