Mathinna, Tasmania

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Mathinna
Tasmania
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Mathinna is located in Tasmania
Mathinna
Mathinna
Coordinates41°28′36.6″S 147°53′19.0″E / 41.476833°S 147.888611°E / -41.476833; 147.888611Coordinates: 41°28′36.6″S 147°53′19.0″E / 41.476833°S 147.888611°E / -41.476833; 147.888611
Population142 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)7214
Elevation300 m (984 ft)
Area1,370.4 km2 (529.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Break O'Day Council
RegionNorth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Mathinna:
Alberton Pyengana St Helens
Upper Esk Mathinna Upper Scamander
Ben Lomond Fingal, Mangana St Marys

Mathinna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day (97%) and Dorset (3%) in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census provides a population of 142 for the state suburb of Mathinna.[1]

It is a small Australian town in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl befriended by the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.[2]

History[]

Mathinna was gazetted as a locality in 1976.[3]

The town became established as a gold mining centre, shortly after gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s. The Golden Gate Mine in Mathinna was one of Tasmania's highest-yield gold mines, second only to Beaconsfield. At its peak in the late 1890s, the town sustained a population of over 5,000, including a large number of Chinese miners, making it the third largest town in Tasmania at the time.[4] Melbourne-based mining company Riltec made a failed attempt to re-establish the Golden Gate mine in 1994,[5] although recent gold mining efforts have been more successful, with a production target of 70,000 ounces made for the Mathinna mine in 2006.[6]

Blackboy Post Office opened on 30 June 1870, was renamed Reedy Marsh, Blackboy in 1871 and Mathinna in 1882.[7]

Former Premier of Tasmania Eric Reece, was born in the town in 1909.[8]

Geography[]

The Scamander River forms part of the northern and most of the north-eastern boundaries.[9]

Road infrastructure[]

Route B43 (Mathinna Road) enters from the south and runs north-west and west to the village. From there, the road continues west as C401 (Upper Esk Road).[3][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Mathinna (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ Tasmanian Personalities - Mathinna Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Discover Tasmania. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Mathinna". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 2 April 2021. Select “Search”, enter 1114H, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
  4. ^ Community History - Mathinna Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Fingal Online Access Centre (Tasmanian Communities Online). Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
  5. ^ Making a Nation - About Mathinna[permanent dead link], The Examiner. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
  6. ^ Gold exploration ramping up in state's north east, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 29 May 2006. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
  7. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856 - Eric Reece, Government of Tasmania. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
  9. ^ Google (2 April 2021). "Mathinna, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.


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