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Rasp, Charles (1846 - 1907)

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Born: 7 October 1846 Württemberg, Germany. Died: 22 May 1907 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Charles Rasp was a boundary rider on Mount Gipps station in the Barrier Ranges in the far west of New South Wales. He pegged the first block on 'Broken Hill', and was a member of the syndicate of seven people who worked the area and made their fortunes when silver was discovered there in 1885.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003880. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 2 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
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