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| Informative books of the region by renowned Tasmanian Historian Nic Haygarth Both are 1st Edition, New and Autographed by the author. BARON BISCHOFF A VIEW TO CRADLE Delivered worldwide |
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| Copies of this are not to be made without written permission of John Lindeman or Val Fleming as copyright maybe affected .....Editor |
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| 15 GREAT REASONS TO VISIT WARATAH TASMANIA 1. WARATAH TASMANIA has the cleanest air 2.WARATAH TASMANIA has the purest water 3. WARATAH TASMANIA is the doorway to the TARKINE 4 WARATAH TASMANIA has the longest PAR 5 in Australia 5.WARATAH TASMANIA has a 100 ft waterfall in its main street. 6.WARATAH TASMANIA is the town that saved TASMANIA 7.WARATAH TASMANIA has great lakes for Trout fishing 8.WARATAH TASMANIA has great wildlife including THE ENDANGERED WEDGETAIL EAGLE, TASMANIAN DEVILS, PADEMELONS, QUOLLS, PLATYPUS 9. WARATAH TASMANIA has Mining History envied by others and with soon be part of the TIN TRAIL 10.WARATAH TASMANIA is the place to live...NOWHERE ELSE CAN COMPARE 11. WARATAH TASMANIA has 3.6 meters of RAINFALL per annum 12. WARATAH TASMANIA is centrally located to day trip to all main attractions on the West Coast 13. WARATAH TASMANIA is close to Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake 14. WARATAH TASMANIA has THE best lakeside Caravan Park 15. WARATAH TASMANIA is the only true Alpine Village in TASMANIA SO COME ON AND VISIT US AT WARATAH TASMANIA AUSTRALIA 7321 |
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| Waratah is a settlement in the heart of Tasmanias' West Coast Wilderness. To appreciate the full level of the town's isolation it is worth remembering that the road through the area was not completed until 1963. The town is located 232km from Launceston, 356km from Hobart and 70km from Burnie on the NW Coast. The town came into exsistence when James 'Philosopher'Smith (Credited with saving the economy of Tasmania with his mineral discoveries) found the Mt Bischoff Tin deposit on 4th December 1871. There was a time in the 1880s when the Mt Bischoff mine near Waratah had the reputation of being the richest tin mine in the world. This was based on the fact that the mine was established with a capital of $58,000 and it paid investors over $5 million in return. By the time it closed in 1935 it has produced 81,000 tonnes of tin and provided a dividend equal to 200 pounds sterling for every 1 pound sterling. At its peak the town had a population in excess of 1,500 according to relevant census reports but the most recent census count was 280 residents. 2008 sees mining return to Mt Bischoff. It will be an open-cut operation and the ore will be transported south to Renison, another of the historical mining areas of Tasmania. This page is designed to be used as a guide ONLY The content of the website is not to be used without finding the original documents. It is simply a starting point for those who wish to find their CONNECTIONS to the township of WARATAH and its surrounding areas. The Waratah Pioneer Cemetery can be found approx. 3km east of the township. Below link will take you to an interactive site,where descendants can view the actual headstone. |
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