Evandale, Tasmania

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Evandale Tasmania
St. Andrews Church, Evandale
Population:	1057 (2001)^[1]
Postcode:	7212
Location:	8 km from Perth 18 km from Launceston
LGA:	Northern Midlands Council
State District:	Lyons
Federal Division:	Lyons

Penny Farthings

Evandale is a small town in northern Tasmania, Australia. It sits on the banks of the South Esk River 18 km south of Launceston. A classified historic town, many of it's buildings remain largely in original condition. It is famous for a popular Sunday market, and as host to the annual World Penny Farthing bicycle Championships^[2]. The population of the Evandale region is 1,057 (2001)^[1]. There is a primary school, church, pubs, shops and a fire station. Nearby locations include Nile, Deddington and Perth.

1 History
2 Notable people from Evandale
3 External links
4 References

[edit] History

Originally founded as Collins Hill by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1811, it was also known as Morven before being named after the surveyor and painter George William Evans, who spent much of his later years in Van Diemen's Land. In 1876 the Tasmanian Main Line Company opened a narrow (1067 mm) gauge line from Hobart to Evandale where it connected with the broad (1600 mm) gauge Launceston and Western Railway from Launceston and Deloraine, built in 1871. It remained a break-of-gauge station until the Evandale - Deloraine line was converted to narrow gauge in 1888.