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On July 5, 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>{{Cite web |title=Bearded Men & Blunt Axes |url=http://forestsfortrees.blogspot.com/2013/05/three-hydro-electric-commission-workers.html?m=1}}</ref> |
On July 5, 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>{{Cite web |title=Bearded Men & Blunt Axes |url=http://forestsfortrees.blogspot.com/2013/05/three-hydro-electric-commission-workers.html?m=1}}</ref> |
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The tree is thought to have been vandalised by people who supported the [[Franklin Dam controversy|Franklin River Dam]] project, controversial due to environmental concerns. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Wilderness Journal #020 |url=https://www.wilderness.org.au/journal/issue-020}}</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> |
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The Lea Tree is a 2500 year old Huon Pine that was vandalised in 1983. However, it is still alive and growing.[1]
Vandalism
On July 5, 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. [2]
Motives
The tree is thought to have been vandalised by people who supported the Franklin River Dam project, controversial due to environmental concerns. [3]On 1 July, four days prior to the vandalism, a High Court Ruling ended the project.[4]
References
- ^ "Franklin Review - A Reminder That People Are Not Powerless to Stand Up to Environmental Destruction".
- ^ "Bearded Men & Blunt Axes".
- ^ "Wilderness Journal #020".
- ^ Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 46 ALR 625 at 733 and 734.