Pontville, Tasmania

Coordinates: 42°41′4″S 147°15′59″E / 42.68444°S 147.26639°E / -42.68444; 147.26639
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Pontville
Federal division(s)
Lyons
Localities around Pontville:
Mangalore Mangalore Tea Tree
Brighton Pontville Brighton, Tea Tree
Brighton Brighton Brighton
Pontville Brighton Australian army camp in Tasmania - WW1

Pontville is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of

Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census has a population of 623 for the state suburb of Pontville.[1]

It is a small rural community 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Hobart, in the south-east of Tasmania.

History

Pontville was sited by Governor

garrison town, where convicts built the bridge over the Jordan River
. During World Wars I and II the area had a major army camp.

There is an old sandstone bridge in Pontville that lies on the Jordan River. The bridge is part of the Midland Highway.

A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947. Additional excursion trains operated from Hobart, bringing riflemen to the nearby range.[2] Pontville was gazetted as a locality in 1970.[3]

Brighton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832, was renamed Pontville in 1895, and closed in 1973.[4]

Historic buildings

Epsom House is an historic building originally built as a

Seraphim Trio.[6]

Geography

The Jordan River flows through from south-west to south.[7]

Road infrastructure

The Midland Highway (National Route 1) passes through from south to north-west. Route C195 (Brighton Road) starts at an intersection with Route 1 and runs south until it exits.[3][8]

Immigration detention centre

The Federal Government announced in April 2011 that it would spend $15 million on converting the army rifle range to an

asylum-seeker detention centre, housing 400 people, mainly single adult men, although the Pontville Immigration Detention Centre was also used to house under-age males.[9] In February 2012 it was announced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship that the centre would be closed,[10] which it did in September 2013.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Pontville (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ A Short History of the Apsley Branch Line Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1971 pp. 152-160
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Pontville". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1189D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "History". Epsom House. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "About". Seraphim Trio. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ Google (13 September 2020). "Pontville, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Cooper, Mex (5 April 2011). "Tasmanian solution for asylum seekers". The Age. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Pontville experience showcases our better natures". 20 February 2012.
  11. Sydney Morning Herald
    . AAP. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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