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WILD TASMANIA...Wild Rivers N.P...Up the Gordon without a paddle.

November 16th 2014
WILD TASMANIA...Wild Rivers N.P...Up the Gordon without a paddle. One of my sisters was in the protest years ago. The Tasmanian Premier would have called her and others: a "ratbag collection of mainland unemployed''. Others would later call them "Greenies". Their banners were "No Dams" stickers on cars...in bus shelters...on telegraph poles...on our bedroom walls. They formed a ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

16th November 2014

aspiringnomad
Jason

Magic!
The story of a river which continues ever more (Gordon Dam not withstanding). Nothing like a trip through the uninhabited wilderness to make you feel alive!

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Magic!
Magic indeed Jason...but why am I not surprised? Trust you to check my Facts Sheet!!! Fortunately I did not slip up, albeit providing minimal info. The Gordon Dam feeding off Lake Gordon in the upper reaches of the Gordon with capacity 5 times that of Sydney Harbour was built without opposition in the 1960s. Yet when they proposed in 1978 to build 2 dams on the Franklin River including the Gordon Below Franklin Dam all hell broke out. There was even a march of 10,000 in Hobart! Those dams were never built and this humble dancer testifies to that. Keep up the good work Jason and thanks for commenting. I'm still chuckling!

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