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The Bass Strait submarine cables

In 1859, the first underwater telegraph cable in the Southern Hemisphere and the longest in the world was laid across Bass Strait.

Planning began in 1853 when discussions were held to build an overland line from Hobart in the south to Launceston in the north of Tasmania, extending across Bass Strait to Victoria.

Will the dominos fall across the country after Victoria and Western Australia ended the harvesting of native forests?

5 April 2024 / 9 Comments

It seems that the people who came up with the plan to return all Western Australia’s and Victoria’s public land to a cycle of lockup and incinerate wilderness management know as much about forest management and timber supply timelines as an average kindergarten pupil. – Quote from South East Timber Association

When I started as a young forester in the late 1980s, I yearned for the opportunity to work in our native forests.

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The man who walked the Bass Strait

The Bass Strait submarine cables

Will the dominos fall across the country after Victoria and Western Australia ended the harvesting of native forests?