Lottah

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.

Lottah
Tasmania
Lottah is located in Tasmania
Lottah
Lottah
Coordinates41°13′15″S 148°01′19″E
Population13 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7216
Location27 km (17 mi) NW of St Helens
LGA(s)Break O'Day Council
RegionNorth-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

History

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

Almost all the boundaries are survey lines.[9]

Road infrastructure

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

References
  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Lottah (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. "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. 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. Google (2 April 2021). "Lottah, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 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
  • Richardson, Garry (2016), Lottah and the Anchor: the History of a Tin Mine and a Dependent Town, Forty South Publishing
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