Western Tasmania [microform] : a land of riches and beauty / by Charles Whitham

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Whitham, Charles
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Queenstown, Tasmania : Board of Management, Robert Sticht Memorial Library, 1949
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WESTERN TASMANIA 1
WESTERN TASMANIA 3
FOREWORD. 5
AUTHOR. 6
PREFACE. 8
CONTENTS. 10
CHAPTER I. Introduction and Topography. 11
WESTERN TASMANIA 11
CHAPTER II. The Mountains. 14
Outings from Waldheim. 16
Cradle Mount to Lake St. Clair Scenic Reserve. 18
Summit of Cradle Mount. 20
West Coast Range. 20
Heights above Sea-level (in Feet). 21
CHAPTER III. Lakes and Rivers. 24
CHAPTER IV. The West Coast and Its Inlets. 28
CHAPTER V. Flora and Fauna. 31
CHAPTER VI. Exploration. 35
CHAPTER VII. The Man-made Hell on Sarah Island. 47
Account of Macquarie Harbour. 49
CHAPTER VIII. Climate. 58
CHAPTER IX. Geology. 61
CHAPTER X. Population. 65
CHAPTER XI. Timber. 67
CHAPTER XII. Roads and Railways. 72
CHAPTER XIII. Towns and Settlements. 75
CHAPTER XIV. Minerals. 79
CHAPTER XV. Bischoff. 84
CHAPTER XVI. The Early Days of Heemskirk, Zeehan, and the Pieman. 88
CHAPTER XVII. Lyell. 98
CHAPTER XVIII. The Mount Lyell Mines and Works. 110
CHAPTER XIX. Zeehan. 119
Discovery of Macquarie Harbour. 120
CHAPTER XX. Other Mineral Fields. 122
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MINES AND WORKS AT MOUNT LYELL, TASMANIA 139
GEOGRAPHICAL 144
GEOLOGICAL 144
HISTORICAL 144
MINING General 145
WEST LYELL 145
ROYAL THARSIS MINE 148
CROWN LYELL MINE 149
MOUNT LYELL MINE 149
NORTH MOUNT LYELL MINE 149
AIR COMPRESSING PLANT 150
LYELL COMSTOCK MINE 150
LYELL THARSIS MINE 150
NORTH LYELL TUNNEL 151
PRECIPITATING PLANTS 151
CONCENTRATION PLANT 152
MINE FILLING 152
ORE TREATMENT 152
FINE GRINDING SECTION 154
FLOTATION COPPER SECTION 154
FLOTATION PYRITE SECTION 155
GENERAL 155
SMELTER 157
CONVERTING 158
COPPER REFINERY 158
GENERAL EQUIPMENT 160
2 ft. GAUGE TRAMWAYS AND MIXED GAUGES 164
MOUNT LYELL RAILWAY 164
LAKE MARGARET HYDRO-ELECTRIC WORKS 166
INDUSTRIAL 167

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Whitham, Charles, National Library of Australia and Robert Sticht Memorial Library. Board of Management. Western Tasmania a land of riches and beauty Queenstown, Tasmania: Board of Management, Robert Sticht Memorial Library, 1949. Web. 16 July 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3416691316>

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Whitham, Charles & National Library of Australia & Robert Sticht Memorial Library. Board of Management. 1949, Western Tasmania a land of riches and beauty Board of Management, Robert Sticht Memorial Library, Queenstown, Tasmania viewed 16 July 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3416691316

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