| 词条 | Geeveston |
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| name = Geeveston | state = tas | image = Geeveston bakery tasmania.jpg | caption = Geeveston bakery with wood carvings | coordinates = {{coord|43|10|S|146|56|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = top | lga = Huon Valley Council | postcode = 7116 | est = 1842 | pop = 616| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | area = 60.2 | density = 23.7 | elevation= 115 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Franklin | fedgov = Franklin | dist1 = 62 | dir1 = SW | location1= Hobart | dist2 = 12 | dir2 = W | location2= Cygnet }} Geeveston is a small town in the south of Tasmania in Australia on the Huon River, 62 km south west of Hobart, making it Australia's most southerly administrative centre. The town takes its name from William Geeves, an English settler who was given a land grant by Lady Jane Franklin in the area then known as Lightwood Bottom (after a type of timber prevalent in the area). The settlement Geeves set up was renamed Geeves Town in 1861, and the name eventually became Geeveston.[2] Geeveston is for local government purposes included in the area of the Huon Valley Council and is part of the division of Franklin for both Australian House of Representatives and Tasmanian House of Assembly electoral purposes. Geeveston is on the Huon Highway, and is the gateway to the Hartz Mountains National Park. It is the centre of Tasmania's apple and fruit-growing industry, and has also been highly reliant on the timber industry since the late 19th century. A pulp mill was opened in the town in 1962, and was Geeveston's largest employer until the plant closed in 1982, devastating the area economically.[3] The Forest & Heritage Centre, a tourist centre which details the history of the timber industry in the area, is located in Geeveston. Since 2016, the town has hosted the filming of the comedy series Rosehaven. HistoryGeeves-Town Post Office opened on 1 June 1876 and was renamed Geeveston in 1888.[4]See also
References1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL621010|name=Geeveston (Urban Centre Locality)|quick=on|accessdate= 22 January 2018}} 2. ^Geeveston, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 8, 2004. 3. ^Courtney, Pip: Positive approach regenerates timber town, Landline (ABC TV), August 22, 2004. 4. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}} External links
3 : Localities of Huon Valley Council, Tasmania|Southern Tasmania|1842 establishments in Australia |
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