Report on the coal said to have been found at the

Don River, and upon the west bank of the Tamar River,

in Tasmania.

Milligan, Joseph

doi:10.26749/GDFO1424

Report on the coal said to have been found at the Don River, and upon the west bank of the Tamar River, in Tasmania.

journal contribution

posted on 2023-11-22, 11:25 authored by Joseph Milligan

I have the honour to report that, in obedience to instructions from His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, I recently proceeded to the Mersey and Don Rivers to examine the tract of country there on which coal was said to have been found ; and that I also devoted a week to the examination of both banks of the Tamar, from Whirlpool Reach downwards, with reference to a surmise of coal existing there.

History

Publication title

Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania

Volume

2

Issue

1

Pagination

90-106

ISSN

0080-4703

Rights statement

In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania..