Llewellyn, Tasmania
| Llewellyn Tasmania | |
|---|---|
  Llewellyn | |
| Coordinates | 41°55′S 147°30′E / 41.917°S 147.500°ECoordinates: 41°55′S 147°30′E / 41.917°S 147.500°E |
| Postcode(s) | 7210 |
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from {{{location1}}} |
| LGA(s) | Northern Midlands Council |
| State electorate(s) | Lyons |
| Federal Division(s) | Lyons |
Llewellyn, Tasmania is a small village in Somerset Land District, on the road from Campbell Town, Tasmania to the eastern coast, near the South Esk River.[1]
Llewellyn is often alternatively referred to as Stony Creek, a small tributary of the South Esk.[2] Stony Creek was mentioned in colonial times in reference to the eponymous Tasmanian Aboriginal tribe (the Tyerrernotepanner clan) that still bears this name.[3]
Llewellyn first appears in early newspapers as being surveyed as a township and also as a site of a murder.[4][5]
A hotel was opened in 1873 by a publican from Campbell Town and by 1886 a siding was created at Llewellyn, with a trestle bridge over Stony Creek, and mention is made of the inn by the road, which had seen busier times.[6]
By 1899 the town had hosted horse race meetings, and there were at least two streets, but by 1903 hotel had already closed as business in the area declined and the town had only the school as a public building - the post office being contiguous with a private residence.[7][8][9]
The town now is a ghost of its former self and remains a mapped locality and railway siding.
References
- ↑ Rev. John West, History of Tasmania.
- ↑ "Rural Tasmania". Launceston Examiner. 30 Aug 1887. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Roth, H. Ling (1899). The aborigines of Tasmania. Halifax, UK: King and sons.
- ↑ "Launceston Advertiser". Launceston Advertiser. 24 Jan 1845. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Colonial Times". Colonial Times. 4 Jan 1845. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Opening of the Fingal Railway". The Mercury Tasmania. 30 June 1886. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Stony Creek Races". Launceston Examiner. 29 April 1887. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Llewellyn". The Mercury. 11 Jul 1903. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Campbell Town Municipal council". Launceston Examiner. 4 Feb 1899. Retrieved 13 July 2015.