- Mathinna, Tasmania
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Mathinna
Tasmania
MathinnaPopulation: 195 (2006)[1] Postcode: 7214 Elevation: 300 m (984 ft) Location: - 63 km (39 mi) from Launceston
- 133 km (83 mi) from Devonport
- 160 km (99 mi) from Hobart
LGA: Break O'Day Council State District: Lyons Federal Division: Lyons Mathinna is a small Australian town located in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl befriended by the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.[2]
The town became established as a gold mining centre, shortly after gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s. The Golden Gate Mine in Mathinna was one of Tasmania's highest-yield gold mines, second only to Beaconsfield. At its peak in the late 1890s, the town sustained a population of over 5,000, including a large number of Chinese miners, making it the third largest town in Tasmania at the time.[3] Melbourne-based mining company Riltec made a failed attempt to re-establish the Golden Gate mine in 1994[4], although recent gold mining efforts have been more successful, with a production target of 70,000 ounces made for the Mathinna mine in 2006.[5]
Premier of Tasmania Eric Reece, was born in the town in 1909.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mathinna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC65756&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ Tasmanian Personalities - Mathinna, Discover Tasmania. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
- ^ Community History - Mathinna, Fingal Online Access Centre (Tasmanian Communities Online). Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
- ^ Making a Nation - About Mathinna, The Examiner. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
- ^ Gold exploration ramping up in state's north east, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 29 May 2006. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
- ^ The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Eric Reece, Government of Tasmania. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
External links
- Mathinna, Tasmania is at coordinates 41°28′08″S 147°53′24″E / 41.469°S 147.890°ECoordinates: 41°28′08″S 147°53′24″E / 41.469°S 147.890°E
Categories:- Towns in Tasmania
- Mining towns in Tasmania
- Tasmania geography stubs
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