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| maxtemp_footnotes = <ref>Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: {{cite web|title=Daily maximum temperature, Cressy Research Station|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate = 1 April 2015|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=122&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_stn_num=091022&p_startYear=}}</ref> |
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| mintemp_footnotes = <ref>Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: {{cite web|title=Daily minimum temperature, Cressy Research Station|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate = 1 April 2015|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=123&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=1990&p_c=-1657009396&p_stn_num=091022}}</ref> |
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| rainfall = 832.5 |
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|rainfall_footnotes = <ref>Average rainfall is from 1963 to 2009. Data is incomplete for 7 of these years. From: {{cite web|title=Monthly Rainfall, Bracknell (Elizabeth Street)|publisher=Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate = 1 April 2015|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=139&p_display_type=dataFile&p_stn_num=091127}}</ref> |
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| stategov = [[Division of Lyons (state)|Lyons]] |
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| location3= [[Cressy, Tasmania|Cressy]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Bracknell''' is a small rural town in northern [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]] |
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|quick=on}}</ref> Its economy is based on mostly dairy, livestock, and [[poppy]] production for the [[pharmaceutical industry]]. All the streets in Bracknell are female names. |
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| ⚫ | '''Bracknell''' is a small rural town in northern [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]] that was established to serve the needs of the forestry industry but is now a centre for the local farming community.<ref name=meander>{{cite web|title=Bracknell|publisher=Meander Valley Council|accessdate=1 April 2015|url=http://www.meander.tas.gov.au/page.aspx?u=490}}</ref> |
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Nearby towns are [[Bishopsbourne, Tasmania|Bishopsbourne]], [[Liffey, Tasmania|Liffey]] and [[Cressy, Tasmania|Cressy]]. |
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==History== |
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Bracknell has a post office, a take-away and a community hall. |
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The township of Bracknell was [[Surveying|surveyed]] prior to 1859, at which time an auction of town blocks was held,<ref>{{cite news|title=Township of Bracknell|work=The Hobart Town Daily Mercury|location=Hobart|date=29 August 1859|page=4}}</ref>, but only became established in the early 1870s. By 1874 there was a church, two school buildings, a hotel and several other buildings.<ref>{{cite news|title=A tour through the northern agricultural districts|work=The Mercury|location=Hobart|date=16 November 1874|page=3}}</ref> The town's land had formerly been owned by the [[Church of England]].<ref name=greenhill /> All the streets in Bracknell have been given female names, a curiosity that dates from when the town was laid out.<ref>{{cite book|page=12|publisher=Meander Valley Council|title=Meander Valley Prospectus|year=2014|accessdate=1 April 2015|url=http://www.meander.tas.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/13860%20MVC%20Prospectus%20dynamic.pdf}}</ref> The current hotel has been in operation since 1880, originally as the Enfield Hotel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bracknellhotel.com.au/history.html|title=Bracknell Hotel History|accessdate = 1 April 2015|publisher=Bracknell Hotel}}<//ref> The post office opened on 1 August 1872.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}</ref> |
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The first Methodist services in the town were held in a barn around November to December 1863. As the congregation grew a church was needed and so the foundation stone for a [[Primitive Methodist]] chapel was laid on 14 October 1864. This first church was later removed so the current building could be constructed on its site. A parsonage was added in 1902, the year of the Methodist union that formed the [[Methodist Church of Australasia]]. The present church's foundation stone was laid 4th April 1922 and it was opened the same year at a cost of 1250 [[Australian pound|pounds]].<ref>Bracknell Methodist Church</ref> The church became part of the [[Uniting Church in Australia]] in 1977 and remains in use.<ref name=meander /> The foundation stone of an [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] church, St James, was laid December 1931 and the church consecrated April 1932. When opened the church was part of the Church of England parish of Cressy.<ref>Henslowe, p.15</ref> St James' was later closed and the [[Diocese of Tasmania]] sold it in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.anglicantas.org.au/index.php?item=file&target=pb_mins_may11 | title= DIOCESE OF TASMANIA MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE PROPERTY BOARD| publisher = Diocese of Tasmania | accessdate = 2 May 2014 | date = 10 May 2011}}</ref> |
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Bracknell Post Office opened on 1 August 1872.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}</ref> |
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==Town and agriculture== |
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Bracknell is a rural area with mixed farming enterprises. There are no major businesses in town so people have to travel for employment. The town itself is bounded on the east by the [[Liffey River, Tasmania|Liffey River]].<ref name=greenhill>Greenhill, p.12</ref> The town has a store, service station, post office, two halls, and a hotel.<ref name=meander /> Its economy is based on mostly dairy, livestock, and poppy (''[[Papaver somniferum]]'') production for the Tasmanian [[tasmanian opium poppy farming industry|opium poppy industry]].<ref name=meander /> |
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Bracknell primary school has pupils from, grades 1 through 6.<ref>{{cite|web|title=Welcome to Bracknell Primary School|url=http://education.tas.edu.au/bracknellprimary/default.aspx|accessdate=1 April 2015|publisher=Department of Education}}</ref> In the 1960s the then Bracknell area school educated pupils through to grade 9.<ref>{{cite news | title=Bracknell : Fight to stay on the map |date=11 December 2000|accessdate=1 April 2015|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/646510/bracknell-fight-to-stay-on-the-map/ | work=The Examiner}}</ref> The town's [[Australian rules football]] club, the Redlegs, began playing sometime after World War I and played in the Esk Football Association and the Esk Deloraine Football Association, winning three grand finals. They joined the Northern Tasmanian Football Association in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/clubs/info/Bracknell/1929|title=Bracknell|publisher=australianfootball.com|accessdate = 1 April 2015}}</ref> and play in the association's first division.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australianrulesfootball.com.au/pages/NorthernTasmaniaFA|title=Northern Tasmanian Football Association|publisher=Northern Tasmanian Football Association|accessdate = 1 April 2015}}</ref> |
