Last night, December 2, at the TRC Hotel on Paterson Street Launceston, PONRABBEl was kick started and launched as a new kind of 'Tamar Dredger'. Many Launcestonians know about the PONRABBEL and her stories.
A century ago, the German raider, the SMS Emden under the command of Karl von Müller, sank PONRABBEL I in the Gulf of Aden,
Maldives and Seychelles, while she
was on her on
her way to Launceston.
Her replacement,
PONRABBEL II, arrived in the Tamar some time in November 1920 to dredge mud
from the Port of Launceston. It is now known that this mud has been accumulating at the confluence of the two Esks, and along the Tamar, for
millennia.
PONRABBEL II was decommissioned in the late 1960's and she was tied up at Kings Wharf until she was later moved to Tamar Island where she is now finally at rest in the mud – and is a nesting site for swans.
PONRABBEL II was decommissioned in the late 1960's and she was tied up at Kings Wharf until she was later moved to Tamar Island where she is now finally at rest in the mud – and is a nesting site for swans.
However, 'PONRABBEL III', an online journal and BLOG, was
quietly launched in Launceston last night to begin her 'story dredging' in the Tamar Esk region.
Most importantly, PONRABBEL is on a mission to not only dredge up stories of every kind but also to celebrate, rejoice in and indeed revel in anything that is distinctively ‘TAMAResk’.
Most importantly, PONRABBEL is on a mission to not only dredge up stories of every kind but also to celebrate, rejoice in and indeed revel in anything that is distinctively ‘TAMAResk’.
PONRABBEL is the digital journal
for the Tamar Institute. The Tamar Institute is a network of networkers who,
collectively, have been seeking a way forward for their individual and
collective interests, passions and enthusiasms since mid 2011.
Greg Parkinson, famous Launceston piper and Convener of the Tamar Institute’s Steering Committee said last night, “the idea
for PONRABBEL has been simmering away and now just seems to be the right time to launch her and to see where she takes us.”
It is anticipated that occasionally in the future it will be possible to publish in a hardcopy format selected groups of essays and images that appear first in PONRABBEL, the digital journal.
The most important task
ahead of the Tamar Institute Steering Committee right now is to build a network of writers,
poets, essayists, journalists, photographers, artists, researchers, naturalists,
whoever to share their enthusiasms, interests and curiosities, and anything TAMAResk, with regional audiences in cyberspace.
If any of this sounds like you, or someone you know, please email ponrabbel@7250.net immediately!
Most importantly the Steering Committee is looking to make contact with people across all age groups and from all backgrounds who are keen to find an audience for their work.
For more information:
If any of this sounds like you, or someone you know, please email ponrabbel@7250.net immediately!
Most importantly the Steering Committee is looking to make contact with people across all age groups and from all backgrounds who are keen to find an audience for their work.
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For more information:
- PONRABBEL, the BLOG/Journal ... CLICK HERE
- Notes on tThe PONRABBEL ... CLICK HERE
- Tamar Institue Strategic Plan ... CLICK HERE
- Greg Parkinson, Steering Committee Convenor .... eMAIL GREG@7250.net
- Rasy Norman, Steering Committee Secretary ... eMAIL ponrabbel@7250.net
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