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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Hamilton is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about Шаблон:Convert north-west of the city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the suburb of Hamilton.Шаблон:R

History

Hamilton was gazetted as a locality in 1959.[1]

Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the locality "Sorell Plains",[2] and it became locally known as "Macquarie" and "Lower Clyde".

Governor George Arthur finalised a name for the locality and this was announced in 1826.[3]Шаблон:Failed verification Hamilton was named after William Henry Hamilton,[4] a wealthy free settler who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in April 1824.

Hamilton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.[5]

Hamilton was once a bustling frontier town that contained many inns and several working breweries.

It contains a few small shops and buildings, such as the court house, many of them dating back to convict times.

Geography

The River Derwent (Meadowbank Lake) forms the south-western boundary. The Clyde River flows through from north to south after forming a small part of the northern boundary.[6]

Road infrastructure

Route A10 (Lyell Highway) runs through from south-east to west. Route B110 (Hollow Tree Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north-east until it exits. Route C182 (Thousand Acre Lane) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs east until it exits.[1][7]

Notable people

Cricketer Percy Lewis was born here in 1864.[8] Tasmanian artist Edith Lilla Holmes was born here in 1893.[9]

References

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Further reading

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  • 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. Шаблон:ISBN


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