Mining Department records
Mining records help trace the field’s development, the activity of mines and the official administration of the district.
The paper trail
The official record of Magnet.
These sources are used alongside newspapers, photographs and family knowledge. They provide leads that can be compared, checked and placed in context as the history of Magnet is reconstructed.
Government Gazettes & parliamentary papers
Government publications can record appointments, notices, decisions and matters affecting the mining communities of Tasmania’s north-west.
Births, deaths, marriages & electoral rolls
Family-history records help identify people, household connections and the changing population associated with Magnet.
Land titles, valuation & rate records
Property and local records can help place people and businesses within the physical settlement and its surrounding district.
Post office, school, church & local-government records
Institutional records add detail about the services and organisations that supported everyday life in and around Magnet.