Tyenna, Tasmania
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Tyenna is a settlement in Tasmania
, Australia
, located 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of the state capital, Hobart
in its current form it is but a vestige of a once thriving rural community.
Tyenna was mentioned as early as 1896 when Mr T Stephens presented a paper to the Royal Society of Tasmania on possible land routes to the west coast of the island.
Many settlers had already settled, and started to clear the heavy forest in the area when it was officially gazetted as a town in 1918. Early timber fellers established sawmill
s in the area. The mills were reliant on the Tyenna River and Marriots Falls Creek for steam power. Before the establishment of the towns of Fitzgerald and Maydena
it was the resupply base for Adamsfield for osmiridium
miners travelling McCullum's Track. At its peak it boasted at least 2 hotels, 2 dance halls, a combined shop and post-office, a school, cricket ground, a blacksmith's shop, sawmills and Millars Timber and Trading Company. During the 1930s hops
were grown along the river, processed in oast house
s and sent on the rail to Hobart. Raspberries
, currants
and other produce also went by rail to Hobart.
Bushfires have since claimed much of Old Tyenna but there are still many small holdings along the main road. In spring these farms are ablaze with Vansion daffodils that have naturalised.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of the state capital, Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
in its current form it is but a vestige of a once thriving rural community.
Tyenna was mentioned as early as 1896 when Mr T Stephens presented a paper to the Royal Society of Tasmania on possible land routes to the west coast of the island.
Many settlers had already settled, and started to clear the heavy forest in the area when it was officially gazetted as a town in 1918. Early timber fellers established sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
s in the area. The mills were reliant on the Tyenna River and Marriots Falls Creek for steam power. Before the establishment of the towns of Fitzgerald and Maydena
Maydena, Tasmania
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it was the resupply base for Adamsfield for osmiridium
Iridium
Iridium is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum family, iridium is the second-densest element and is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C...
miners travelling McCullum's Track. At its peak it boasted at least 2 hotels, 2 dance halls, a combined shop and post-office, a school, cricket ground, a blacksmith's shop, sawmills and Millars Timber and Trading Company. During the 1930s hops
Hops
Hops are the female flower clusters , of a hop species, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine...
were grown along the river, processed in oast house
Oast house
An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop-growing areas and are often good examples of vernacular architecture...
s and sent on the rail to Hobart. Raspberries
Raspberry
The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves...
, currants
Ribes
Ribes is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants native throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Seven subgenera are recognized....
and other produce also went by rail to Hobart.
Bushfires have since claimed much of Old Tyenna but there are still many small holdings along the main road. In spring these farms are ablaze with Vansion daffodils that have naturalised.