Grassy, Tasmania

Grassy
Tasmania
Grassy
Coordinates 40°03′S 144°03′E / 40.050°S 144.050°E / -40.050; 144.050Coordinates: 40°03′S 144°03′E / 40.050°S 144.050°E / -40.050; 144.050
Population 219 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 7256

Grassy is a township on King Island, Tasmania, Australia. It was a tungsten mining town. Evidence of this can still be found in the small town. The highest population of Grassy was 767, in 1971. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 219.[1][2]

Grassy Post Office first opened on 11 March 1918 and finally closed in 1991.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Grassy (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. ↑ http://shawfactor.com/gazetteer/tasmania/grassy/ History of Grassy
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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