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Mathinna
Tasmania
Mathinna; Tasmania
	Mathinna
Coordinates	41°28′36.6″S 147°53′19.0″E / 41.476833°S 147.888611°E
Population	131 (2021 census)
• Density	0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	7214
Elevation	300 m (984 ft)
Area	1,370.4 km2 (529.1 sq mi)
Location	63 km (39 mi) from Launceston ; 133 km (83 mi) from Devonport ; 160 km (99 mi) from Hobart ; 83 km (52 mi) SW of St Helens ;
LGA(s)	Break O'Day Council
Region	North-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
	Localities around Mathinna:

Mathinna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day (97%) and Dorset (3%) in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 83 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 142 for the state suburb of Mathinna.^[1]

It is a small Australian town in the north-east of Tasmania, 63 km east of Launceston. It was named after a young Aboriginal girl sent to live with the Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife, Lady Jane Franklin.^[2]

History

Mathinna was gazetted as a locality in 1976.^[3]

The town became established as a gold mining centre, shortly after gold was discovered in the area in the 1890s. The Golden Gate Mine in Mathinna was one of Tasmania's highest-yield gold mines, second only to Beaconsfield. At its peak in the late 1890s, the town sustained a population of over 5,000, including a large number of Chinese miners, making it the third largest town in Tasmania at the time.^[4] Melbourne-based mining company Riltec made a failed attempt to re-establish the Golden Gate mine in 1994,^[5] although recent gold mining efforts have been more successful, with a production target of 70,000 ounces made for the Mathinna mine in 2006.^[6]

Blackboy Post Office opened on 30 June 1870, was renamed Reedy Marsh, Blackboy in 1871 and Mathinna in 1882.^[7]

Former Premier of Tasmania Eric Reece, was born in the town in 1909.^[8]

Geography

The Scamander River forms part of the northern and most of the north-eastern boundaries.^[9]

Road infrastructure

Route B43 (Mathinna Road) enters from the south and runs north-west and west to the village. From there, the road continues west as C401 (Upper Esk Road).^[3]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "2021 Census Quick Stats Mathinna (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Mathinna (1835 - 1856) Tasmanian Aboriginal".
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Mathinna". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1114H", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ Community History - Mathinna Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Fingal Online Access Centre (Tasmanian Communities Online). Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
^ Making a Nation - About Mathinna^{[permanent dead link‍]}, The Examiner. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
^ Gold exploration ramping up in state's north east, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 29 May 2006. Retrieved on 27 May 2007.
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Eric Elliott Reece". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Mathinna, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.