Orr Street, Queenstown is the main street of
Queenstown, Tasmania
Queenstown is a historic mining town in the West Coast, Tasmania, West Coast region of the island of Tasmania, Australia. It is in a valley on the western slopes of Mount Owen (Tasmania), Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.
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Australia
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Constructed and utilised by 1901, it had operating banks and hotels such as the prominent
Empire Hotel at its western end. It also had many commercial offices and shops until the decline of the local
Mount Lyell copper mine in the 1990s.
The junction at the western end is
Driffield Street which links to 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.
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The street provides a clear view of
Mount Owen that lies above Queenstown to the east. At its western end was the original
railway station
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, railway yard and
railway
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that was the main connection with the outside world until completion of roads in the 1930s (those being
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 the Queenstown to Zeehan highway).
The street view inspired the local camera club in the 1930s to have a scene from the street in its regular competitions.
Until the bituminization, the street required regular resurfacing.
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Many structures remain in the historic streetscape, but are no longer functioning in their original purpose.
The street was named after William Orr (born 1843), who was one of the first major investors in the Mount Lyell Mine.
Gallery
File:Orr Street, Queenstown NS3245-1-251.jpg, Orr Street, 1896
File:Postcard - Snow in Orr Street, Queenstown, Western Tasmania LPIC147-5-354.jpg, Snow in Orr Street, date unknown
File:Orr_Street,_Queenstown,_Tasmania.jpg, Looking east up Orr Street, with the post office
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tower mid right, 2010
File:Orr Street, Queenstown TAS.jpg, Looking east up Orr Street, post office tower mid right, 2022
See also
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Main Street, Zeehan
Main Street (Tasmanian road number C248) is a significant long thoroughfare in the historic mining town of Zeehan, located on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Main Street is a living testament to the mining history and the heyday of this ...
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Queenstown, Tasmania
Roads in Western Tasmania