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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 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] |
Mount Lyell Railway
The term Mount Lyell Railway was one of the terms used for the railway operated by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company between 1899 and 1963. Many name variations were used for identifying the line, the most common being the ''Abt railway''. After closing of the railway, most of the railway infrastructure was removed, except for a few buildings and bridges. History Surveying for the railway line began in 1892. A bill for construction of the railway was introduced into the Tasmanian House of Assembly in November 1892. A further survey was undertaken in March 1893 to determine the best route and in June the same year preparations were made to float the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company to undertake the work. Mine lease railways Mount Lyell company had railways on its lease that were separate from the mainline between Queenstown and Strahan. The company constructed a haulage line to the mining operations on the ridge between Mount Owen and Mount Lyell in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia. It is in a valley on the western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range. At the , Queenstown had a population of 1,808 people. History Queenstown's history has long been tied to the mining industry. This mountainous area was first explored in 1862. It was long after that when alluvial gold was discovered at Mount Lyell, prompting the formation of the Mount Lyell Gold Mining Company in 1881. In 1892, the mine began searching for copper. The final name of the Mount Lyell company was the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company. Early in 1895 a Post Office was opened at Penghana, at the Queen River fork and crossing, about a kilometre north of present-day Queenstown on the road to Strahan; James Robertson was appointed the first postmaster. The only other substantial building nearby was Robertson & Hunter's store. Queenstown Post Office opened on 21 November 1896 and the Penghana offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen River, Tasmania
The Queen River, part of the King River catchment, is a minor perennial river located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. Course and features The Queen River rises below , sourced by runoff from the West Coast Range and in particular the peaks of Mount Lyell and Mount Owen. The two branches of the river, West Queen River and East Queen River, merge north of and flow through the city and continue south, joined by one minor tributary before reaching its confluence with the King River. The river valley is low-lying and narrow, and the subsequent fogs are notable in their effect, some created by smelter fumes in earlier years. In April 1906, a significant flooding occurred in Queenstown and the southern part of the town due to the river overflowing. Subsequent recorded floods include in 1922, 1937 and 1954. Tailings For over 80 years the main carrier of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company mining residue, and the local sewage. It is estimated that of tailings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
''The Daily Telegraph'', also nicknamed ''The Tele'', is an Australian tabloid newspaper published by Nationwide News Pty Limited, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is published Monday through Saturday and is available throughout Sydney, across most of regional and remote New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. A 2013 poll conducted by Essential Research found that the ''Telegraph'' was Australia's least-trusted major newspaper, with 49% of respondents citing "a lot of" or "some" trust in the paper. Amongst those ranked by Nielsen, the ''Telegraph'' website is the sixth most popular Australian news website with a unique monthly audience of 2,841,381 readers. History ''The Daily Telegraph'' was founded in 1879, by John Mooyart Lynch, a former printer, editor and journalist who had once worked on the ''Melbourne Daily Telegraph''. Lynch had failed in an attempt to become a politician and was looking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercury (Hobart)
''The'' ''Mercury'' is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by Davies Brothers Pty Ltd (DBL), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. The weekend issues of the paper are called ''Mercury on Saturday '' and ''Sunday Tasmanian''. The current editor of ''The'' ''Mercury'' is Craig Warhurst. History The newspaper was started on 5 July 1854 by George Auber Jones and John Davies. Two months subsequently (13 September 1854) John Davies became the sole owner. It was then published twice weekly and known as the ''Hobarton Mercury''. It rapidly expanded, absorbing its rivals, and became a daily newspaper in 1858 under the lengthy title ''The Hobart Town Daily Mercury''. In 1860 the masthead was reduced to ''The Mercury'' and in 2006 it was further shortened to simply ''Mercury''. With the imminent demise of the ( Launceston) '' Daily Telegraph'', ''The Mercury'', from March 1928, used the opportunity to increase their penetration ... [...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 roa ... [...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 * Teepookan ... [...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 Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 ... [...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 = Tasm ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
