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Mount Bischoff

Mount Bischoff is a mountain in north-western Tasmania near the town of Waratah. The prospector James 'Philosopher' Smith discovered tin there in 1871, and the Mount Bischoff mine became for a time one of the richest tin mines in the world, bringing prosperity to the colony in the late 19th century.

Mount Bischoff
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Colony of Tasmania

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mount Bischoff. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mount-bischoff
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