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  • By: Tim Bowden
  • Narrated by: Tim Bowden
  • Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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The West Coasters

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The west coast of Tasmania has always held true to a distinct identity which endures to this day. It is based on geography and a history of isolation from the rest of the island. The mountain ranges running down the west of Tasmania are a natural barrier to the more populated eastern regions of the island, and flourished through exporting lumber and valuable minerals. Despite this, no roads existed to the east coast until 1932. In 1974 broadcaster Tim Bowden interviewed various Huon piners and miners, who remembered West Coast life back almost to the turn of the 20th century. Since then all the interviewees have passed on, but have left their stories immortalised in these recollections.

©1979 Tim Bowden (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

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A Tale like no Other

This history is priceless. My mother’s family were from Zeehan on the West Coast do I have a special interest but the stories from the old men are touching, inspiring and describe a world that will never be seen again. The hardship, bravery and mental and physical toughness described from living memory are extraordinary.

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