Charles "Deny" King (1909–1991) spent 55 years living in one of the most remote corners of Australia – Melaleuca, in Tasmania's South West wilderness – working as a tin miner while becoming one of the region's most important naturalists. After serving in New Guinea during the Second World War, he courted nurse Margaret Cadell by correspondence before marrying her in Hobart.
At Melaleuca, King built his own airstrip, painted the landscape he loved, and became a pioneering conservationist – his work was central to saving the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot from extinction. A fossil banksia species, Banksia kingii, was named in his honour, and in 1975 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the community and conservation.
Christobel Mattingley's biography draws on King's own letters and records to tell the inspirational story of a true Tasmanian original.
BOOK DETAILS
- Published: 2017
- Format: softcover
- Pages: 334, indexed
- Illustrations: black and white photos
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