Lottah is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 13 for the state suburb of Lottah.[1] It is a small town in Northeastern Tasmania. The closest settlement is Pyengana and the closest major town is St Helens.
| Lottah Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Lottah | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°13′15″S 148°01′19″E / 41.22083°S 148.02194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 13 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7216 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 27 km (17 mi) NW of St Helens | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Break O'Day Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
editLottah was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2] It was historically known as Blue Tier Junction. A post office of that name was established in 1877 and renamed "Lottah" in 1895,[3] supposedly an Aboriginal word for "gum tree".[4]
Tin was discovered in Lottah in about 1875.[5] The Anchor Mine became operational in 1880, and the town of Lottah grew up around the mine. At its peak, it had several hundred residents, and community facilities included a school, two hotels, two churches, a bakery, and a football club.[6] Lottah supported a small Chinese community, and one of its more notable residents was Senator Thomas Bakhap, who had a Chinese stepfather and worked as an interpreter.[7] People born in Lottah during its heyday include architecture professor Brian Lewis and RAAF officer Alan Charlesworth.[8] The Anchor Mine closed in 1950, at which point the town's population had been in decline for several decades.[6]
Geography
editAlmost all the boundaries are survey lines.[9]
Road infrastructure
editRoute A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the south. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.[2][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Lottah (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Lottah". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1615H", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Postal History of Tasmania". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Dennison, C. J. (2003). "Where in Tasmania?: A Compilation of Place Names and Their Histories in Tasmania" (PDF).
- ^ Goulds Country, TAS, Aussie Towns.
- ^ a b Lottah: Once-thriving mining town a virtual ghost town in Tasmania's north east, ABC Radio Hobart, 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ BAKHAP, THOMAS JEROME KINGSTON (1866–1923), The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate
- ^ Charlesworth, Alan Moorehouse (1903–1978) at Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved on 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Lottah, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
edit- Richardson, Garry (2016), Lottah and the Anchor: the History of a Tin Mine and a Dependent Town, Forty South Publishing