Lottah

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Lottah
Tasmania

Lottah

Coordinates| 41°13′15″S 148°01′19″E﻿ / ﻿41.22083°S 148.02194°E﻿ / -41.22083; 148.02194
Population| 13 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 7216
Location| 27 km (17 mi) NW of St Helens
LGA(s)| Break O'Day Council
Region| North-east
State electorate(s)| Lyons
Federal division(s)| Lyons
| Localities around Lottah:

Weldborough | Goulds Country | Goulds Country
Weldborough | Lottah | Goulds Country
Pyengana | Pyengana | Goulds Country

Lottah is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 13 for the state suburb of Lottah.[1] It is a small town in Northeastern Tasmania. The closest settlement is Pyengana and the closest major town is St Helens.

## History

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Lottah was gazetted as a locality in 1969.[2] It was historically known as Blue Tier Junction. A post office of that name was established in 1877 and renamed "Lottah" in 1895,[3] supposedly an Aboriginal word for "gum tree".[4]

Tin was discovered in Lottah in about 1875.[5] The Anchor Mine became operational in 1880, and the town of Lottah grew up around the mine. At its peak, it had several hundred residents, and community facilities included a school, two hotels, two churches, a bakery, and a football club.[6] Lottah supported a small Chinese community, and one of its more notable residents was Senator Thomas Bakhap, who had a Chinese stepfather and worked as an interpreter.[7] People born in Lottah during its heyday include architecture professor Brian Lewis and RAAF officer Alan Charlesworth.[8] The Anchor Mine closed in 1950, at which point the town's population had been in decline for several decades.[6]

## Geography

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Almost all the boundaries are survey lines.[9]

## Road infrastructure

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Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the south. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.[2][10]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Lottah (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Lottah". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1615H", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. ^ "Postal History of Tasmania". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
4. ^ Dennison, C. J. (2003). "Where in Tasmania?: A Compilation of Place Names and Their Histories in Tasmania" (PDF).
5. ^ Goulds Country, TAS, Aussie Towns.
6. ^ a b Lottah: Once-thriving mining town a virtual ghost town in Tasmania's north east, ABC Radio Hobart, 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
7. ^ BAKHAP, THOMAS JEROME KINGSTON (1866–1923), The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate
8. ^ Charlesworth, Alan Moorehouse (1903–1978) at Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved on 19 October 2017.
9. ^ "Lottah, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
10. ^ "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.

## Further reading

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* Richardson, Garry (2016), Lottah and the Anchor: the History of a Tin Mine and a Dependent Town, Forty South Publishing

## External links

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* Photograph of Lottah, 1914