The West Coast Miner
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The West Coast Miner was a fortnightly newspaper for the West Coast
Tasmania
n community, based in Queenstown
from December 1975 to 1978. It was originally funded by community arts funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government, and was housed at the Adult Education Office in Queenstown. Jim Nicholls and Jo Beams were the instigators of the project. The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company
, and Renison Limited
supported the newspaper by distributing it to employees. It was succeeded by The Westerner produced by The Mercury
newspaper, which ran in various forms from 1979–1995. Following this the Western Herald became the main west coast newspaper. It was one of many newspapers that have existed for relatively short times on the west coast, due to a range of issues.
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...
Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n community, based in 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....
from December 1975 to 1978. It was originally funded by community arts funding from the Australian Commonwealth Government, and was housed at the Adult Education Office in Queenstown. Jim Nicholls and Jo Beams were the instigators of the project. 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...
, and Renison Limited
Renison Bell
Renison Bell is an underground tin mine and locality on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.-History:In 1890 tin-bearing gossan was found near Argent River by George Renison Bell...
supported the newspaper by distributing it to employees. It was succeeded by The Westerner produced by The Mercury
The Mercury (Hobart)
The Mercury is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by Davies Brothers Pty Ltd, part of News Limited and News Corporation...
newspaper, which ran in various forms from 1979–1995. Following this the Western Herald became the main west coast newspaper. It was one of many newspapers that have existed for relatively short times on the west coast, due to a range of issues.
Earlier West Coast based newspapers
- The Mount Lyell Standard
- The Zeehan and Dundas HeraldZeehan and Dundas HeraldThe Zeehan and Dundas Herald was a newspaper for the West Coast Tasmania community, based in Zeehan and Dundas from 1890 to 1922....