Rossarden, Tasmania

Rossarden
Tasmania
Rossarden
Population: 172[1]
Postcode: 7213
Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft) [2]
LGA: Northern Midlands Council
State District: Lyons
Federal Division: Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
14.8 °C
59 °F		 4.5 °C
40 °F		 952.5 mm
37.5 in

Rossarden is an old mining town in central Tasmania, located 19 km from Avoca. Located in a valley below Stacks Bluff (1527 m), it is an old tin mining town, the mine closed in 1982. Prior to this Rossarden was one of Australia's major tin producing towns. At the 2006 census, Rossarden and the surrounding area had a population of 172.[1]

Nearby locations include Storeys Creek, where there was a wolfram mine, Fingal and Avoca. The town's decline was captured in the Weddings Parties Anything song 'Rossarden'. A book was also written about the town in 2004.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rossarden (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC66066&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved on 2007-11-14