Hamilton, Tasmania

Hamilton is a small rural town 73 kilometres (45 mi) north-west of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is on the Lyell Highway. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 300.[1]

Hamilton
Tasmania
Hamilton
Coordinates42.556°S 146.834°E / -42.556; 146.834
Population300 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7140
Location
  • 73 km (45 mi) NW of Hobart
  • 37 km (23 mi) NW of New Norfolk
  • 20 km (12 mi) SE of Ouse
LGA(s)Central Highlands Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal Division(s)Lyons

Governor Macquarie named the locality as 'Sorell Plains',[2] and it became locally known as 'Macquarie' and 'Lower Clyde'.

Governor Arthur finalised a name for the locality and this was announced in 1826 (Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser, Friday 28 July 1826, page 3). Hamilton was named after William Henry Hamilton,[3] a wealthy free settler who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in April 1824.

Hamilton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.[4]

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.

Notable people

Cricketer Percy Lewis was born here in 1864.[5] Tasmanian artist Edith Lilla Holmes was born here in 1893.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hamilton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  2. "TASMANIA'S EARLY DAYS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 19 July 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 31 December 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hamilton-william-henry-2150
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. "Percy Lewis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. 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 (editor) (1993). Walk to the West. Hobart: The Royal Society of Tasmania. ISBN 0-9598679-9-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • 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



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