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Calder, Tasmania
Calder is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census determined a population of 212 for the state suburb of Calder. History The locality was named for James Erskine Calder, the Surveyor General of Tasmania between 1859 and 1870. It was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Geography The Inglis River The Inglis River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near Takone before discharging into Bass Strait at Wynyard. The Flowerdale River is the largest tributary system on the Inglis ... forms most of the western boundary. The Calder River enters the locality in the south-east and flows north-west until it meets the Inglis River. Road infrastructure The C235 route (Calder Road) enters from the north-east and runs south to the centre before exiting to the east as Kellatier Road. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorleah, Tasmania
Moorleah is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census determined a population of 148 for the state suburb of Moorleah. History The locality was originally known as Upper Flowerdale. It was gazetted in 1966. Geography The Flowerdale River forms the western boundary, and the Inglis River The Inglis River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near Takone before discharging into Bass Strait at Wynyard. The Flowerdale River is the largest tributary system on the Inglis Ri ... forms much of the eastern boundary. Road infrastructure The C229 route (Preolenna Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south before exiting. Route C230 (Lapoinya Road) starts at an intersection with Route C229 and runs west before exiting. References Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calder River (Tasmania)
The Calder River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near Henrietta before reaching its confluence with the Inglis River near Calder. The river is transversed by the Murchison Highway in its upper reaches. Part of the course of the river is located adjacent to the Calder River Conservation Area. The river and the adjacent town was named in honour of James Erskine Calder, the Surveyor General of Tasmania Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania from 1855 now a state of Australia). List of Surveyors General of Tasmania See also * Surveyor General of New South Wales * Surveyor Gener ... between 1859 and 1870. See also * References Further reading * {{Rivers of Tasmania , state=autocollapse Rivers of Tasmania North West Tasmania Bass Strait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inglis River
The Inglis River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near Takone before discharging into Bass Strait at Wynyard. The Flowerdale River is the largest tributary system on the Inglis River and makes up approximately one-third of the Inglis-Flowerdale catchment basin. Inglis-Flowerdale catchment area While not tributaries of the main river system, Sisters Creek and Seabrook Creek are notable minor creeks which form part of the Inglis-Flowerdale catchment area. Annual rainfall ranges from about at the coast to greater than in the upper reaches of the catchment, some inland from Wynyard. Forestry plantations dominate the landscape in the western region of the catchment, with intensive agriculture land-use in the north and eastern regions. Because of the steep and confining nature of the topography around the Inglis and Flowerdale rivers, both have retained substantial native forests that tend to buffer the rivers fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surveyor General Of Tasmania
Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania from 1855 now a state of Australia). List of Surveyors General of Tasmania See also * Surveyor General of New South Wales * Surveyor General of Queensland * Surveyor General of South Australia * Surveyor General of the Northern Territory * Surveyor General of Victoria * Surveyor General of Western Australia The Surveyor General of Western Australia is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in Western Australia. In the early history of Western Australia, the office of surveyor general was one of the most important public offices. ... References {{reflistLists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Erskine Calder
James Erskine Calder (8 June 1808 – 20 February 1882) was a Surveyor General of the Colony of Tasmania, now an Australian state. Early life James Calder was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, the ninth of eleven children of Alexander Calder, a quartermaster at the Royal Military College. James Calder was educated at village schools and from 1822 to 1826 at the college after it had moved to Sandhurst. Calder then joined the Ordnance Survey in England; his interest in this work led his father to seek an appointment from the Colonial Office for James in one of the colonies. Career in Australia On 5 June 1829 Calder accepted an appointment as assistant surveyor in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). In July he sailed in the ''Thames'' for Hobart Town, at half pay on the voyage. On 21 November he took up his position at full pay under the Surveyor General of Tasmania, Edward Dumaresq. Calder had a strong physique and gained a reputation for taking on difficult work. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Tasmania , established_title2 = Federation , established_date2 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Abel Tasman , demonym = , capital = Hobart , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = 29 local government areas , admin_center_type = Administration , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrietta, Tasmania
Henrietta is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census determined a population of 132 for the state suburb of Henrietta. History The locality was gazetted in 1966 and re-gazetted with corrections in 1974. Geography The Cam River forms the south-eastern and eastern boundaries. Road infrastructure The A10 route (Murchison Highway The Murchison Highway is a highway located in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The highway runs generally north–south, with Somerset, near Burnie, as its northern terminus and Zeehan as its southern terminus. The highway was ...) enters from the north and runs through to the south-west before exiting. Route C106 (East Yolla Road) starts at an intersection with Route A10 and runs south-east, south, east and north before exiting to the north-east. Route C236 starts at an intersection with Route A10 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takone, Tasmania
Takone is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah-Wynyard in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census determined a population of 81 for the state suburb of Takone. History The locality name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning "sigh". It was gazetted in 1966. Geography The Inglis River The Inglis River is a river in North West Tasmania, Australia, it extends approximately from the Campbell Ranges near Takone before discharging into Bass Strait at Wynyard. The Flowerdale River is the largest tributary system on the Inglis Ri ... flows through from south-east to north-east, and then forms part of the northern boundary. The Jessie River forms the north-western boundary as it flows toward its junction with the Inglis. Road infrastructure The C236 route (Takone Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south-west before exiting. Route C237 (Oldina Road) starts at an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preolenna
Preolenna is a locality and small rural community of Waratah-Wynyard, Tasmania. It is located about inland from the town of Wynyard, Tasmania, Wynyard. The Census in Australia#2011, 2011 census determined a population of 287 for the state suburb of Lapoinya, which the locality of Preolenna forms part of. History Henry Hellyer traversed the region on an expedition in 1827. The location was noted for the presence of coal in the nearby Jessie Gorge/Maweena area and some 5000 acres of "first class milling" timber and "first class basaltic soils" (Loftus Hills, Government Surveyor, 1913). The first grants of land were settled in 1910. In 1917 a tramway was constructed from Flowerdale, Tasmania, Flowerdale to Preolenna to facilitate the coal mining operations, the track was later extended to Maweena in 1924. By the 1920s the community consisted of some 15 families and a local school which remained open until 1993. The rail line was abandoned in 1931, as coal from the area lacked suf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Tasmania
North West Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. The region comprises the whole of the north west, including the ''North West Coast'' and the northern reaches of the ''West Coast''. It is usually accepted as extending as far south as the Pieman River and including the Savage River National Park within the Tarkine region. The region is characterised by its rugged beauty, from coastlines to agricultural lands. It is a key gateway for the ferry, which docks at Devonport. North West Coast The North West Coast is a region of Tasmania on the north coast of Tasmania to the west of Port Sorell, Tasmania. It includes towns such as Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, Smithton and Stanley. The water to the north is called Bass Strait. North-West and West Tasmania Area Profile July 2016 * The gross regional product is $5.29 billion – the highest it has been in the last 10 years. In comparison, the gross regional product of Tasmania is $24,707 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolla, Tasmania
Yolla is a rural community in north-western Tasmania, Australia. At the , Yolla and the surrounding area had a population of 316. It is on the Murchison Highway about south of the towns of Wynyard, Somerset and Burnie. The area around Yolla is used for dairying, beef cattle, growing vegetables, opium poppies and other crops, as well as forestry and mining. Local attractions are Hellyer Gorge and the Oldina Forest Reserve.Yolla community overview History Yolla was first settled in the 1880s. Camp Creek Post Office was open between 1881 and 1884. It reopened in 1905 and was renamed ''Yolla'' in 1906. The name is a |
