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Dubbil Barril, Tasmania
Dubbil Barril is a stopping place and railway station on the northern bank of the King River and West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania. During the operating as the Mount Lyell railway line, the stopping place gave travellers opportunity to explore the area adjacent. The low level and proximity to the King River made the location on the line susceptible to flooding. Also bush fires affected the line. Originally on the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company railway line, which was removed in the 1960s, when the rebuilding of the railway line to make what would eventually become the West Coast Wilderness Railway, Dubbil Barril was considered to be the limit of the re-build. It is the location of a turntable utilised by the current railway operations. Station sequence *Queenstown (Tasmania) railway station * Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * Regatta Point Regatta Point is the location of a port and rail terminus on Macquarie Harbour (West Coast, Tas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King River At Dubbilbarril, Abt System, Mt Lyell (26520483993)
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King River, Tasmania
The King River is a major perennial river in the West Coast, Tasmania, West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features Formed by the confluence of the Eldon River, Eldon and South Eldon River, South Eldon rivers, the King River rises near Eldon Range, Tasmania, Eldon Range on the slopes of the West Coast Range between Mount Huxley (Tasmania), Mount Huxley and Mount Jukes (Tasmania), Mount Jukes. The river flows generally south and then west, joined by nine tributary, tributaries including the Tofft River, Tofft, Governor River (Tasmania), Governor, Nelson River (Tasmania), Nelson, Princess River (Tasmania), Princess, and Queen River, Tasmania, Queen rivers before emptying into Macquarie Harbour near , and merging with the Southern Ocean. The river descends over its watercourse, course. The upper section of the river lies in a glaciated valley, with glacier scouring scars high up on the upper parts of the mountains of the West Coast Range. Also small glacial l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Coast Wilderness Railway
The West Coast Wilderness Railway is a reconstruction of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Mount Lyell railway in Western Tasmania between Queenstown and Regatta Point, Strahan. The railway is significant because of its Abt rack system to conquer the mountainous terrain through rainforest, with original locomotives still operating on the railway today. Now operating as a tourist experience with a focus on sharing the history of Tasmania's West Coast, the original railway began operations in 1897 as the only link between Queenstown and the port of Strahan. History Original operation The Mount Lyell Mining Co (reformed on 29 March 1893 as the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company) began operations in November 1892. The railway officially opened in 1897, and again on 1 November 1899 when the line was extended from Teepookana to Regatta Point and Strahan. The railway was the only way to get copper from the mine at Queenstown to markets. Until 1932, when a Hobart road l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
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The Examiner (Tasmania)
''The Examiner'' is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Overview ''The Examiner'' was first published on 12 March 1842, founded by James Aikenhead. The Reverend John West was instrumental in establishing the newspaper and was the first editorial writer. At first it was a weekly publication (Saturdays). The Examiner expanded to Wednesdays six months later. In 1853, the paper was changed to tri-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), and first began daily publication on 10 April 1866. This frequency lasted until 16 February the next year. Tri-weekly publication then resumed and continued until 21 December 1877 when the daily paper returned. Associated publications ''The Weekly Courier'' was published in Launceston by the company from 1901 to 1935. Another weekly paper (evening) ''The Saturday Evening Express'' was published between 1924 and 1984 when it transformed into ''The Sunday Examiner'' a title which continues to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Advocate (Australia)
''The Advocate'' is a local newspaper of North-West and Western Tasmania, Australia. It was formerly published under the names ''The Wellington Times'', ''The Emu Bay Times'', and ''The North Western Advocate and The Emu Bay Times''. Its readership covers the North West Coast and West Coast of Tasmania, including towns such as Devonport, Burnie, Ulverstone, Penguin, Wynyard, Latrobe, and Smithton. the newspaper is published by Australian Community Media, located at 39-41 Alexander Street, Burnie, Tasmania. Early history On Wednesday 1 October 1890 Robert Harris and his sons, Robert and Charles published the first issue of ''The Wellington Times'', Burnie's first newspaper. It was named after the county in which Burnie and Emu Bay were located and was first published only on Wednesdays and Saturdays. With a circulation around 2000 its four broadsheet pages cost 1.5 d. The original ''Burnie Wellington Times'' office in 1890 stood on a site in Cattley Street and employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Lyell Mining And Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as ''Mount Lyell''. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania. Following consolidation of leases and company assets at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mount Lyell was the major company for the communities of Queenstown, Strahan and Gormanston. It remained dominant until its closure in 1994. The Mount Lyell mining operations produced more than a million tonnes of copper, 750 tonnes of silver and 45 tonnes of gold since mining commenced in the early 1890s – which is equivalent to over 4 billion dollars worth of metal in 1995 terms. History In the early stage of operations, Mount Lyell was surrounded by smaller competing leases and companies. Eventually they were all absorbed into Mount Lyell operations, or were closed down. In 1903 the North Mount Lyell Copper Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenstown (Tasmania) Railway Station
