The South West Book

1978 book about region in Tasmania

The South West Book – A Tasmanian Wilderness

Author| Helen Gee and Janet Fenton (editors)
Language| English
Publisher| Australian Conservation Foundation

Publication date

| 1978
Publication place| Australia
Media type| Print
Pages| 308
ISBN| 0-85802-054-8
OCLC| 7135522

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

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* 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

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* South West Tasmania Resources Survey

## Notes

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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".

## External links

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

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South West region of Tasmania, Australia

Settlements|

* Adamsfield
* Melaleuca
* Strathgordon

Governance|

* Braddon (federal)
* Franklin (federal)
* Braddon (state)
* Franklin (state)
* Derwent Valley Council
* Huon Valley Council
* West Coast Council

Mountains|

* Engineer Range
* Frenchmans Cap
* Anne

| Frankland Range|

* Citadel, The
* Cleft Peak
* Cupola, The
* Frankland
* Greycap
* Lion, The
* Lloyd Jones
* Murpheys Bluff
* Redtop
* Right Angle
* Scotts
* Secheron
* Terminal

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Arthur Range|

* Federation

King William Range|

Mount King William

Prince of Wales Range (Tasmania)|

* Diamond Peak

Protected areas,
parks and reserves|

* Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
* Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area
* Port Davey/Bathurst Harbour Marine Nature Reserve
* Port Davey Islands Important Bird Area
* Southwest National Park
* South West Wilderness
* Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine Reserve
* Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Rivers|

* Anne
* Davey
* Franklin
* Gordon
* Huon
* Serpentine
* Spero

Lakes|

* Edgar

Lake Pedder controversy|

*   * Gordon
* Pedder
* Lake Pedder Action Committee
* United Tasmania Group

Dams
Franklin controversy|

* Edgar
* Gordon
* Scotts Peak
* Serpentine

* Commonwealth v Tasmania

* The Wilderness Society

Harbours, bays, inlets and estuaries|

* Bathurst Harbour
* Bathurst Channel
* James Kelly Basin
* Port Davey

Coastal features|

* High Rocky Point
* Low Rocky Point
* Point Hibbs
* South Coast
* South West Cape

Power stations|

* Gordon

Transport|

* Gordon River Road
* Scotts Peak Dam Road

| Railways|

* Great Western Railway (proposed never constructed)

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Landmarks|

| Natural|

* Gordon Splits

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Man-made|

* Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse
* Port Davey Track
* South Coast Track

People of note|

* Bob Brown
* Peter Dombrovskis
* Helen Gee
* James Goodwin
* Brenda Hean
* Richard Jones
* Deny King
* Eric Reece
* Olegas Truchanas
* T. B. Moore

Islands|

* Eddystone
* Hibbs Pyramid
* Inner Rocks
* Sidmouth Rock

| Breaksea|

* Fitzroy
* Kathleen
* Main
* Mavourneen
* Munday
* North

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Maatsuyker (group)|

* Chicken
* De Witt
* Flat Top
* Flat Witch
* Hen
* Ile du Golfe
* Louisa
* Maatsuyker (island)
* Needles
* Round Top
* Walker
* Western Rocks

Swainson (group)|

* Big Caroline
* Hay
* Lourah
* Shanks
* Swainson

Mutton Bird (group)|

* East Pyramids
* Mutton Bird Island
* Mutton Bird Islet (southeast)
* Mutton Bird Islet (southwest)
* Sugarloaf
* Sugarmouse
* Wendar
* Wild Wind

Pedra Branca|

* Mewstone

Trumpeter|

* Coffee Pot, The
* Hobbs
* Trumpeter
* West Pyramid

Books and newspapers|

* Tasmania's offshore islands
* Tasmania's Wilderness Battles
* The South West Book
* South West Tasmania Resources Survey

Flora, fauna, and fishlife|

* Orange-bellied parrot
* Pedder galaxias
* Pedder earthworm
* Pedder planarian
* Pedra Branca skink

Bioregions|

* Southern Ranges (bioregion)
* West (bioregion)

Indigenous heritage|

* Kutikina Cave
* Toogee language
* Western Tasmanian languages

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