{"product_id":"blockade-two-weeks-on-the-franklin-river-blockade","title":"Blockade Two weeks on the Franklin River blockade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1978 the Tas government announced plans to create a hydro-electric dam on the Gordon River in South West Tasmania. This book is a personal account of what followed - the greatest environmental protest ever seen in Australia - richly illustrated with original, never-before published photographs, by someone who spent two weeks at the blockade immediately prior to the Federal election in 1983 that ultimately resulted in the dam being stopped. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA key element of the protest was non-violent-action to disrupt work at the dam site on the Gordon River, that resulted in hundreds of protesters being arrested. A protest base was established by the Tasmanian Wilderness Society near Strahan on a property affectionately named ‘Greenie Acres'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stunning photographs have an immediacy that enable the reader to share in the intense experience of being part of the blockade on the Gordon. Includes a foreword by Bob Brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Ian Wright\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781764145909\u003cbr\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages: 124\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 210x297mm\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ian Wright\u003cbr\u003ePublished Date: November 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Museum Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45727268601992,"sku":"9781764145909","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/8895\/1432\/files\/Untitled-746_9df892e7-a576-4547-a352-c9c93f45dc04.jpg?v=1778565107","url":"https:\/\/shop.nma.gov.au\/products\/blockade-two-weeks-on-the-franklin-river-blockade","provider":"National Museum Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}