Weldborough, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Weldborough
State:tas
Pop:28
Pop Year:2016 census
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:7264
Region:North-east
Location1:St Helens
Dist1:44
Dir1:NW
Lga:Break O'Day, Dorset
Stategov:Lyons, Bass
Fedgov:Lyons, Bass
Near-Nw:Derby
Near-N:Moorina
Near-Ne:Gladstone
Near-E:Lottah
Near-W:Derby, Ringarooma
Near-Sw:Pyengana
Near-S:Pyengana
Near-Se:Pyengana

Weldborough is a rural locality in the local government areas of Break O'Day and Dorset in the North-east region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census determined a population of 28 for the state suburb of Weldborough.[1]

History

The area was named for Sir Frederick Weld, Governor of Tasmania from 1875 to 1880. Weldborough was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2]

Weldborough was a tin mining village, which by the 1880s was populated largely by Chinese miners who had come across from Victoria.

Intermarriage was common and reference was made to

Weldborough had a Joss House that remained until the 1930s and some of its artifacts are now in the QVAMG.

Geography

The North George River forms part of the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

The Tasman Highway (A3) enters from the north-west and runs south-east through the village before exiting to the south-east. Route C425 (Blundell Street / Mount Paris Dam Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs west and south-west before exiting.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Weldborough (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 5 Jun 2020 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Weldborough . . Placenames Tasmania . 5 Jun 2020 . Select “Search”, enter "1301P", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. 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 . 18 May 2020 .