Risdon, Tasmania
Risdon is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania. It is west of Risdon Vale.
| Risdon Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Risdon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°49′28″S 147°19′3″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 296 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7017 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Clarence | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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History
It derives its name from Captain William Bellamy Risdon, second officer of the ship Duke of Clarence,[2] which visited the area as part of Sir John Hayes' expedition in 1793.[3] Risdon Post Office opened on 1 July 1864. It was named "Gregson" during 1911. Historical landmarks in Risdon include Cleburne Homestead, a house next to the Bowen Bridge built in the 1820s, Saracen's Head Inn, a charming sandstone hotel built in c. 1828, Risdon Brook Bridge, a sandstone-arched bridge over the Risdon Brook built in 1858, and finally St. Margaret's Church, an abandoned wooden church that opened in 1867.[4]
Zinc works
Between 1916 and 1920 Electrolytic Zinc developed a zinc refinery, known as the "Risdon works", and an eponymously named suburb.
In 1956, as part of the refinery complex, EZ started a sulphate of ammonia plant.[5]
The owners of the plant in 1987 considered expansion of the refinery.[6]
Currently the zinc works and former workers housing area[7] are found in Lutana.[8]
Eucalyptus risdonii
Eucalyptus risdonii is native to this location and was the emblem of Geilston Bay High School.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Risdon (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- Ida Lee. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson.
- "Hayes, Sir John (1768-1831)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australasia (1956), Official opening of the sulphate of ammonia plant..., 1st November, 1956 [at] Risdon, Tasmania, Electrolytic Zinc Co. of Australasia, retrieved 8 December 2018
- North BH reviewing expansion of Risdon smelter. (North Broken Hill Holdings Ltd., Risdon zinc smelter in Tasmania), Reuters U.S., Inc, Reuters, 30 October 1987, pp. R103004162, retrieved 8 December 2018
- "RISDON ELECTROLYTIC ZINC WORKS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 19 May 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- http://mininglink.com.au/site/risdon-smelter History of the smelter and area
