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March 21, 2012
I know very little about early twentieth century wilderness photography in Tasmania or about Stephen Spurling 111, the Tasmanian photographer of the early twentieth century. Like John Watt Beattie Spurling 111 produced work-- scenic attractions--- for the burgeoning tourism trade.
I have come across these industrial views of the Mt Lyell mine in Queenstown on the Collections Australian Network:
Stephen Spurling 111, Mt Lyell Reduction Plant, NLA
Spurling III was a prolific landscape and commercial photographer, with the largest studio in northern Tasmania from the turn of the century until 1937 and he is noted for his landscapes of Tasmanian wilderness areas.
Stephen Spurling 111, Mt Lyell Reduction Plant, NLA
I understand that Spurling worked in the mines on the West Coast.
Stephen Spurling, Mt. Lyell Smelters and Railway Workshops, NLA
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