I enjoyed the Media Release from my former Tasmanian Media Officer, Paul, now gifting his talents to Acorn Press (CMS, etc). The wording has a fine feel for\u00a0Tasmanian\u00a0culture. A real boost prior to the Hobart launch. Thanks, Paul.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0MEDIA RELEASE:\u00a0 <\/strong>RE LAUNCH OF \u201cMUTTON BIRD BISHOP\u201d BOOK<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0A biography of the so-called \u201cMutton Bird Bishop\u201d Henry Montgomery, and his wife Maud, will be launched this afternoon in Hobart.<\/p>\n \u00a0Henry Montgomery, whose son Viscount Bernard Montgomery of Alamein defeated Rommel in the Middle East during World War 11, was bishop of Tasmania from 1889-1901.<\/p>\n \u00a0During that time he regularly left Hobart to care for the remote mining communities of the west coast and the aboriginal people consigned to exile on cape Barren island.<\/p>\n \u00a0Maud Montgomery personally supervised the \u201crescue work\u201d of abused women at Hobart\u2019s House of mercy and Hope Cottage in Launceston.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cMontgomery of Tasmania\u201d, written by Dr Robert Withycombe, senior academic associate at Charles Sturt University, and will be launched by the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania John Harrower.<\/p>\n \u00a0Bishop Harrower describes the book as \u201ca sustained assessment of leadership, engaging gospel and culture\u201d, in the closing decade of the 19th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cMontgomery of Tasmania\u201d will be launched (and is now available for $49.95) at Fullers Bookshop <\/a>(next door to Chickenfeed in Collins Street) at 2.00pm this afternoon (Sunday 29 Nov).<\/p>\n \u00a0Contact: Rena Pritchard 03 9489-3346 or pritchard@aanet.com.au<\/a>\u00a0ACORN PRESS<\/a>, PO BOX 282, Brunswick East, VIC 3057<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I enjoyed the Media Release from my former Tasmanian Media Officer, Paul, now gifting his talents to Acorn Press (CMS, etc). The wording has a fine feel for\u00a0Tasmanian\u00a0culture. A real boost prior to the Hobart launch. Thanks, Paul.\u00a0 \u00a0MEDIA RELEASE:\u00a0 … Continue reading