Yolla, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Yolla
State:tas
Coordinates:-41.1167°N 187°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Waratah-Wynyard Council
Postcode:7325
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Dist1:321
Dir1:NW
Location1:Hobart
Dist2:70
Dir2:W
Location2:Devonport
Dist3:22
Dir3:SW
Location3:Burnie
Dist4:18
Dir4:S
Location4:Wynyard

Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the, Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 316. It is on the Murchison Highway about 20km (10miles) south of the towns of Wynyard, Somerset and Burnie. The area around Yolla is used for dairying, beef cattle, growing vegetables, opium poppies and other crops, as well as forestry and mining. Local attractions are Hellyer Gorge and the Oldina Forest Reserve.[1]

History

Yolla was first settled in the 1880s. Camp Creek Post Office was open between 1881 and 1884. It reopened in 1905 and was renamed Yolla in 1906.[2] The name is a Tasmanian Aboriginal word for the short-tailed shearwater or "muttonbird". The area was originally covered by myrtle beech forest, which was gradually cleared for farming.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/community_overview.cgi?oacID=11 Yolla community overview
  2. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 16 June 2012.