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{{Short description|Tree that was the subject of vandalism in 1983}} |
{{Short description|Tree that was the subject of vandalism in 1983}} |
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The '''Lea Tree''' is a 2500 year old [[Lagarostrobos|Huon |
The '''Lea Tree''' is a 2500 year old [[Lagarostrobos|Huon pine]] growing on the Lower [[Gordon River]] in [[Tasmania]].<ref name=":1" /> It was vandalised in 1983. However, it is still alive and growing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecurb.com.au/franklin-review-a-reminder-that-people-are-not-powerless-to-stand-up-to-environmental-destruction/|title=Franklin Review – A Reminder That People Are Not Powerless to Stand Up to Environmental Destruction – The Curb|date=5 September 2022|website=www.thecurb.com.au|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=11 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811050855/https://www.thecurb.com.au/franklin-review-a-reminder-that-people-are-not-powerless-to-stand-up-to-environmental-destruction/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Vandalism == |
== Vandalism == |
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On 5 July 1983, the tree, 9 feet (3 metres) in diameter, was chainsawed, then oil was poured into holes made by the perpetrators and set alight. The fire burnt for 24 hours.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Wayward governance : illegality and its control in the public sector|publisher=Australian Institute of Criminology|year=1989|first=Peter N.|last=Grabosky|isbn=0-642-14605-5|pages=255–263|chapter=Chapter 17: Vandalism of the Lea Tree|chapter-url=https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/lcj/1-20/wayward/ch17.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411013808/https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/lcj/1-20/wayward/ch17.html|archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
On 5 July 1983, the tree, 9 feet (3 metres) in diameter, was chainsawed, then oil was poured into holes made by the perpetrators and set alight. The fire burnt for 24 hours.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Wayward governance : illegality and its control in the public sector|publisher=Australian Institute of Criminology|year=1989|first=Peter N.|last=Grabosky|isbn=0-642-14605-5|pages=255–263|chapter=Chapter 17: Vandalism of the Lea Tree|chapter-url=https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/lcj/1-20/wayward/ch17.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411013808/https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/lcj/1-20/wayward/ch17.html|archive-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
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===Motives=== |
===Motives=== |
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The tree is thought to have been vandalised by people who supported the [[Franklin Dam controversy|Franklin River Dam]] project, as the tree had become something of a symbol to the conservationist groups who opposed the dam. |
The tree is thought to have been vandalised by people who supported the [[Franklin Dam controversy|Franklin River Dam]] project, as the tree had become something of a symbol to the conservationist groups who opposed the dam.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilderness.org.au/journal/issue-020|title=Wilderness Journal #020|website=Wilderness Society|accessdate=3 October 2023|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231847/https://www.wilderness.org.au/journal/issue-020|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 July, four days prior to the vandalism, a High Court Ruling ended the project.<ref>Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 46 ALR 625 at 733 and 734.</ref> There is one theory that it was a publicity stunt by conservationists.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 09:33, 21 June 2024
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The Lea Tree is a 2500 year old Huon pine growing on the Lower Gordon River in Tasmania.[1] It was vandalised in 1983. However, it is still alive and growing.[2]
Vandalism
[edit]On 5 July 1983, the tree, 9 feet (3 metres) in diameter, was chainsawed, then oil was poured into holes made by the perpetrators and set alight. The fire burnt for 24 hours.[3]
Motives
[edit]The tree is thought to have been vandalised by people who supported the Franklin River Dam project, as the tree had become something of a symbol to the conservationist groups who opposed the dam.[1] On 1 July, four days prior to the vandalism, a High Court Ruling ended the project.[4] There is one theory that it was a publicity stunt by conservationists.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Wilderness Journal #020". Wilderness Society. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Franklin Review – A Reminder That People Are Not Powerless to Stand Up to Environmental Destruction – The Curb". www.thecurb.com.au. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b Grabosky, Peter N. (1989). "Chapter 17: Vandalism of the Lea Tree". Wayward governance : illegality and its control in the public sector. Australian Institute of Criminology. pp. 255–263. ISBN 0-642-14605-5. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ^ Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 46 ALR 625 at 733 and 734.
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