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13-669: The Lake Margaret Tram was located on the western side of Mount Sedgwick in the West Coast Range on the West Coast of Tasmania in service for the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company to the Lake Margaret community. By 1903, the timber areas having been cut out around Queenstown itself, the wood cutters moved to Howard's Plains situated on the plateau north west of Queenstown. As access onto

26-563: Is columnar jointed Jurassic Dolerite interpreted as a remnant of a dolerite sheet. The lack of a strong magnetic signature suggests it is not a plug that intrudes Permian tillite, which is exposed on the South East flank of the mountain. Mount Sedgwick and its surrounding area was identified in the 1890s by Thomas Bather Moore as being associated with evidence of glaciation in the West Coast Range. Lake Margaret lies at

39-405: The West Coast Range . He had been considered one of the most experienced of Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company 's track cutters. Western Tasmania: A land of Riches and Beauty , was dedicated to his memory. In part of the dedication Charles Whitham states: Thomas Moore was the first in place, though not in time, of those who have explored Western Tasmania. He traversed every portion of

52-434: The extension on 19 August 1912. The Howard's Plains tram was completely upgraded. The total distance from the haulage to the power station being 7 miles, including a zig zag along the line. Following the completion of the power station on 28 November 1914, the tram continued to provide firewood as well as a freight and passenger service for employees and their families living at the isolated settlement. A second power station

65-581: The northern side of the mountain, while Lake Beatrice and Lake Burbury at the eastern side. Mount Geikie and the Tyndall Range are the main mountains in the West Coast Range to the north. Mount Sedgwick is effectively the source of the Lake Margaret water - with smaller named lakes above Lake Margaret as feeders. This Tasmania geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thomas Bather Moore He

78-417: The only connection to the Lake Margaret locality for a considerable part of the twentieth century. It was closed in 1964 when a road was constructed into the power station and the settlement. Initially, the tram was worked by Krauss locomotives, while in later years an Alfa Romeo petrol locomotive was used. Several rail cars worked the line and included a 'Riley' in earlier years, while a Vauxhaull rail car

91-533: The plateau was steep, a self-acting 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge dual haulage was built. From the top of the incline, a tramway was laid and was extended, over a period of time, some 4¼ miles towards Lake Margaret. Following the decision to build the Lake Margaret Power Station , the Howard's Plains Tram was extended from its then terminus at the 4¼ mile peg. Work commenced on

104-416: The roads leading out to Strahan and Zeehan . Bands of the pink and grey coloured conglomerate show strikingly on its south west slopes. Its western and south western slopes are significantly more precipitous and rocky, compared to the once heavily forested southern and south eastern slopes. The geology of Mount Sedgwick has remnant Jurassic , Permian and Palaeozoic features. The top of Mount Sedgwick

117-776: The territory, sometimes as a prospector.... his knowledge of this region was never equalled by any other, and will never be surpassed. He named many features including Mount Strahan , the Thureau Hills and the Tofft River which runs between those hills and Mount Huxley . Whitham says in his book T.B. Moore that Moore "laid it down that all western lakes must have feminine names", which Whitham guessed would be ignored by bureaucrats in Hobart . Hydro Tasmania has since created lakes which have names that do not follow Moore's suggestion. This Australian biography article

130-581: Was born at New Norfolk , Van Diemen's Land and died at Queenstown . He was buried at the graveyard Strahan overlooking Macquarie Harbour . He was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society . He had been a prospector, track cutter, botanist, geographer and geologist – all mainly in West Coast, Tasmania area. His tracks were legendary routes through parts of the South West Wilderness, as well as

143-532: Was built a mile below the first station, in 1931, and was also linked by tramway. In 1937, the terminus of the line was moved from the top of the haulage to its junction with the Queenstown to Strahan road. The haulage being no longer required after the construction of that road. Upon completion of the road to Zeehan in 1941, the terminus was moved again, out to its junction with that road, approximately 3 miles from Queenstown. The Lake Margaret Tram remained

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156-698: Was put to use on the Lake Margaret Tram. After the tramline's tracks were removed, part of the formation was opened to the public as a hiking trail. However access to the Lake Margaret Power station was restricted for some considerable time. Mount Sedgwick (Tasmania) Mount Sedgwick is a mountain located within the West Coast Range , in the West Coast region of Tasmania , Australia. It lies in line behind Mount Lyell in views from high points in Queenstown and from

169-436: Was used in the later years. In 1959, the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company purchased two 2-foot gauge diesel shunting locomotives, manufactured by Tulloch Limited of Rhodes, New South Wales. These were intended for surface working on their system of that gauge. They were powered with a Fordson 4-cylinder 40 hp. engine. The locomotive weighed 4.5 tons. As shown in the accompanying photograph, one of these locomotives

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