Hamilton, Tasmania
Hamilton is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 73 kilometres (45 mi) north-west of the city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the suburb of Hamilton.[1]
| Hamilton Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 42.556°S 146.834°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 241 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7140 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
Hamilton was gazetted as a locality in 1959.[2]
Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the locality "Sorell Plains",[3] and it became locally known as "Macquarie" and "Lower Clyde".
Governor George Arthur finalised a name for the locality and this was announced in 1826.[4] Hamilton was named after William Henry Hamilton,[5] a wealthy free settler who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in April 1824.
Hamilton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.[6]
Hamilton was once a bustling frontier town that contained many inns and several working breweries.
It contains a few small shops and buildings, such as the court house, many of them dating back to convict times.
Geography
The River Derwent (Meadowbank Lake) forms the south-western boundary. The Clyde River flows through from north to south after forming a small part of the northern boundary.[7]
Road infrastructure
Route A10 (Lyell Highway) runs through from south-east to west. Route B110 (Hollow Tree Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north-east until it exits. Route C182 (Thousand Acre Lane) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs east until it exits.[2][8]
Notable people
Cricketer Percy Lewis was born here in 1864.[9] Tasmanian artist Edith Lilla Holmes was born here in 1893.[10]
References
- "Hamilton (Tas.) - 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Placenames Tasmania – Hamilton". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1031B", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- "TASMANIA'S EARLY DAYS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 19 July 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser. 28 July 1826. p. 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/679116 – via Trove.
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- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Google (2 April 2021). "Hamilton, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- "Percy Lewis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Backhouse, Sue, "Holmes, Edith Lilla (1893–1973)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 26 May 2020
Further reading
- Stoddart, D. Michael (1993). Walk to the West. Hobart: The Royal Society of Tasmania. ISBN 0-9598679-9-6.
- Beavan, Ernest G. (1988) Take heed lest you forget: a history of St. Peter's Anglican Church, Hamilton, Tasmania. Hamilton, Tas. St. Peter's Church Vestry. ISBN 0-7316-2438-6