Hamilton Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 42°33′22″S 146°50′02″E / 42.556°S 146.834°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 241 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7140 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Central Highlands Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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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 city of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 241 for the suburb of Hamilton.[1]
Hamilton was gazetted as a locality in 1959.[2]
Governor Lachlan Macquarie named the locality "Sorell Plains",[3] 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.[4][failed verification] Hamilton was named after William Henry Hamilton,[5] a wealthy free settler who had arrived in Van Diemen's Land in April 1824.
Hamilton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.[6]
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.
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.[7]
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.[2][8]
Cricketer Percy Lewis was born here in 1864.[9] Tasmanian artist Edith Lilla Holmes was born here in 1893.[10]