Regatta Point, Tasmania
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Regatta Point is the location of a port and rail terminus in West Coast Tasmania
, Australia
, Strahan, Tasmania
. The other ports in Macquarie Harbour were Strahan, and Pillinger
at the southern end of the harbour.
Most shipping through the notorious Hells Gates is now the fishing fleet.
The last sea-based delivery of explosives for the Mount Lyell company occurred as late as 1976.
railway line from Queenstown
. When fully operational prior to closure in the 1960s, it was the location of the transfer of Mount Lyell materials to ships.
Regatta Point was the location of the connection between the Mount Lyell private railway and the government railway line
which passed through Strahan on the way to Zeehan
, when that line was operational. It was possible to utilise passenger services from Queenstown to Burnie
, using the Mount Lyell Line, the government line to Zeehan, and the Emu Bay Railway line to Burnie.
It currently the terminus for the rebuilt railway known as the West Coast Wilderness Railway
. The remaining station building at Regatta Point has been restored for the new service, having lain at risk from the 1960s to 2003.
- smaller anchorages exist in between - but are either facility free Port Davey
or dangerous Trial Harbour
.
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...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Port
Regatta Point is often assumed into the name of the locality across the bay in Macquarie HarbourMacquarie 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...
, Strahan, Tasmania
Strahan, Tasmania
-See also:* Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania* Macquarie Harbour* Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania* West Coast Piners-Further reading:* *...
. The other ports in Macquarie Harbour were Strahan, and Pillinger
Pillinger, Tasmania
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....
at the southern end of the harbour.
Most shipping through the notorious Hells Gates is now the fishing fleet.
The last sea-based delivery of explosives for the Mount Lyell company occurred as late as 1976.
Railway Terminus
It was the port and terminus of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway CompanyMount 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...
railway line from Queenstown
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117....
. When fully operational prior to closure in the 1960s, it was the location of the transfer of Mount Lyell materials to ships.
Regatta Point was the location of the connection between the Mount Lyell private railway and the government railway line
Strahan-Zeehan Railway
The Strahan–Zeehan Railway, also known as the 'Government Railway', was a railway from Strahan to Zeehan on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia...
which passed through Strahan on the way to Zeehan
Zeehan, Tasmania
Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It lies southwest of Burnie. At the 2006 census, Zeehan had a population of 845. It is part of the Municipality of West Coast....
, when that line was operational. It was possible to utilise passenger services from Queenstown to Burnie
Burnie, Tasmania
- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...
, using the Mount Lyell Line, the government line to Zeehan, and the Emu Bay Railway line to Burnie.
It currently the terminus for the rebuilt railway known as the West Coast Wilderness Railway
West Coast Wilderness Railway
The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania is a reconstruction of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company railway between Queenstown and Regatta Point...
. The remaining station building at Regatta Point has been restored for the new service, having lain at risk from the 1960s to 2003.
Nearest ports
Outside of Macquarie Harbour - on the north coast of Tasmania - Burnie or the south east HobartHobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
- smaller anchorages exist in between - but are either facility free Port Davey
Port Davey, Tasmania
Port Davey is an inlet on the south west coast of Tasmania. It lies next to Bathurst Harbour and is sheltered from the Roaring Forties that buffet the south and west coasts of Tasmania. It lies within the Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area. It is not populated, but has over time had a...
or dangerous Trial Harbour
Trial harbour
Trial Harbour is a small anchorage on the West Coast, Tasmania, located in the northern part of Ocean Beach, Tasmania. It was an exposed and particularly vulnerable anchorage which was susceptible to the prevailing local weather of the Roaring Forties....
.
See also
- Railways on the West Coast of TasmaniaRailways on the West Coast of TasmaniaThe history of the Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania has fascinated enthusiasts from around the world, because of the combination of the harsh terrain in which the railways were created, and the unique nature of most of the lines...
- West Coast Tasmania Mines