James Crotty (prospector)
James Crotty (1845–1898) was an Irish-born mining prospector who formed a mining company, the North Mount Lyell mining company, in the western region of Tasmania, just before the turn of the twentieth century. After he died, his company was amalgamated with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company.
His estate, being left to the Roman Catholic Church, enabled the completion of St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria [1] His legacy currently is in the name of a now drowned townsite, Crotty, and Crotty Dam.
References
- ↑ Rimon, Wendy (2004) Bicentenary of Tasmania website
Further reading
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed. ed.). Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
- Whitham, Charles (2003). Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty (Reprint 2003 ed.). Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
- 1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
- 1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
External links
- http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080177b.htm Geoffrey Blainey biography in Australian Dictionary of Biography online