Bronte Park is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Central Highlands in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
. The locality is about north-west of the town of
Hamilton
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. The
2016 census recorded a population of 28 for the state suburb of Bronte Park.
[
It is a locality on the Marlborough Highway at the southern edge of the ]Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), Northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. M ...
. It is located just north of the Lyell Highway
The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania, running from Hobart to Queenstown.
It is the one of two transport routes that passes through the West Coast Range, the other being the B28 Anthony Road.
Name
The name is derived fro ...
and approximately halfway in between Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
and Queenstown, and is also almost exactly in the geographic centre of the island.
Bronte Park is north of Bronte Lagoon, an artificial lake in the Central Highlands.
History
Bronte Park was gazetted as a locality in 1963.Hydro Electric Commission
Hydro Tasmania, formerly the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC), is a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the main electricity generator in Tasmania, Australia. Originally oriented towards hydro-electricity, owing to Tasmania's dr ...
's 'Tungatinah Scheme', 'Nive River Scheme' and other associated works in the vicinity. By the 1950s it was a bustling village of over 700 workers, with a store, police station, post office, school, cinema, hospital, dairy and a church, but now many of the original houses and buildings have been removed, with only a few remaining now as part of the Bronte Lagoon Chalet.
Bronte Park Post Office opened on 1 July 1948 and closed in 1979.Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, formerly the Hydro-Electric Commission (HEC), is a Tasmanian Government business enterprise which is the main electricity generator in Tasmania, Australia. Originally oriented towards hydro-electricity, owing to Tasmania's dr ...
) sold the chalets into private ownership.
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route A10 (Lyell Highway
The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania, running from Hobart to Queenstown.
It is the one of two transport routes that passes through the West Coast Range, the other being the B28 Anthony Road.
Name
The name is derived fro ...
) runs through from south-east to west. Route B11 (Marlborough Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north through the locality.
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External links
Map of World Heritage Area
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Central Highlands Council