Centents of the 'Tristan da Cunha Newsletter', August 2011,

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August 2011 Newsletter



is a 40 page full colour magazine full of Tristan news and features
posted to members in late July

Highlights of the August 2011 Newsletter:

  • Cover picture – MS Oliva aground at Spinners Point on Nightingale Island from Kristine Hannon
  • Extended article chronicling the wreck of the MS Oliva and its impact on Tristan's environment and economy.
  • Administrator Sean Burns surveys the last six months on Tristan da Cunha
  • Emergency help for victims of the Lai Ching Shipwreck
  • Tristan Treasure Hunt as the island seeks to retrieve a lost chronometer and medal presented by a former US President and a King of Italy to Islanders in the 19th Century for the Tristan Museum.
  • Tristan Family News
  • Monsignor Michael's eventful Tristan visit from James Glass
  • Tristan's Disaster Management Plan including reports from Anna Hicks
  • Post Office News including the latest stamp issues from Iris Green
  • Latest Tristan Souvenirs from Dawn Repetto
  • 2011 visit of RMS St Helena to Tristan from including a report from Dawn Repetto
  • Dawn Repetto reports on a busy season catering for cruise ships
  • Shipping Schedule and news of SA Agulhas II
  • Hunting the Mysterious Okalolies by Peter Millington
  • St Mary's School News from Education Adviser Jim Kerr
  • Publications news including a review of Jim Flint's new book Mid Atlantic Village and a Tristan Chart offer.
  • Tristan Association News including a report of the successful 2011 Annual Gathering

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