Christmas Hills, Tasmania
Christmas Hills is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 115 for the state suburb of Christmas Hills.
History
Christmas Hills was gazetted as a locality in 1973.
Christmas Hills was apparently named by local pastoralist William Field after he had lunch there on Christmas Day some time in the 1820s.
Geography
The Duck River forms a small part of the eastern boundary. Many of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route A2 (Bass Highway) runs through from north-east to north-west.
References
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Christmas Hills (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Christmas Hills". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "950A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 30" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Dean, Claudia, M. (1998). Cattle King of Van Diemen's Land (1774-1837). ISBN 0646366297.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Christmas Hills, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.