There seems to be a few references to Tassie, in back stories about him. It is something I have noticed. Maybe he comes from Tassie. Although it could be that his first wife came from Tassie, and he didn't (or also did), and hence the references.
This article says that he had been a pilot since his 20s. And in periods of unemployment worked as an asparagus picker, and as a Tassie river guide.
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And this paywalled article speaks of a rafting trip down the Franklin River in Tassie (maybe when he was a river guide).
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And his first wife's mum spoke of travelling from Tassie to Victoria to be with Lisa when she was trying to leave Lynn.
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