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FOR SALE Mark Chew FOR SALE Mark Chew

A 160 years of Boatbuilding

“A Huon Valley boat yard with a 160-year history has hit the market offering a rare buying opportunity. This historic and well-known property sits on the water’s edge with a Crown Lease in place.”

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POETRY Mark Chew POETRY Mark Chew

a scholar and polymath

Recently, a friend of mine wrote that he had planted a “copper beach” tree at his farm in the Huon Valley. Although a scholar and polymath, who may well have been deceived by the autocorrect function, he seemed to me to be deserving of a minor rebuke

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