Flowerdale, Tasmania facts for kids
Quick facts for kids FlowerdaleTasmania |
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Population | 324 (2011) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7325 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 6 km (4 mi) NW of Wynyard, Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Waratah-Wynyard | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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Flowerdale is a locality and small rural community of Waratah-Wynyard, in north-west Tasmania. Significant geographic features include the Inglis River and the confluence of its largest tributary, the Flowerdale River. The 2011 census determined a population of 324 for the state suburb of Flowerdale, which includes Flowerdale and the nearby Table Cape locality.
History
Flowerdale Post Office opened on 1 March 1891 and closed in 1981.
The Preolenna line was a railway line which extended from the Flowerdale junction, to as far as Maweena, a small distance past Preolenna. It was first opened in 1917 but was soon closed in 1931 - in one of its annual reports, the TGR operators had described the traffic along the route as "infintecimal".
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