Travellers Rest, Tasmania
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Travellers Rest Tasmania |
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| Population | 244 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7250 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7.6 km (5 mi) from Launceston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Meander Valley Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 41°29′38″S 147°05′24″E / 41.494°S 147.090°E
Travellers Rest is a settled semi-rural area at the edge of Greater Launceston and has a population of 244.
In the 19th century the area was largely uninhabited. At the junction where the road from Launceston branches — the branches lead now and led then to Longford and Hadspen — a hotel was built in 1833 by G & T Burnett. The hotel was initially called the Travellers Rest Hotel. It burned down in March 1930 due to a hotel employee's accident; he was filling a motorcycle with petrol while holding a lit storm lantern. By 1941 only the front wall remained, a state that led to a call for its demolition. The remaining ruins were finally removed in 1990 when the site was covered by construction of the Bass Highway.
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