Corporate Body

Tasmanian Mines Branch (1883 - 1894)

Colony of Tasmania

From: 1883
To: 1894
Functions: Mineralogy or Mining and Regulatory Body
Reference No: Tasmanian Archives Agency ID: TA1002

Summary

The Mines Branch (1883 - 1894) was officially established in 1883 and oversaw the administration and registration of mining in the colony of Tasmania. Flint, salt and ochre mining has occurred in Lutruwita since well before European settlement, the establishment of the Mines Branch (1883 - 1894) by the Lands and Survey's Department (1804 - 1970) saw Europeans mining and quarrying sandstone, limestone, clay and coal then tin and gold. From 1822 to 1848 the colonial government oversaw four convict coal mines which necessitated geological and engineering expertise. In 1894 the Mines Branch (1883 - 1894) became the Mines Department (1894 - 1989).

Timeline

Superior

Colony of Tasmania (1856 - 1901)

Published resources

Journal Articles

Tuffin, Richard, '"Where the Vicissitudes of Day and Night are not Known": Convict Coal Mining in Van Diemen's Land', Tasmanian Historical Studies, 13 (2008), 35-61. Details

Newspaper Articles

'Tasmania', Australian Town and Country Journal (1883), 22. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70997005. Details

Resource Sections

'TA1002 Mines Branch', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Government of Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA1002. Details
Dickens, Greg, 'Mining', in The Companion to Tasmanian History, Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania, 2006. https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Mining.htm. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

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