Liawenee, Tasmania
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Liawenee Tasmania |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′58.92″S 146°40′9.84″E / 41.8997000°S 146.6694000°ECoordinates: 41°53′58.92″S 146°40′9.84″E / 41.8997000°S 146.6694000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 303 (2011 census - Miena Dam incl. Liawenee) | ||||||||
| Established | 11 June 1920 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7030 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | 122 km (76 mi) NNW of Hobart | ||||||||
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Liawenee (/laɪ.əˈwiːni/) is a small town in Tasmania, Australia built near Great Lake and the River Ouse, and was established on 11 June 1920. The town is known for its fishing at nearby Great Lake and hosts several fishing events.
Liawenee and surrounding Miena Dam experience annual mean maximum temperatures of 12.6 °C (54.7 °F) and 10.1 °C (50.2 °F), respectively, and are, thus, amongst the coldest permanently inhabited places in Australia; irrespective of Miena Dam Liawenee is colder on this metric than notable mainland sites of a similar altitude such as Nimmitabel (15.6 °C (60.1 °F)) and Cooma (19.4 °C (66.9 °F)) as well as Thredbo village (13.5 °C (56.3 °F)) – a station of considerably greater altitude (1380m AMSL). Within Tasmania, only the uninhabited summits of Mount Wellington (Kunanyi) and Mount Read record-lower annual mean maximum temperatures (7.8 °C (46.0 °F) and 8.7 °C (47.7 °F), respectively) although other mountains of Tasmania that currently lack weather stations may experience similar or colder conditions also.
Liawenee's name was derived from a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning "frigid".
It was founded in June 1920 as a camp for the workers at the nearby hydroelectric undertaking as well as some other towns such as Miena. In its humble beginnings, the population consisted entirely of the workers at the hydroelectric plant and their families; the houses were wood and canvas. In this time, the camp boasted three cottages where married couples lived, and a so-called hospital that was only twice the size of a house, making it more of a first-aid clinic. The original layout included blacksmiths, bakeries and a chaff store which made up the requirements for a workforce making it a work camp rather than a village. During the Second World War the town became much larger, but settlers consisted mainly of men who were paid for their work yet could find no place to spend the money, nor a place to deliver mail.
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