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[http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/community_history.cgi?oacID=33 More information about Bracknell] |
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At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Bracknell had a population of 375.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS |
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|quick=on}}</ref> It is in the [[Meander Valley Council]] local government area, the state [[Division of Lyons (state)|Division of Lyons]], the federal [[Division of Lyons]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electoral.tas.gov.au/pages/HouseOfAssembly/Maps/A3%20Whole%20of%20State.pdf|accessdate=2 April 2015|title=Tasmanian House of Assembly Divisions|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission}}</ref> and the state Legislative Council [[Electoral division of Western Tiers|division of Western Tiers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/pages/LegislativeCouncil/Images/Maps/Western_Tiers2008.gif|accessdate=2 April 2015|title=Division of Western Tiers|publisher=Tasmanian Electoral Commission}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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*{{cite book|title=In the blink of an eye|last=Greenhill|first=Virginia|publisher=Westbury historical society|location=Westbury|year=2002}} |
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*{{cite book|title=The centenary of the Bracknell Methodist Church, Tasmania, 1863-1963|year=1963|publisher= Bracknell Methodist Church|location=Bracknell}} |
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*{{cite book|title=Our heritage of Anglican churches in Tasmania|last=Henslowe|first=Dorothea|year=1978|publisher=Mercury-Walch|location=Moonah, Tasmania|isbn=090962514X}} |
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| Population | 375 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7302 | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Meander Valley Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||
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Bracknell is a small rural town in northern Tasmania, Australia that was established to serve the needs of the forestry industry but is now a centre for the local farming community.[5]
History
The township of Bracknell was surveyed prior to 1859, at which time an auction of town blocks was held,[6], but only became established in the early 1870s. By 1874 there was a church, two school buildings, a hotel and several other buildings.[7] The town's land had formerly been owned by the Church of England.[8] All the streets in Bracknell have been given female names, a curiosity that dates from when the town was laid out.[9] The current hotel has been in operation since 1880, originally as the Enfield Hotel.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
The first Methodist services in the town were held in a barn around November to December 1863. As the congregation grew a church was needed and so the foundation stone for a Primitive Methodist chapel was laid on 14 October 1864. This first church was later removed so the current building could be constructed on its site. A parsonage was added in 1902, the year of the Methodist union that formed the Methodist Church of Australasia. The present church's foundation stone was laid 4th April 1922 and it was opened the same year at a cost of 1250 pounds.[10] The church became part of the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977 and remains in use.[5] The foundation stone of an Anglican church, St James, was laid December 1931 and the church consecrated April 1932. When opened the church was part of the Church of England parish of Cressy.[11] St James' was later closed and the Diocese of Tasmania sold it in 2011.[12]
Town and agriculture
Bracknell is a rural area with mixed farming enterprises. There are no major businesses in town so people have to travel for employment. The town itself is bounded on the east by the Liffey River.[8] The town has a store, service station, post office, two halls, and a hotel.[5] Its economy is based on mostly dairy, livestock, and poppy (Papaver somniferum) production for the Tasmanian opium poppy industry.[5]
Bracknell primary school has pupils from, grades 1 through 6.[13] In the 1960s the then Bracknell area school educated pupils through to grade 9.[14] The town's Australian rules football club, the Redlegs, began playing sometime after World War I and played in the Esk Football Association and the Esk Deloraine Football Association, winning three grand finals. They joined the Northern Tasmanian Football Association in 1998,[15] and play in the association's first division.[16]
At the 2011 census, Bracknell had a population of 375.[1] It is in the Meander Valley Council local government area, the state Division of Lyons, the federal Division of Lyons[17] and the state Legislative Council division of Western Tiers.[18]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bracknell (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: "Daily maximum temperature, Cressy Research Station". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Average temperatures are from the nearest recording station, 15 km away in Cressy. From: "Daily minimum temperature, Cressy Research Station". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Average rainfall is from 1963 to 2009. Data is incomplete for 7 of these years. From: "Monthly Rainfall, Bracknell (Elizabeth Street)". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Bracknell". Meander Valley Council. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Township of Bracknell". The Hobart Town Daily Mercury. Hobart. 29 August 1859. p. 4.
- ^ "A tour through the northern agricultural districts". The Mercury. Hobart. 16 November 1874. p. 3.
- ^ a b Greenhill, p.12
- ^ Meander Valley Prospectus (PDF). Meander Valley Council. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Bracknell Methodist Church
- ^ Henslowe, p.15
- ^ "DIOCESE OF TASMANIA MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE PROPERTY BOARD". Diocese of Tasmania. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Welcome to Bracknell Primary School, Department of Education, retrieved 1 April 2015
{{citation}}: Text "web" ignored (help) - ^ "Bracknell : Fight to stay on the map". The Examiner. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Bracknell". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Northern Tasmanian Football Association". Northern Tasmanian Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Tasmanian House of Assembly Divisions" (PDF). Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Division of Western Tiers". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Bibliography
- Greenhill, Virginia (2002). In the blink of an eye. Westbury: Westbury historical society.
- The centenary of the Bracknell Methodist Church, Tasmania, 1863-1963. Bracknell: Bracknell Methodist Church. 1963.
- Henslowe, Dorothea (1978). Our heritage of Anglican churches in Tasmania. Moonah, Tasmania: Mercury-Walch. ISBN 090962514X.