Pillinger

Pillinger is an abandoned port and townsite in , on the south eastern side of on the of . It was constructed for James Crotty's North Mount Lyell mining company to ship ore from the North Mount Lyell mine, utilising the North Mount Lyell Railway that took the ore to the smelters at Crotty and on to Pillinger.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: abandoned port and town in Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: Pillinger, Tasmania

Pillinger

Latitude
-42.35° or 42° 21′ south
Longitude
145.56667° or 145° 34′ east
Elevation
119 metres (390 feet)
Open location code
4R97JHX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2153178
Wiki­data ID
Q7194180
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Irish—“Pillinger” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 皮林格城镇
  • Dutch: Pillinger
  • Egyptian Arabic: بيلينجر
  • Irish: Pillinger

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