Pieman River

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The Pieman River Location - 41° 38' S 144° 57' E

Is a river on the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. The river was named after a convict "The Pieman" Alexander Pearce who was responsible for one of the few recorded instances of cannibalism in Australia. The river has significant timber, mining and industrial heritage along its shores.

1 Hydro Scheme
2 Railways
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Hydro Scheme

It is Hydro Tasmania's most successfully multi-dammed catchment on the West Coast, and it was developed after the Upper Gordon Scheme (Lake Pedder) and was being completed in the era of the Franklin River controversy. It could be seen as the last major Power Development Scheme undertaken by the Hydro during its stage as an expanding dam making enterprise. The King River and Henty River developments that followed required specifically challenging engineering on the part of Hydro, but were smaller projects in duration.

The Pieman River Power Development was approved by the Tasmanian government in 1971 and completed in 1987. The development included three power stations and five dams. It also included the two major tributaries of the Pieman, the Mackintosh and the Murchison rivers.

[edit] Railways

The construction of the scheme also altered the route of the Emu Bay Railway, and submerged a variety of rail heritage sites in the vicinity of the river, notably parts of the Wee Georgie Wood Railway or North Farrell Tramway line.

[edit] References

Atkinson, H.K. (1991). Railway Tickets of Tasmania. ISBN 0-9598718-7-X.
Rae, Lou (1997). The Emu Bay Railway. ISBN 0-9592098-6-7.
(1972) Along the Line in Tasmania. Book 2. Private Lines. Traction Publications. ISBN 0-85829-003-0.