Whitemark
| Whitemark Tasmania | |
|---|---|
| Population | 598 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 7255 |
| LGA(s) | Flinders Council |
| State electorate(s) | Bass |
| Federal division(s) | Bass |
Whitemark is the main settlement of Flinders Island, in the Australian state of Tasmania.
Buildings
Whitemark has a local pub, called the Flinders Island Interstate Hotel.[2] As well as a post office, a supermarket, a bakery, a petrol station, a mechanic, a library as well as small local produce businesses.
History
Whitemark Post Office opened around 1902.[3]
The Hydro Tasmania developed power supply for the settlement in the 1980s [4]
The local newspaper was the 'Island News' [5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Whitemark (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ^ Interstate Hotel http://www.interstatehotel.com.au/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission (1983), Whitemark Power Station, Flinders Island : draft environmental impact statement, The Commission, retrieved 3 April 2015
- ^ Worsley, K. G (2004), Island news : 50 years serving the Furneaux Islands, 9th July 1954 to 9th July 2004, Committee of Island News, retrieved 3 April 2015
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