Travellers Rest, Tasmania
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| Travellers Rest Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Travellers Rest | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°29′59″S 147°05′56″E / 41.4997°S 147.0989°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 305 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7250 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) E of Westbury | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Meander Valley, Northern Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston, Central | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Travellers Rest is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Meander Valley (98%) and Northern Midlands (2%) in the Launceston and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) east of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census recorded a population of 305 for the state suburb of Travellers Rest.[1] It is a settled semi-rural area at the edge of Greater Launceston.[2]
Travellers Rest is a confirmed locality.[3] 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[4] 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.[5] By 1941 only the front wall remained, a state that led to a call for its demolition.[6] The remaining ruins were finally removed in 1990 when the site was covered by construction of the Bass Highway.[7]
Geography
The South Esk River forms the north-western boundary.[8]