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From: "Malcolm Ward" <>
Subject: Re: LOCATION MAGNET, TASMANIA
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:34:17 +1000


Muzz,

Magnet would most likely refer to the old Magnet silver mine, which was
located just NW from Waratah and Mt Bischoff, over the other side of the
Arthur River. It appeared to be active until about 1910.

Geoffrey Blainey refers to it a number of times in his 'The Peaks of
Lyell' (1954). On p. 292 he writes:
" In seventy years (the mining fields) have seen populous towns rise
with all the airs and signs of permanence and then collapse so
completely that only the tombstones remain. Kelly Basin, .... Magnet
..... have been wiped from the map."

In "the Geology and Mineral Deposits of Tasmania (1938) by P. Nye and F
Blake (my grandfather!) the Magnet mine is described as being near
Waratah and as having yielded 35,000 tons of lead and 7 million ozs of
silver.

If following this up becomes important get back to me - I may be able to
put you in touch with some better informed historians in the mining
industry there.


Malcolm Ward
Sydney, Aust.



----- Original Message -----
From: Murray & Jenny Wilson <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, 10 September 1999 11:55
Subject: LOCATION MAGNET, TASMANIA


> Hello All,
> can SKS help with a location for Magnet, Tasmania ??
>
> I have
> Laurie Eleanor BENNETTS b.1916 to Charles BENNETTS and Lila (nee
ZANKER) at Magnet,
> and a half sister
> Eunice Pearl BENNETTS b.1918 to Charles BENNETTS and Daisy (nee
KERSLAKE) also at Magnet.
>
> This locality does not seen to exist in any of my maps so I went to
the online gazettteer and found several mentions of the name
> Magnet all in the same location which appears to be around the Waratah
area. This seems logical as I think Charles may have been a
> miner.
>
> Any friendly Taswegians wif local knowledge??
>
> Cheers, Muzz ........... from the (showers) Gold Coast of OZ
>
>
>
>
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