Elizabeth Town, Tasmania

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Elizabeth Town
Tasmania
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Elizabeth Town
Coordinates 41°27′S146°34′E / 41.450°S 146.567°E / -41.450; 146.567
Population502 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 7304
Location
LGA(s) Meander Valley Council
State electorate(s) Lyons
Federal division(s) Lyons

Elizabeth Town is a populated rural area in Meander Valley, Tasmania bisected by the Bass Highway, midway between Devonport and Launceston.

The area is largely a farming district. [2] Significant agricultural enterprises include organic dairy producer Elgaar Farm, berry producer Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm and the Ashgrove Cheese Farm. [3]

Land grants began in the area from the 1820s, [2] and later a town was laid out based on 10 acres (4.0 ha) allotments. Until the 1970s, when some land was further subdivided on the east side of what is now the Bass Highway, the town area had only three houses and had not become a population centre. Consequent to the subdivision more dwellings were built and there were more than forty by 2002. [2] At the 2006 census, the Elizabeth Town area had a population of 502. [1] John Spicer built and opened a hotel on the road from Deloraine north to Devonport in the 1850s. Just prior to 1900 the then owner, Charles Slater, demolished the building replaced it with the current structure. Slater had used money from a lottery win to build the new hotel. [2] The hotel, which sits by the Bass Highway, is now run as ETC—the Elizabeth Town café. [4]

Elizabeth once had a school, tennis courts, a Catholic church, an Anglican church, post office and a hall. Of these only two church buildings remain converted to houses. [2] A post office opened on in September 1860, with a resident post master, [5] and closed in 1969. [6]

The Tasmanian Archdiocese extended Roman Catholic services to cover Elizabeth Town in 1924. A new church was built and first held services 22 January 1939. It was a contemporary style 45-by-20-foot (13.7 by 6.1 m) brick building with a tiled roof, concrete slab foundation, Tasmanian hardwood ceiling and coloured leadlight windows. The church's land had been donated by Mr T Clearly, then owner of the hotel. The Church of Our Lady Help of Christians was designed to hold 100 parishioners. [7] [8] Anglican services were first held in the Elizabeth Town state school. The foundation stone for the Anglican Holy Cross church was laid in January 1892 and it opened for services in January 1893. [9] This church was replaced in the 1950s and a five sided apsidal sanctuary was built in 1955 and dedicated in August of the same year. The building was remodelled and had a vestry added in 1966. [10] The church celebrated its 60th anniversary in December 1952, [11] but by was only used for Christmas services. [12] The church closed and a decision to sell it made in 2011 by the Parish of Deloraine to sell this in 2011. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Elizabeth Town (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Greenhill, p.66
  3. ↑ Perkins, Craig; Brindley, Mike (16 April 2014). "Understanding Agricultural Competitiveness in Regional Tasmania" (PDF). Regional Development Australia - Tasmania. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Simpson, Willie (August 2008). "ETC (Elizabeth Town Cafe), Tasmania". Qantas. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Official Notices". The Launceston Examiner. 6 September 1860. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "New church is dedicated for Elizabeth Town worshippers". The Examiner. Launceston. 23 January 1939. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "New church opening ceremony at Elizabeth Town". The Mercury. Hobart. 23 January 1939. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Henslowe, p.23
  10. ↑ Stephens, p.129
  11. ↑ "Diamond Jubilee". The Advocate. Burnie. 6 December 1952. p. 6.
  12. ↑ "Anglican Parish of Deloraine, Parish Profile". September 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "DIOCESE OF TASMANIA MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE PROPERTY BOARD". Diocese of Tasmania. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

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