| 词条 | Waratah, Tasmania |
| 释义 |
| type = town | name = Waratah | state = tas | image = Waratah Falls.jpg | caption = Waratah Falls in Waratah with part of the town in the background | coordinates = {{coord|41|26|S|145|31|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Waratah-Wynyard Council | postcode = 7321 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10 | timezone-dst= AEDT | utc-dst = +11 | pop = 227 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | location1= Burnie | dist1=62.9 | dir1=SSW | location2= Devonport | dist2=106 | dir2=SW | location3= Launceston | dist3=186 | dir3=W | location4= Hobart | dist4=354 | dir4=NW | stategov = Braddon | fedgov = Braddon }}Waratah is a town in western Tasmania adjacent to Savage River National Park. It was constructed to support a tin mine at Mount Bischoff. The town is built at the top of a waterfall, and water was diverted from the stream to provide water for mine sluicing and processing. At the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Waratah had a population of 227.[1] It was also the first town in Australia to have electric street lights in 1886.[2] HistoryTin was discovered at Mount Bischoff by James "Philosopher" Smith in 1871. The mine operated successfully at first. The easy ore was all extracted by 1893 when sluicing was discontinued. Mining continued opencut on the face of the mountain, and underground. The underground mine closed in 1914, but surface mining continued for some time before it also ceased after the price of tin slumped in 1929. The mine was reopened by the Commonwealth Government in 1942 to support the war effort, but it finally closed in 1947.[3] It was the mine that produced power for 400 incandescent streetlights in 1886.[2] Mount Bischoff Post Office opened on 1 September 1874 and was renamed Waratah in 1882.[4]In the vicinity of the locality, a number of smaller mines worked at the same time as the Mount Bischoff workings. Mount Magnet was connected by the Mount Magnet Tramway within 10 miles south west of the town. PoliticsAt the Australian federal election, 2007, the polling place at Waratah Primary School registered a total of 148 votes. 72 votes (49.32%) were cast for the Labor candidate Sid Sidebottom, 54 votes (36.99%) were cast for the Liberal candidate Mark Baker and 17 votes (11.64%) were cast for Greens candidate Paul O'Halloran.[5] ClimateWaratah is one of the wettest and coldest locations in Tasmania. The town has a high frequency of cloudy days and maximum temperatures often fail to get above 10 °C, even in summer. Winter snowfall is common, and heavy rainstorms can be experienced throughout the year. Extremes have ranged from 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) to -5.5 °C (22.1 °F). Waratah's wettest month on record was May 1923 with 644.8 mm (25.3 in) of rain recorded.[6] {{Weather box|location = Waratah |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 32.8 |Feb record high C = 32.7 |Mar record high C = 31.7 |Apr record high C = 23.3 |May record high C = 19.4 |Jun record high C = 14.4 |Jul record high C = 12.7 |Aug record high C = 16.7 |Sep record high C = 18.5 |Oct record high C = 25.5 |Nov record high C = 27.7 |Dec record high C = 31.8 |year record high C = 32.8 |Jan high C = 17.6 |Feb high C = 18.0 |Mar high C = 15.7 |Apr high C = 12.5 |May high C = 9.9 |Jun high C = 7.9 |Jul high C = 7.2 |Aug high C = 7.9 |Sep high C = 9.7 |Oct high C = 11.8 |Nov high C = 13.9 |Dec high C = 16.0 |year high C = 12.3 |Jan low C = 6.3 |Feb low C = 7.0 |Mar low C = 5.9 |Apr low C = 4.3 |May low C = 2.8 |Jun low C = 1.5 |Jul low C = 0.8 |Aug low C = 0.9 |Sep low C = 1.7 |Oct low C = 2.7 |Nov low C = 3.8 |Dec low C = 5.2 |year low C = 3.8 |Jan record low C = -0.2 |Feb record low C = 0.0 |Mar record low C = -1.7 |Apr record low C = -3.9 |May record low C = -5.5 |Jun record low C = -4.7 |Jul record low C = -5.3 |Aug record low C = -5.0 |Sep record low C = -3.9 |Oct record low C = -5.0 |Nov record low C = -3.9 |Dec record low C = -0.6 |year record low C = -5.5 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 109.7 |Feb rain mm = 92.7 |Mar rain mm = 122.5 |Apr rain mm = 172.6 |May rain mm = 214.5 |Jun rain mm = 227.3 |Jul rain mm = 247.9 |Aug rain mm = 254.2 |Sep rain mm = 227.4 |Oct rain mm = 198.1 |Nov rain mm = 163.0 |Dec rain mm = 139.6 |Jan rain days = 15.5 |Feb rain days = 13.2 |Mar rain days = 17.6 |Apr rain days = 20.4 |May rain days = 23.1 |Jun rain days = 22.8 |Jul rain days = 24.8 |Aug rain days = 24.9 |Sep rain days = 23.5 |Oct rain days = 22.1 |Nov rain days = 18.9 |Dec rain days = 17.5 |unit rain days = 0.2mm |source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology[6] |date=March 2013}} References1. ^1 {{Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL618800|name=Waratah (L) (Urban Centre/Locality) |accessdate=25 November 2011|quick=on}} 2. ^1 http://consuleng.com.au/Duck%20Reach%20Hydro%20-%20%28McFie%20-%201992%29.pdf 3. ^Interpretive sign at the former mine site 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}} 5. ^Polling Place - Waratah Australian Electoral Council. Accessed 2009-03-15 6. ^1 {{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_097014_All|site_name=WARATAH (MOUNT ROAD)|accessdate=30 March 2013|date=March 2013}} Further reading
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