Adamsfield, Tasmania

Adamsfield is a locality in Tasmania Australia where osmiridium was discovered in 1925. Alluvial mining resulted in one of the world's largest sources of osmium and iridium metal.[1]

Florentine Post Office opened on 1 November 1925. It was renamed Adamsfield next month and closed in 1960.[2]

References
  1. "Adamsfield, Tasmania, Australia".
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.