George Seddon by Andrea Gaynor family and including reflections on Buckley’s

and including reflections on Buckley’s genius from an array of artists

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He needs a new home on a farm

which I feared for so long

George Seddon by Andrea Gaynor family and including reflections on Buckley’sGeorge Seddon was renowned for championing a sense of place, giving that phrase a uniquely Australian substance. He was a connoisseur of landscapes, from the rugged Snowy Mountains to the humble domestic backyard. With wit and deep knowledge, he radically rethought our relationship with the environment, considering everything from water to mining, suburbs to wilderness. Seddon was an extraordinary polymath: a professor of geology, the history and