Description
Hamilton is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania.
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 73 kilometres (45 mi) north-west of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census provides a population of 211 for the state suburb of Hamilton.
History
Hamilton was gazetted as a locality in 1959.Governor Macquarie named the locality as 'Sorell Plains', and it became locallyknown as 'Macquarie' and 'Lower Clyde'.
Governor Arthur finalised a name for the locality and this was announced in 1826 (Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser, Friday 28 July 1826, page 3). Hamilton was named afterWilliam Henry Hamilton, a wealthy free settler who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in April 1824.
Hamilton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.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.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 129.069 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 99 m
Population number: 211
Local Government Area: Central Highlands Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Hamilton, Tasmania