Preolenna is a locality and small rural community of
Waratah-Wynyard,
Tasmania
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Wynyard Wynyard may refer to:
Australia:
*Wynyard, Sydney, the district of Sydney CBD around Wynyard railway station, Sydney
*Wynyard Park, Sydney
*Wynyard, Tasmania
*County of Wynyard, in the Murrumbidgee–Tumut region of New South Wales
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census determined a population of 287 for the state suburb of
Lapoinya, which the locality of Preolenna forms part of.
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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 rail line was abandoned in 1931, as coal from the area lacked sufficient quality for viable use. Agricultural industry continued be the mainstay of local economic activity until the late 1990s, when the farms were gradually acquired by developers for eucalypt plantations.][
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Meunna
Eight farms were established at Preolenna for soldier settlement
Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlemen ...
following World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, referred to as the Preolenna Estate until being renamed to Meunna
Meunna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Circular Head and Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census has a populati ...
. The community hall was built by the settlers in 1955 and demolished in 1995, with a plaque now marking the location of the building. The Meunna locality is now unpopulated, with the exception of the Tarkine Wilderness Lodge, after the farms were acquired and converted to forestry plantation in the late 1990s.
Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania
The origins of the Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania lie with the establishment of the Preolenna Calf Club in the early 1930s by the headmaster of the local school.[ The first state conference was convened in the 1950s.]
Notable people
*Paul O'Halloran
Paul Basil O'Halloran (born 17 April 1950) is a former Australian politician.
Early life
O'Halloran grew up on a dairy farm at Preolenna on the north west coast of Tasmania and later moved to North Motton. Early in life he was a Labor suppor ...
- a former Australian politician
Climate
References
External links
Tarkine Wilderness Lodge
Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmania Inc.
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Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council
Towns in Tasmania