Travellers Rest is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Meander Valley (98%) and Northern Midlands (2%) in the Launceston and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 305 for the state suburb of Travellers Rest.[1] It is a settled semi-rural area at the edge of Greater Launceston.[2]
| Travellers Rest Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Travellers Rest | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°29′59″S 147°05′56″E / 41.4997°S 147.0989°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 305 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7250 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) E of Westbury | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Meander Valley, Northern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston, Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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History
editTravellers Rest is a confirmed locality.[3] In the 19th century the area was largely uninhabited. At the junction where the road from Launceston branches — the branches lead now and led then to Longford and Hadspen — a hotel was built in 1833[4] by G & T Burnett. The hotel was initially called the Travellers Rest Hotel. It burned down in March 1930 due to a hotel employee's accident; he was filling a motorcycle with petrol while holding a lit storm lantern.[5] By 1941 only the front wall remained, a state that led to a call for its demolition.[6] The remaining ruins were finally removed in 1990 when the site was covered by construction of the Bass Highway.[7]
Geography
editThe South Esk River forms the north-western boundary.[8]
Road infrastructure
editNational Route 1 (Bass Highway) runs through from east to west.[3][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Travellers Rest (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Greater Launceston Draft plan" (PDF). Launceston City Council. p. 20. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Travellers Rest". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "38111C", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Dyer, p.7
- ^ "FIRE NEAR LAUNCESTON, Travellers' Rest Hotel, Occupants' narrow escape". The Mercury. Hobart. 28 May 1930. p. 7.
- ^ "Travellers' Rest walls cited". The Examiner. Launceston. 20 December 1941. p. 6.
- ^ Dyer, p.10
- ^ "Travellers Rest, 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.
Bibliography
edit- Dyer, Alan F (1990). John Dyer, 1809–1882, and his descendants: free immigrant to Van Diemen's Land, Longford Farmer, Hadspen innkeeper, Kentish pioneer. Sheffield, Tasmania: Pioneer. ISBN 0646013939.