TO THE RESCUE
The public discourse in Australia has been so crass, intemperate and unrelated to reality these last months that I haven't been able to bring myself to add to the noise. However two events have conspired to persuade me try again. One was a celebration of 123 years of continuous literary activity in Hobart and the other was a visit to one of the special offerings of the Museum of Modern and New Art (MONA).
The Hamilton Literary society was established in 1889 by Lady Theresa Hamilton, the wife of the Governor of the day, to promote the appreciation of literature among young women. 123 years later the Society has remained true to its origins and is still promoting friendship between people who share a love of reading and writing. The President of the Society is by tradition the wife of the current Governor of Tasmania.
On the anniversary of the foundation of the society a special lecture is given. This year the lecturer was Dr Danielle Wood (a Tasmanian award-winning author and academic) who spoke about well-known Tasmanian identity and author, Mrs Marjorie Bligh The lecture was given at Government House, followed by High Tea.
This was an uplifting occasion - an enjoyable, interesting and well-crafted lecture held in the beautiful surroundings of a treasured Tasmanian icon - Government House.
The public discourse in Australia has been so crass, intemperate and unrelated to reality these last months that I haven't been able to bring myself to add to the noise. However two events have conspired to persuade me try again. One was a celebration of 123 years of continuous literary activity in Hobart and the other was a visit to one of the special offerings of the Museum of Modern and New Art (MONA).
The Hamilton Literary society was established in 1889 by Lady Theresa Hamilton, the wife of the Governor of the day, to promote the appreciation of literature among young women. 123 years later the Society has remained true to its origins and is still promoting friendship between people who share a love of reading and writing. The President of the Society is by tradition the wife of the current Governor of Tasmania.
On the anniversary of the foundation of the society a special lecture is given. This year the lecturer was Dr Danielle Wood (a Tasmanian award-winning author and academic) who spoke about well-known Tasmanian identity and author, Mrs Marjorie Bligh The lecture was given at Government House, followed by High Tea.
This was an uplifting occasion - an enjoyable, interesting and well-crafted lecture held in the beautiful surroundings of a treasured Tasmanian icon - Government House.
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