Hamilton, Tasmania

Hamilton, Tasmania

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Hamilton
state = tas


caption =
lga = Central Highlands Council
postcode = 7140
est =
pop = 300
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Lyons
fedgov = Lyons
dist1 = 73
dir1 = NW
location1= Hobart
dist2 = 37
dir2 = NW
location2= New Norfolk
dist3 = 20
dir3 = SE
location3=Ouse

Hamilton is a small rural town convert|73|km|mi|0|lk=on north west of Hobart in Tasmania on the Lyell Highway. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 300.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC65526
name=Hamilton (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-24
quick=on]

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

Governor Arthur finalised a name for the locality in 1824.

Hamilton was once a bustling frontier town that contained many inns and several working breweries. It was once destined to be the capital of Tasmania despite its vast distance from any port.Fact|date=June 2007

It contains a few small shops, many of them dating back from convict times.

References

Further reading

*
* 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 0731624386


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