Biographical entry Rasp, Charles (1846 - 1907)

Summary

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.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Coulls, A., 'Rasp, Charles (1846-1907), prospector', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, p. 9. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060011b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Rasp, Charles (1846-1907)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463061. Details

See also

• 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/index_r.html. Details