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Town in Tasmania, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 41°13′15″S 148°01′19″E | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Almost all the boundaries are survey lines.[9]
Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes to the south. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.[2][10]
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