Hamilton, Tasmania Explained

Type:	town
Hamilton
State:	tas
Coordinates:	-42.556°N 146.834°W
Lga:	Central Highlands Council
Postcode:	7140
Pop:	241
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Stategov:	Lyons
Fedgov:	Lyons
Region:	Central
Location1:	Hobart
Dist1:	73
Dir1:	NW
Dist2:	37
Dir2:	NW
Location2:	New Norfolk
Dist3:	20
Dir3:	SE
Location3:	Ouse
Near-Nw:	Ouse
Near-N:	Hollow Tree
Near-Ne:	Hollow Tree
Near-E:	Pelham
Near-W:	Ouse
Near-Sw:	Meadowbank, Ellendale
Near-S:	Gretna
Near-Se:	Gretna

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 north-west of the city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the suburb of Hamilton.

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.

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] [7]}

Notable people

Cricketer Percy Lewis was born here in 1864.^[8] Tasmanian artist Edith Lilla Holmes was born here in 1893.

Further reading

• Book: Stoddart, D. Michael . 1993 . Walk to the West. The Royal Society of Tasmania. Hobart. 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hamilton (Tas.) - 2021 Census All persons QuickStats. 28 June 2022. 28 June 2022. quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Hamilton . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "1031B", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
3. News: TASMANIA'S EARLY DAYS. . . Hobart, Tas. . 19 July 1928 . 31 December 2014 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser (Hobart, Tas. : 1825 - 1827) - 28 Jul 1826 - p3 . Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser. 28 July 1826. 3. .
5. Book: Australian Dictionary of Biography. William Henry Hamilton (1790–1870) . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
6. Web site: Premier Postal History. Post Office List. Premier Postal Auctions. 16 June 2012.
7. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf. dead. 2017-08-01. May 2017. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. 2 April 2021.
8. Web site: Percy Lewis . 23 July 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.