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David Hurburgh is a geologist, writer and chartered banker. He graduated from the University of Tasmania majoring in geology and geomorphology, and has worked as an exploration geologist for a range of commodities, including uranium and diamonds, in a range of terranes, from equatorial Africa to the Canadian sub-Arctic. More recently, he has worked for the Tasmanian Government on the roll-out of the natural gas network. His interests involve promoting the use of bioenergy. As an earth scientist who often dwells on the concept of "deep time", David Hurburgh finds Tasmania, with its pedigree as a fragment of Gondwana, a constant reminder of how dynamic a planet we live on.


David Hurburgh is a geologist, writer and chartered banker. He graduated from the University of Tasmania majoring in geology and geomorphology, and has worked as an exploration geologist for a range of commodities, including uranium and diamonds, in a range of terranes, from equatorial Africa to the Canadian sub-Arctic. More recently, he has worked for the Tasmanian Government on the roll-out of the natural gas network. His interests involve promoting the use of bioenergy. As an earth scientist who often dwells on the concept of "deep time", David Hurburgh finds Tasmania, with its pedigree as a fragment of Gondwana, a constant reminder of how dynamic a planet we live on.


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Obituary: Marguerite (Ninki) Wynne

by David Hurburgh
14 Jun 2025

Marguerite Wynne (nee Saunders) was born in Hobart in 1922 ...

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by David Hurburgh
28 Sep 2024

I, Herman Melville, found myself in Hobart, a town nestled at the edge of the world ...

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