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'''Llewellyn, Tasmania''' is a small [[village]] in [[Somerset Land District]], on the road from [[Campbell Town, Tasmania]] to the eastern coast, |
'''Llewellyn, Tasmania''' is a small [[village]] in [[Somerset Land District]], on the road from [[Campbell Town, Tasmania]] to the eastern coast, |
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near the [[South Esk River]].<ref>Rev. John West, [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/e00115.html History of Tasmania].</ref> |
near the [[South Esk River]].<ref>Rev. John West, [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/e00115.html History of Tasmania].</ref> |
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Llewellyn first appears in early newspapers as being surveyed as a township and also as a site of a murder.<ref>{{cite news|title=Launceston Advertiser|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/84768962?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=Launceston Advertiser|date=24 Jan 1845}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Colonial Times|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8755891?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=Colonial Times|date=04 Jan 1845}}</ref> LLewellyn is often mentioned reference to the adjoining Stony Creek.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rural Tasmania|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39534741?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=Launceston Examiner|date=30 Aug 1887}}</ref> |
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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<ref>{{cite news|title=Opening of the Fingal Railway|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/9124142?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=The Mercury Tasmania|date=30 June 1886}}</ref>. |
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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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stony Creek Races|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?l-state=Tasmania&q=%22stony+creek%22+llewellyn&sortby=dateAsc&l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=Launceston Examiner|date=29 April 1887}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Llewellyn|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12283904?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=The Mercury|date=11 Jul 1903}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Campbell Town Municipal council|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39793503?searchTerm=%22stony%20creek%22%20llewellyn&searchLimits=l-state=Tasmania|||sortby=dateAsc|||l-category=Article|accessdate=13 July 2015|publisher=Launceston Examiner|date=4 Feb 1899}}</ref> |
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The town now is a ghost of its former self and remains a mapped locality and railway siding. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:05, 13 July 2015
| Llewellyn Tasmania | |
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| 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 first appears in early newspapers as being surveyed as a township and also as a site of a murder.[2][3] LLewellyn is often mentioned reference to the adjoining Stony Creek.[4]
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[5].
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.[6][7][8]
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.
- ^ "Launceston Advertiser". Launceston Advertiser. 24 Jan 1845. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=,|2=,|3=, and|4=(help); Unknown parameter|l-category=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|sortby=ignored (help) - ^ "Colonial Times". Colonial Times. 04 Jan 1845. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|2=(help); Unknown parameter|sortby=ignored (help) - ^ "Rural Tasmania". Launceston Examiner. 30 Aug 1887. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=,|2=,|3=, and|4=(help); Unknown parameter|l-category=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|sortby=ignored (help) - ^ "Opening of the Fingal Railway". The Mercury Tasmania. 30 June 1886. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=,|2=,|3=, and|4=(help); Unknown parameter|l-category=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|sortby=ignored (help) - ^ "Stony Creek Races". Launceston Examiner. 29 April 1887. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Llewellyn". The Mercury. 11 Jul 1903. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=,|2=,|3=, and|4=(help); Unknown parameter|l-category=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|sortby=ignored (help) - ^ "Campbell Town Municipal council". Launceston Examiner. 4 Feb 1899. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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