Preolenna
human settlement in Waratah-Wynyard Council, Tasmania, Australia
Preolenna is a locality and small rural community of Waratah-Wynyard, Tasmania. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) inland from the town of Wynyard. The 2011 census determined a population of 287 for the state suburb of Lapoinya, which the locality of Preolenna forms part of.
History
Henry Hellyer traversed the region on an expedition in 1827. The location was noted for the presence of coal in the nearby Jessie Gorge/Maweena area and some 5000 acres of "first class milling" timber and "first class basaltic soils" (Loftus Hills, Government Surveyor, 1913).
The first grants of land were settled in 1910. In 1917 a tramway was constructed from Flowerdale to Preolenna to facilitate the coal mining operations, the track was later extended to Maweena in 1924. By the 1920s the community consisted of some 15 families and a local school which remained open until 1993.
The rail line was abandoned in 1931, as coal from the area lacked sufficient quality for viable use. Agricultural industry continued be the mainstay of local economic activity until the late 1990s, when the farms were gradually acquired by developers for eucalypt plantations.
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