Memoir / Biography

Bob McMahon was a significant leader of community-based opposition to a pulp mill being built in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, near Launceston.

Written in 1980, Notable Tasmanians profiles men who had influenced the development of Tasmania in the preceding 50 years, including: Sir Henry Jones, Harry Fisher, K.J.Binns, W.H.Simmonds, Z.Broinowski, Holyman, Jack Williams, A.G.Ogilvie, Hugh Quigley, Ludbrooks, Sir Denham Henty, Roelf Vos, Engel Sypkes, Edmund Rouse, Angus Bethune, Jack Edwards, Neil Blatt and Joe Lyons.

Author Rex Greeno was born on Flinders Island, 30 kilometres off the north east coast of Tasmania. Here he tells the story of his grandfather's life, as a fisherman and Tasmanian aboriginal.

This beautiful selection of Central Australian flower paintings by colourful and feisty Australian figure Olive Pink - originally from Tasmania - are a striking, if little known, part of her unique historic legacy. Signed by the author.