Hamilton, Tasmania - Citizendia

Hamilton Tasmania
Population:	300 ^[1]
Postcode:	7140
Location:	73 km (45 mi) NW of Hobart 37 km (23 mi) NW of New Norfolk 20 km (12 mi) SE of Ouse
LGA:	Central Highlands Council
State District:	Lyons
Federal Division:	Lyons

Hamilton is a small rural town 73 kilometres (45 mi) north west of Hobart in Tasmania on the Lyell Highway. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. New Norfolk is a town on the Derwent River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. Ouse is a small town in the Central Highlands Council local government area in Tasmania along Lyell Highway. Local Government Areas of Tasmania, Australia This article also includes lists of towns suburbs and localities of Tasmania The Central Highlands Council is a Local Government Area in the central highland region of Tasmania. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The Division of Lyons, Tasmania is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly or lower house The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Lyons is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania running from Hobart to Queenstown. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 300. The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years ^[1]

Governor Macquarie named the locality as 'Sorell Plains', and it became locally known as 'Macquarie' and 'Lower Clyde'. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824 Scottish Gaelic spelling Lachlan MacGuaire) British military officer

Governor Arthur finalised a name for the locality in 1824.

Hamilton was once a bustling frontier town that contained many inns and several working breweries. It was once destined to be the capital of Tasmania despite its vast distance from any port.

It contains a few small shops, many of them dating back from convict times.

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^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). The Australian Bureau of Statistics ( ABS) is Australia 's national statistical agency. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hamilton (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-08-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River

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