An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85
During its initial phase (1877-85), the Pieman River goldfield on Tasmania's West Coast had a maritime/riverine culture unique among Australian goldfields. That is, located on the lower and middle reaches of the river system within a few kilometres of the Southern Ocean, it was virtually an isl...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:116087 2023-05-15T18:25:27+02:00 An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85 Haygarth, N 2012 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116087 en eng Australian Mining History Association Haygarth, N, An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85, Journal of Australasian Mining History, 10 pp. 55-71. ISSN 1448-4471 (2012) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116087 History and Archaeology Historical Studies Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T22:15:46Z During its initial phase (1877-85), the Pieman River goldfield on Tasmania's West Coast had a maritime/riverine culture unique among Australian goldfields. That is, located on the lower and middle reaches of the river system within a few kilometres of the Southern Ocean, it was virtually an island within the island of Tasmania, served almost entirely by sea. With no proper land access, the Pieman miners relied upon coastal shipping for communication, passenger transport, stores and mining equipment from Launceston or Hobart. The goldfield had an unusual dependence on the only other major economic activity in the area, logging, which paid for the ships to visit the Pieman. Waterways were used as conduits, and the fish and birds these provided were a significant food source. Many miners on the field, such as 'Sailor Jack' Neul, were 'old salts' (sailors) who were sometimes pressed into navigating entry to the Pieman River over its dangerous sand bar. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Goldfields ENVELOPE(-108.485,-108.485,59.467,59.467) Southern Ocean |
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During its initial phase (1877-85), the Pieman River goldfield on Tasmania's West Coast had a maritime/riverine culture unique among Australian goldfields. That is, located on the lower and middle reaches of the river system within a few kilometres of the Southern Ocean, it was virtually an island within the island of Tasmania, served almost entirely by sea. With no proper land access, the Pieman miners relied upon coastal shipping for communication, passenger transport, stores and mining equipment from Launceston or Hobart. The goldfield had an unusual dependence on the only other major economic activity in the area, logging, which paid for the ships to visit the Pieman. Waterways were used as conduits, and the fish and birds these provided were a significant food source. Many miners on the field, such as 'Sailor Jack' Neul, were 'old salts' (sailors) who were sometimes pressed into navigating entry to the Pieman River over its dangerous sand bar. |
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An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85 |
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An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85 |
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An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85 |
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An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85 |
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Australian Mining History Association |
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Haygarth, N, An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85, Journal of Australasian Mining History, 10 pp. 55-71. ISSN 1448-4471 (2012) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116087 |
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