Queenstown in Western Tasmania has had two railway stations. The original was built for the railway built for the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, and lasted until the closing of the railway line in 1962. The newer station was built for the re-built railway, the West Coast Wilderness Railway. First station (1890s-1962) The older station was across from the western end of Orr Street, Queenstown and the Empire Hotel, without an extensive covering roof. It was covered in the 1920s. The station was a regular point of ceremony for visiting and departing dignitaries, specially during the era when road access was not possible. 2000s station (2000 +) The 2000s station is located slightly south from the original and is south from the Driffield Street and Orr Streets intersection. It has specifically an all-weather roof and large structure building around the station. Station sequence * Queenstown railway station * Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynchford, Tasmania
Lynchford is a locality and was a stopping place on the Mount Lyell railway to Strahan, to the south of Queenstown in the Queen River valley. It was in its early days a gold mine location. It is now a stopping place on the West Coast Wilderness Railway. Station sequence * Queenstown * Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * Regatta Point Regatta Point is the location of a port and rail terminus on Macquarie Harbour (West Coast, Tasmania). Port Regatta Point is often assumed into the name of the locality across the bay in Macquarie Harbour, Strahan, Tasmania. The other ports ... Notes {{coord, -42.1169, 145.5277, type:railwaystation_region:AU, display=title Queenstown, Tasmania West Coast Wilderness Railway Railway stations in Western Tasmania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinadeena, Tasmania
Rinadeena is railway station and stopping place on the West Coast Wilderness Railway in Tasmania. When the original Mount Lyell railway line was being built, it was the location of some significant landslips. In the time of operations of the Mount Lyell railway landslips continued. In the event of wildfires in the adjacent district, with little to prevent fires affecting the railway line and Rinadeena structures, losses were inevitable in the past. Since rebuilding of the West Coast Wilderness Railway it is also the location of a serious accident. It is the highest point on the railway line, with Abt mechanisms on the steam locomotives required from either side of operations. The Abt fittings on the track proceed upward from Hall's Creek on the Queenstown side, and from Rinadeens downward to Dubbil Barril on the Regatta Point side. Station sequence * Queenstown (Tasmania) railway station * Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * Regatta Point Regatta Poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teepookana, Tasmania
Teepookana was a short lived port, community and railway stopping place on the southern bank of the King River, in Western Tasmania. Port and railway station It was important as a port during the construction of the railway between Regatta Point and Teepookana in the late nineteenth century. It was located between the two railway bridges that cross the King River. Following the completion of the railway the community diminished in size and importance, however it is still listed in railway information for the West Coast Wilderness Railway. Station sequence * Queenstown (Tasmania) railway station * Lynchford * Rinadeena * Dubbil Barril * Teepookana * Regatta Point Teepookana Plateau Teepookana Plateau, Tasmania () is high ground adjacent to the King River, the site of forest reserves and forested areas to the west of the West Coast Range and Mount Jukes in the West Coast of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regatta Point, Tasmania
Regatta Point is the location of a port and rail terminus on Macquarie Harbour (West Coast, Tasmania). Port Regatta Point is often assumed into the name of the locality across the bay in Macquarie Harbour, Strahan, Tasmania. The other ports in Macquarie Harbour were Strahan, and Pillinger at the southern end of the harbour. Most shipping through the notorious Hells Gates is now the fishing fleet. The last sea-based delivery of explosives for the Mount Lyell company occurred as late as 1976. Railway terminus It was the port and terminus of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company railway line from Queenstown. When fully operational prior to closure in the 1960s, it was the location of the transfer of Mount Lyell materials to ships. Regatta Point was the location of the connection between the Mount Lyell private railway and the government railway line which passed through Strahan on the way to Zeehan, when that line was operational. It was possible to utilise passe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
