| | examiner.com.au : OUR NEW GOVERNOR Republican to take up vice-regal role (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | He was "deeply struck" by the Premier's description of Tasmania's extraordinary beauty, its quality of life, its remarkable history and the skill of its people. |
 | | So when the offer of the State's vice- regal posting was eventually made, the serious player on the international stage found it easy to accept. |
 | | The 61-year-old will start duties in November as Tasmania's 25th Governor, and although he is not from this State, he calls the appointment a "terrific way to come home". |
| www.examiner.com.au /print.asp?id=191221 (717 words) |