Person

Rasp, Charles (1846 - 1907)

Born
7 October 1846
Württemberg, Germany
Died
22 May 1907
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Prospector

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.

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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/index_r.html. Details
  • Engineers Australia ed., Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 2019), 236 pp. p.164. Details

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