Tyenna is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA region of

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. The locality is about west of the town of

New Norfolk New Norfolk ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#Big River, Leenowwenne/palawa kani: ''Wulawali'') is a river bank, riverside town located on the Derwent River (Tasmania), River Derwent in southeastern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1807, it is Tasm ...

. The 2016 census recorded a population of 43 for the state suburb of Tyenna. It is a settlement on the Tyenna River in

, located west of the state capital,

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and is currently but a remnant of a once thriving rural community.

History

Tyenna was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “bandicoot”. Tyenna was mentioned as early as 1896, when Mr. T. Stephens presented a paper to the Royal Society of Tasmania on possible land routes to the west coast of the island. Many settlers had already settled and started to clear the heavy forest in the area when it was officially gazetted as a town in 1918. Early timber fellers established

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s in the area. The mills were reliant on the Tyenna River and Marriots Falls Creek for steam power. Before the establishment of the towns of Fitzgerald and Maydena it was the resupply base for Adamsfield for

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miners travelling McCullum's Track. At its peak it boasted at least two hotels, two dance halls, a combined shop and post-office, a school, cricket ground, a blacksmith's shop, sawmills and Millars Timber and Trading Company. During the 1930s

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were grown along the river, processed in

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s and sent on the rail to Hobart.

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, currants and other produce also went by rail to Hobart. Tyenna Post Office opened on 1 August 1893 and closed in 1957.

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have since claimed much of old Tyenna, but there are still many small holdings along the main road. In spring, these farms are ablaze with Vansion

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s that have naturalised.

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines or ridge lines.

Road infrastructure

Route B61 ( Gordon River Road) runs through from north-east to south-east.

References

External links

Heritage, fauna, flora and landscape photos of nearby Canaways Creek

The National Library of Australia's digitized material for Tyenna
Towns in Tasmania Ghost towns in Tasmania Localities of Derwent Valley Council {{DerwentValleyTAS-geo-stub