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.
Read more about this book on The Wesleyans of Port Arthur page, or buy it from the Shop.
Angus Downie 1946-2010 – In Memorium
Peter asked for a memorial to his friend and great disability advocate Angus Downie to be placed here.
Alexander Laing Fiddle Excursion Video
One of Peter’s projects was a DVD of the “Alexander Laing Fiddle Excursion” which was held around Sorell in 2016. While the DVD will remain available for sale, Peter has decided to also make the video freely available on YouTube.
The DVD is a also available from the Shop.
“The Newsprint” Published
This book is the story of the forestry industry that fed the Australian Newsprint Mill at Boyer in southern Tasmania, the politics behind the enterprise and the people who worked there and lived in Maydena and the wider Tyenna Valley. Over a hundred people were interviewed for this wide-ranging book, from the General Manager of ANM to the whistle boys, and just about every job in between. These included the fallers and the first aiders, nurses and doctors who patched them up, the log measurers, loaders, road makers and the truck drivers who left their names for posterity on the tricky corners where they came unstuck. Plus so many more.
Read more about this book on the Maydena page, or buy it from the Shop.