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'''The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness'''
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Was a book published by the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] in 1978 during concern following the damming of [[Lake Pedder]] in [[Tasmania]].
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'''''The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness''''' is a book published by the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] in 1978 during concern following the damming of [[Lake Pedder]] in [[Tasmania]].
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It was edited by Helen Gee and Janet Fenton with assistance from Gred Hodge and Artwork directed by Chris Cowles. As a 308 page book it was the most comprehensive book concerned with a region from all aspects of its kind in Australian publishing at that time. With over 40 authors of 50 sections as well as chronology of events and bibliography the book wcovered industrial issues, conservation issues, as well as the development of the bureaucratic and political status of what eventually became the South West World Heritage area.

It was edited by [[Helen Gee (environmentalist)|Helen Gee]] and Janet Fenton with assistance from Greg Hodge and artwork directed by Chris Cowles. At 308 pages, it was the most comprehensive book concerned with a region from all aspects of its kind in Australian publishing at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110954770 |title=Books |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=53 |issue=15,985 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=30 June 1979 |accessdate=6 November 2016 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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With over 40 authors of 50 sections as well as chronology of events and bibliography the book covered industrial issues, conservation issues, as well as the development of the bureaucratic and political status of what eventually became the [[South West Tasmania]] World Heritage area.


==Publication details==
==Publication details==
* {{Citation | author1=Gee, Helen, (joint ed.) | author2=Fenton, Janet, 1951-, (joint ed.) | author3=Australian Conservation Foundation | title=The south west book : a Tasmanian wilderness | date=1978 | publisher=Australian Conservation Foundation | isbn=978-0-85802-056-6 }}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7758245?q=the+south+west+book&c=book|title = Trove}}</ref>
* ''The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness'', Melbourne, Australian Conservation Foundation. ISBN 0-85802-056-4 (hardback) and ISBN 0-85802-054-8 (paperback)
* {{Citation | author1=Gee, Helen | author2=Fenton, Janet, 1951- | author3=Hodge, Greg | author4=Australian Conservation Foundation | title=The south-west book : a Tasmanian wilderness | date=1983 | publisher=Collins; Melbourne : Australian Conservation Foundation | edition=New | isbn=978-0-00-217305-6 }}

==See also==
* [[South West Tasmania Resources Survey]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
* http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/taswild.html- cited as reference

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Revision as of 19:49, 24 January 2023

The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness
AuthorHelen Gee and Janet Fenton (editors)
SpracheEnglisch
PublisherAustralian Conservation Foundation
Publication date
1978
Publication placeAustralien
Media typePrint
Pages308
ISBN0-85802-054-8
OCLC7135522

The South West Book - A Tasmanian Wilderness is a book published by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 1978 during concern following the damming of Lake Pedder in Tasmania.

It was edited by Helen Gee and Janet Fenton with assistance from Greg Hodge and artwork directed by Chris Cowles. At 308 pages, it was the most comprehensive book concerned with a region from all aspects of its kind in Australian publishing at that time.[1]

With over 40 authors of 50 sections as well as chronology of events and bibliography the book covered industrial issues, conservation issues, as well as the development of the bureaucratic and political status of what eventually became the South West Tasmania World Heritage area.

Publication details

  • Gee, Helen, (joint ed.); Fenton, Janet, 1951-, (joint ed.); Australian Conservation Foundation (1978), The south west book : a Tasmanian wilderness, Australian Conservation Foundation, ISBN 978-0-85802-056-6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[2]
  • Gee, Helen; Fenton, Janet, 1951-; Hodge, Greg; Australian Conservation Foundation (1983), The south-west book : a Tasmanian wilderness (New ed.), Collins; Melbourne : Australian Conservation Foundation, ISBN 978-0-00-217305-6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Books". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 June 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 6 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Trove".
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