Charles Whitham
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Charles Whitham was the author of the oft reprinted Western Tasmania: A land of Riches and Beauty - which was a comprehensive study of the geographical features of West Coast, Tasmania
and the conditions of the region in the 1920s. It is a mix of geographical and historical information about the west coast - and includes sections on Macquarie Harbour
and the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
.
His nephew Lindsay wrote a biographical essay in his book Railways. mines. Pubs and People... in 2002.
The text originally appeared in the Geographical Journal, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Jan., 1927), p. 83, and was printed in book form in 1949..
Whitham had personally travelled to a lot of the locations and features that he described as well as to most of the peaks of the West Coast Range. His photographs in the State Library of Tasmania
attest to some of the places that he had visited.
His earlier volume on the West Coast was produced in 1917.
It was not until the writing of Geoffrey Blainey
's 'The Peaks of Lyell
' in the 1950s that the history and geography of the west coast of Tasmania - was thoroughly reviewed - and showed the important contribution of Whitham's earlier work.
West Coast, Tasmania
The West Coast of Tasmania is the part of the state that is strongly associated with wilderness, mining and tourism, rough country and isolation...
and the conditions of the region in the 1920s. It is a mix of geographical and historical information about the west coast - and includes sections on Macquarie Harbour
Macquarie Harbour
Macquarie Harbour is a large, shallow, but navigable by shallow draft vessels inlet on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.-History:James Kelly wrote in his narrative "First Discovery of Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour" how he sailed from Hobart in a small open five-oared whaleboat to discover...
and the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on the 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania.Following consolidation of...
.
His nephew Lindsay wrote a biographical essay in his book Railways. mines. Pubs and People... in 2002.
The text originally appeared in the Geographical Journal, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Jan., 1927), p. 83, and was printed in book form in 1949..
Whitham had personally travelled to a lot of the locations and features that he described as well as to most of the peaks of the West Coast Range. His photographs in the State Library of Tasmania
State Library of Tasmania
The State Library of Tasmania is the organisation which runs the library system in the state of Tasmania, Australia. The State Library operates as part of the Tasmanian Department of Education, and maintains close ties with Tasmanian schools and senior secondary colleges.The headquarters of the...
attest to some of the places that he had visited.
His earlier volume on the West Coast was produced in 1917.
It was not until the writing of Geoffrey Blainey
Geoffrey Blainey
Geoffrey Norman Blainey AC , is a prominent Australian historian.Blainey was born in Melbourne and raised in a series of Victorian country towns before attending Wesley College and the University of Melbourne. While at university he was editor of Farrago, the newspaper of the University of...
's 'The Peaks of Lyell
The peaks of lyell
The Peaks of Lyell is a book by Geoffrey Blainey, originally published in 1954. It contains the history of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, and through association, Queenstown and further the West Coast Tasmania...
' in the 1950s that the history and geography of the west coast of Tasmania - was thoroughly reviewed - and showed the important contribution of Whitham's earlier work.
Publications
- (1917) The book of Mount Lyell and the Gordon : a land of riches and beauty. Queenstown, Tasmania: Mount Lyell Tourist Association, (Hobart : John Vail, Government Printer)
- Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. ; ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
B000FMPZ80 - 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. ; ASINAsínAsín is a municipality located in the Cinco Villas comarca of the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, located a few kilometers west of Orés. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 106 inhabitants....
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