An Island' Within an Island: the Maritime/Riverine Culture of Tasmania's Pieman River Goldfield 1877-85

• Main Author: Haygarth, N
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Mining History Association 2012
• Subjects: History and Archaeology; Historical Studies; Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History); Goldfields; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116087

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...