Hampshire, Tasmania
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Hampshire is a semi-rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Waratah Wynyard and
Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ...
in the North-west and west 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 south-west of the town of
Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ...
. The 2016 census has a population of 51 for the state suburb of Hampshire.


History

Hampshire was gazetted as a locality in 1973. It was first settled by Europeans in the late 1820s when rolling plains were mistakenly believed to be good grazing ground for
sheep Sheep (: sheep) or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus '' Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to d ...
by the surveyors of the
Van Diemen's Land Company The Van Diemen's Land Company (also known as Van Dieman Land Company) is a farming corporation in the Australian state of Tasmania. It was founded in 1825 and received a royal charter the same year, and was granted 250,000 acres (1,000 km2) ...
. In fact, the open lands were the result of generations of burning off the natural
temperate rainforest Temperate rainforests are rainforests with coniferous or Broad-leaved tree, broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain. Temperate rainforests occur in oceanic moist regions around the world: the Pacific temperate ...
by the indigenous Aboriginal population of the area, and it proved totally unsuitable for the chosen purpose. In later years its fertile soils have been used for a variety of agricultural uses although it is currently mostly used for timber plantations. Hampshire Post Office opened on 10 January 1921 and closed in 1969. Hampshire was home to one of
Gunns Gunns Limited was a major forestry enterprise located in Tasmania, Australia. It had operations in forest management, Woodchipping in Australia, woodchipping, sawmilling and Wood veneer, veneer production. The company was placed into liquidatio ...
woodchip Woodchip may refer to: * Woodchips, a medium-sized solid material ** Woodchipper A tree chipper or woodchipper is a machine used for reducing wood (generally tree limbs or trunks) into smaller woodchips. They are often portable, being moun ...
export mills that chipped
eucalypt Eucalypt is any woody plant with Capsule (fruit), capsule fruiting bodies belonging to one of seven closely related genera (of the tribe Eucalypteae) found across Australia: ''Eucalyptus'', ''Corymbia'', ''Angophora'', ''Stockwellia'', ''Allosyn ...
forest A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense ecological community, community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, ...
residues that were exported to
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to be used as
paper pulp Pulp is a fibrous lignocellulosic material prepared by chemically, semi-chemically, or mechanically isolating the cellulosic fibers of wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags. Mixed with water and other chemicals or plant-based additives, pul ...
in the
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making process.


Geography

The
Blythe River The Blythe River is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand. It flows east for , reaching the Pacific Ocean south of the town of Cheviot, New Zealand, Cheviot. The river's course roughly parallels that of the larger Hurunui ...
forms most of the eastern boundary. The
Hellyer River The Hellyer River is a perennial river located in north western Tasmania, Australia. The river flows for before joining into the Arthur River. High quality cool temperate rainforest and tall eucalyptus forest grows along much of the river. Si ...
forms most of the western and part of the southern boundary. The Emu River flows through from south-west to north-east.


Road infrastructure

The Ridgley Highway (B18) passes through from north-east to south-west. Route C102 (Upper Natone Road) starts at an intersection with B18 and runs east until it exits. Route C103 (Talunah Road) starts at an intersection with B18 and runs west until it exits.


References

*Kerry Pink, ''And wealth for toil, a history of North-West and Western Tasmania,1825-1900'', Advocate Marketing Services, Burnie, 1990 {{authority control Suburbs of Burnie, Tasmania Towns in Tasmania Localities of Waratah–Wynyard Council