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'''Pillinger, Tasmania''' is an abandoned port and townsite in [[Kelly Basin, Tasmania|Kelly Basin]], on the south eastern side of [[Macquarie Harbour]] on the [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] of [[Tasmania]]. |
'''Pillinger, Tasmania''' is an abandoned port and townsite in [[Kelly Basin, Tasmania|Kelly Basin]], on the south eastern side of [[Macquarie Harbour]] on the [[West Coast, Tasmania|West Coast]] of [[Tasmania]]. |
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It was constructed for [[James Crotty]]'s [[North Mount Lyell]] mining company to ship ore from the North Mount Lyell mine, utilising the [[North Mount Lyell Railway]] that took the ore to the smelters at [[Crotty, Tasmania|Crotty]] and on to Pillinger. East Pillinger was a company town, and West Pillinger was the neighbouring government town. East Pillinger had 3 wharves, a sawmill, brickworks and ore crusher. West Pillinger had stores, hotels and a police station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/factsheets/parks_and_places/EastPillinger.pdf |title=East Pillinger, historic township |publisher=Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania | |
It was constructed for [[James Crotty]]'s [[North Mount Lyell]] mining company to ship ore from the North Mount Lyell mine, utilising the [[North Mount Lyell Railway]] that took the ore to the smelters at [[Crotty, Tasmania|Crotty]] and on to Pillinger. East Pillinger was a company town, and West Pillinger was the neighbouring government town. East Pillinger had 3 wharves, a sawmill, brickworks and ore crusher. West Pillinger had stores, hotels and a police station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/factsheets/parks_and_places/EastPillinger.pdf |title=East Pillinger, historic township |publisher=Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania |month=July | year=2002 |author=Tasmanian Heritage Office: DTPHA (compiled) |accessdate=2006-10-06|format=PDF}}</ref> |
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Pillinger was the name of an old [[Tasmania]]n family, some of whom were politicians. |
Pillinger was the name of an old [[Tasmania]]n family, some of whom were politicians. |
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:1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. {{OCLC|35070001}}; [[ASIN]] [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008BM4XC B0008BM4XC] |
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Revision as of 20:48, 10 September 2008
Pillinger, Tasmania is an abandoned port and townsite in Kelly Basin, on the south eastern side of Macquarie Harbour on the West Coast of Tasmania.
It was constructed for James Crotty's North Mount Lyell mining company to ship ore from the North Mount Lyell mine, utilising the North Mount Lyell Railway that took the ore to the smelters at Crotty and on to Pillinger. East Pillinger was a company town, and West Pillinger was the neighbouring government town. East Pillinger had 3 wharves, a sawmill, brickworks and ore crusher. West Pillinger had stores, hotels and a police station.[1]
Pillinger was the name of an old Tasmanian family, some of whom were politicians.
When the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company took over the North Mount Lyell operations, most of the town and port facilities were either removed and utilised elsewhere, or left to rot.
The Tasmanian government have graded the town and its vicinity as a historical area.
References
- ^ Tasmanian Heritage Office: DTPHA (compiled) (2002). "East Pillinger, historic township" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
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- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help) - Rae, Lou. The Abt Railway and Railways of the Lyell region. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. ISBN 0-9592098-7-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|Year=ignored (|year=suggested) (help) - Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
42°21′S 145°34′E / 42.350°S 145.567°E
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