Darwin, Tasmania

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Darwin was a surveyed and short-lived community at the eastern side of Mount Darwin on the West Coast Range.

It was the location of a stopping place on the North Mount Lyell Railway which ran between Pillinger and Gormanston.

Its post office opened on 21 February 1900 and closed in 1903.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012. 

References

  • Rae, Lou (2001). The Abt Railway and Railways of the Lyell region. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. ISBN 0-9592098-7-5. 
  • Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania: A Land of Riches and Beauty.
2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC

Coordinates: 42°14′S 145°36′E / 42.233°S 145.600°E / -42.233; 145.600

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