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.
His mining company was in fierce competition with Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company that operated on the western side of Mount Lyell, and he was in London seeking further investment funds for his mine when he died.[1]
After he died,[2] 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.[3] His legacy currently is in the name of a now drowned townsite, Crotty, and Crotty Dam.
References
- ↑ Rimon, WG (2005), James Crotty (1845?-98), Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, retrieved 22 June 2015
- ↑ "OBITUARY.". Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928) (Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 20 April 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Rimon, Wendy (2004) Bicentenary of Tasmania website
Further reading
- Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th 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.
- "THE LATE MR. JAMES CROTTY: A SKETCH. By J. J. W.". Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- "HIS WILL: FURTHER PARTICULARS". Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 June 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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