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SUMMARY:Robert Falcon Scott: the Tasmanian links and an appreciation. - Pr
 ofessor Pat Quilty\, University of Tasmania
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CONTACT:Steven Palmer
DESCRIPTION:Scott is not normally recognised as having a strong Tasmanian 
 association\, but he spent an afternoon on Macquarie Island in 1901\, thus
  meaning he was in Tasmania. Perhaps odd is the existence at St Alban's An
 glican church in the northern Hobart suburb of Claremont\, a very high qua
 lity three panel stained glass window dedicated to Scott. Over the last 20
  years\, I have been trying find out who designed and made the window. It 
 is now believed it was Auguste Fischer (sometimes Fisher) who was a close 
 asociate of the designer of the church Alan Cameron Walker\, a renowned ar
 chitect and silversmith\, whio also designed the General Post Office from 
 which Amundsen sent the information of his successful attempt on the South
  Pole. When Scott's death was made known to the world in 1913\, Scott's si
 ster Ettie was the wife of the newly appointed governor of Tasmania\, and 
 many other members of Scott's family also lived in Government House. The a
 ppreciation will be my personal positive view of the achievements of Scott
 's expedition.
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, main lecture theatre
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