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Table of Contents

• Cover Notes

• The Future of Lake Pedder
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Flooding of Lake Pedder
• 3. The Decision-Making Process
• 4. The Case for Restoring Lake Pedder
• 4.1. National Park
• 4.2. Wilderness
• 4.3. Scientific lnterest
• 4.4. Beauty
• 4.5. Community Environmental Attitudes
• 5. The Case for Retaining the Present Scheme
• 6. Possible Modifications to the Existing Scheme
• 7. The Moratorium Proposal
• 7.1. The Proposal
• 7.2. Power Supply and Demand
• 7.3. Costs of Moratorium Proposal
• 8. Estimated Cost of Modification
• 9. Could the Cost of Restoring the Lake be Justified?
• 10. Who Should Pay
• 11. Summary
• Appendix I
• Appendix II

• The Future of Lake Pedder Annexure
• Foreword
• 1. Summary of Conclusions
• 2. Brief History of Lake Pedder and the
• The Lake Pedder Area
• Early Days
• Establishment of Lake Pedder National Park
• The Middle Gordon Power Scheme
• Background
• History
• The Lake Pedder Conservation Campaign and the Official Response.
• 3. Lake Pedder Can Still Be Saved
• The Choices Open
• Possible Modifications of the Middle Gordon River Scheme
• The Preferred Alternative
• Predominance of the Economic Factor
• Cost of the Preferred Alternative
• Cost of the Moratorium
• Summing Up
• 4. Lake Pedder Should Be Saved
• Lake Pedder, As It Was
• The Serpentine-Huon Impoundment
• Lake Pedder, As It Would Be
• 5. Lake Pedder National Park
• Wilderness Areas
• Scientific Value
• History of the Dedication as a National Park
• Why Lake Pedder Should be Retained as a National Park
• Need for a System of Truly National Parks
• 6. The Value of Lake Pedder
• 7. How Lake Pedder Shall Be Saved
• 1. The Work of the Committee
• 2. The Decision of the Australian Government
• 3. The Decision of the Tasmanian Government
• Appendix "A"
• Note as to Sources
• Text References
• Post Script
• Notable Quotes