Bothwell, Tasmania

Bothwell Tasmania
Bothwell
Coordinates	42°23′S 147°00′E / 42.383°S 147.000°E / -42.383; 147.000Coordinates: 42°23′S 147°00′E / 42.383°S 147.000°E / -42.383; 147.000
Population	391 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	7030
Elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
Location	76 km (47 mi) N of Hobart 51 km (32 mi) NW of Brighton 16 km (10 mi) W of Melton Mowbray
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Council
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal Division(s)	Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 16.6 °C 62 °F 3.9 °C 39 °F 541.7 mm 21.3 in

Bothwell, Tasmania is a small town with a population at the 2011 census of 391. Situated in central Tasmania on the River Clyde, it is notable for hunting and being a lake district. It is part of the municipality of Central Highlands Council. Nearby locations include Ouse, Hamilton and Kempton.

For some years after 1848, Bothwell was the place of exile of the Irish nationalist leaders John Mitchel and John Martin; their lodging Nant Cottage still stands.

Bothwell was until recently thought to be home to the oldest golf course in Australia, Ratho, which was thought to have been built in the mid-1850s. Recent research has shown that golf was not played in Ratho until 1860s. Golf in Australia started at Grose Farm in Sydney and the establishment of N.S Wales Golf Club by A.B. Spark.

Bothwell Post Office opened on 1 June 1832.

This was also the site of a radio telescope, built in the 1960s, in nearby Dennistoun, by one of the pioneers of radio astronomy, Grote Reber.

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