Winnaleah Explained

Type:town
Winnaleah
State:tas
Coordinates:-41.0833°N 196°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Dorset Council
Postcode:7265
Pop:225
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Stategov:Bass
Fedgov:Bass
Region:North-east
Dist1:30
Location1:Gladstone
Dist2:38
Dir2:NE
Location2:Scottsdale
Dist3:61
Location3:St Helens
Dist4:97
Location4:Launceston
Near-Nw:Banca
Near-N:Banca
Near-Ne:South Mount Cameron
Near-E:Herrick
Near-W:Forester
Near-Sw:Warrentinna
Near-S:Moorina, Derby
Near-Se:Moorina

Winnaleah is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 225 for the state suburb of Winnaleah.[1]

It is a town in the north-east of Tasmania. Local attractions include a swimming pool (run by the local community), a post office, hotel, produce store, district high school (prep to grade 10), church, community shop and a memorial ANZAC bell.

History

Winnaleah was gazetted as a locality in 1969. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning fire.[2]

The Winnaleah Post Office opened on 1 October 1912.[3]

Winnaleah Hotel was built and opened in 1927 by William Whitmore.

Mr Whitmore transferred the licence held by him at the Esplanade Hotel, Moorina on 25 November 1927, to his new hotel.

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through the south-east corner. From there, Winnaleah Road runs to the village.[2] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Winnaleah (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Winnaleah . . Placenames Tasmania . 2 April 2021 . Select "Search", enter "1318L", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details".
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.
  4. 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 .