Teepookana, Tasmania

Teepookana was a short lived port, community and railway stopping place on the southern bank of the King River, in Western Tasmania.

Port and railway station

It was important as a port during the construction of the railway between Regatta Point and Teepookana in the late nineteenth century.[1][2] It was located between the two railway bridges that cross the King River.

Following the completion of the railway the community diminished in size and importance, however it is still listed in railway information for the West Coast Wilderness Railway.

Station sequence

Teepookana Plateau

Teepookana Plateau, Tasmania (42°11′S 145°23′E / 42.183°S 145.383°E / -42.183; 145.383) is high ground adjacent to the King River, the site of forest reserves and forested areas[3] to the west of the West Coast Range and Mount Jukes in the West Coast of Tasmania.[4]

It is within a few kilometres south of the location and railway line.

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Ian; Tomlin, John; Reeve, Tony (2011), "Tasmania's heritage Wilderness Railway", 16th Engineering Heritage Australia Conference: Conserving Our Heritage – Make a Difference! 13–16 November 2011, Hobart, Tasmania, Engineers Australia: [537]–[550], ISBN 978-0-85825-887-7
  2. ^ "TEEPOOKANA TO STRAHAN RAILWAY EXTENSION". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 309. Tasmania. 29 December 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 2 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1990), Draft management plan for the Teepookana State Forest within the South West Conservation Area, The Commission, ISBN 978-0-7246-3530-6
  4. ^ Tasmanian Development Authority; Forests and Forest Industry Council of Australia (1991), A vision for the natural and pioneering heritage at Teepookana : decision analysis, Forests & Forest Industry Council, retrieved 2 June 2016

42°11′S 145°23′E / 42.183°S 145.383°E / -42.183; 145.383