Brighton, Tasmania
{{About|the suburb|the local government area that contains the suburb|Brighton Council (Tasmania)}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
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| name = Brighton
| state = tas
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| caption = Brighton is located in the rear left behind Bridgewater, Gagebrook
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| pop = 4,983
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| postcode = 7030
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| lga = Brighton, Southern Midlands
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| maxtemp = 18.7
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|title = Campania (Kincora) Climate Statistics (2000-2024) (nearest weather station)
|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
|access-date = August 23, 2024}}
| mintemp = 7.3
| rainfall = 479.3
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Brighton is a suburb 27 km north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It is between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midland Highway. At the 2021 census, Brighton had a population of 4,983.{{r|ABS21}}
History
Prior to European settlement in Tasmania, Brighton was in the upper reaches of the home lands of the Moomairremener people, a band of the Oyster Bay Tribe.{{Cite web |title=Aboriginal people and early European activity |url=https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital-Stream/c9539a61-4a80-4409-aa4d-8c70eac4eba5. |access-date=10 October 2024 |website=Libraries Tasmania}}
From 1826 onwards, the township was the site of the Brighton Barracks, a military accommodation facility until sold off for subdivision in the early 2000s.{{cite web|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/units/place_1673.asp|title=Brighton: Australian War Memorial}}
A Brighton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832. This was renamed Pontville in 1895 and closed in 1973. The current Brighton office opened on 22 May 1964.{{Cite web|last=Phoenix Auctions History|title=Post Office List|publisher=Phoenix Auctions Auctions|url=http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=TAS&filter=*Brighton*|access-date=21 March 2021}}
A 42 kilometre railway line operated from Brighton to Aspley, commencing operations in 1891. Passenger services ended in 1927, and the goods service was replaced by trucks in 1947, with the line being removed shortly thereafter.{{cite web |title=Apsley Line |url=http://www.railtasmania.com/lines/apsley_line.htm |website=www.railtasmania.com |access-date=17 June 2019}}
More recently it was used as emergency accommodation for refugees fleeing the conflicts in eastern Europe, namely Kosovo.{{r|MEMORIAL}}
The area surrounding Brighton was swept with bush and grass fires over the summer of January 2003 with fires reaching Cartwright street, the old army camp and the Midland highway placing the town under extreme threat.{{cite web|url=http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/news.cgi?articleID%3D175496%26oacID%3D56 |title=Archived Document |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810090957/http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/news.cgi?articleID=175496&oacID=56 |archive-date=2008-08-10 }}
The Brighton area expected to see an increase in light industrial use, being serviced by both road and rail with the construction of the Brighton Transport Hub.
Climate
Brighton has an subtropical desert climate{{Broken anchor|date=2024-09-19|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=oceanic climate#marine west coast (Cfb) climate|reason= }} (Köppen: Cfb), with tepid summers and cool winters. Average maxima vary between {{convert|24.5|C}} in January and {{convert|13.2|C}} in July while average minima fluctuate between {{convert|11.7|C}} in January and {{convert|3.5|C}} in July. The mean annual precipitation is somewhat low, {{convert|479.3|mm|in}}, though well-distributed across the year, occurring within 153.0 precipitation days. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|41.1|C}} on 4 January 2013 to {{convert|-3.5|C}} on 13 September 2013.{{cite web
|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=94212 |title = Campania (Kincora) Climate Statistics (2000-2024) |website = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = August 23, 2024}} Climate data was sourced from Campania, a township {{convert|14.4|km|mi}} east-northeast of Brighton.
{{Weather box
|location = Brighton (42º41'24"S, 147º25'48"E, 45 m AMSL) (2000-2024 normals and extremes)
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|Jan record high C = 41.1
|Feb record high C = 39.3
|Mar record high C = 38.1
|Apr record high C = 32.0
|May record high C = 25.3
|Jun record high C = 20.0
|Jul record high C = 19.8
|Aug record high C = 25.0
|Sep record high C = 28.0
|Oct record high C = 34.3
|Nov record high C = 38.3
|Dec record high C = 40.6
|Jan high C = 24.5
|Feb high C = 23.9
|Mar high C = 22.3
|Apr high C = 19.0
|May high C = 15.9
|Jun high C = 13.6
|Jul high C = 13.2
|Aug high C = 14.2
|Sep high C = 16.3
|Oct high C = 18.2
|Nov high C = 20.4
|Dec high C = 22.7
|Jan low C = 11.7
|Feb low C = 11.2
|Mar low C = 10.1
|Apr low C = 7.5
|May low C = 5.7
|Jun low C = 3.9
|Jul low C = 3.5
|Aug low C = 3.9
|Sep low C = 5.3
|Oct low C = 6.6
|Nov low C = 8.6
|Dec low C = 10.0
|Jan record low C = 2.5
|Feb record low C = 2.0
|Mar record low C = 0.0
|Apr record low C = -1.7
|May record low C = -2.9
|Jun record low C = -3.2
|Jul record low C = -3.2
|Aug record low C = -3.1
|Sep record low C = -3.5
|Oct record low C = -3.0
|Nov record low C = -0.3
|Dec record low C = 1.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 37.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 29.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 33.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 31.9
|May precipitation mm = 36.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 43.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 35.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 43.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 48.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 45.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 42.5
|year precipitation mm = 479.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.2
|Feb precipitation days = 8.5
|Mar precipitation days = 10.7
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 13.2
|Jun precipitation days = 14.9
|Jul precipitation days = 15.0
|Aug precipitation days = 16.5
|Sep precipitation days = 15.8
|Oct precipitation days = 15.6
|Nov precipitation days = 12.2
|Dec precipitation days = 11.5
|Jan afthumidity = 43
|Feb afthumidity = 47
|Mar afthumidity = 48
|Apr afthumidity = 53
|May afthumidity = 57
|Jun afthumidity = 63
|Jul afthumidity = 62
|Aug afthumidity = 57
|Sep afthumidity = 54
|Oct afthumidity = 52
|Nov afthumidity = 50
|Dec afthumidity = 44
|year afthumidity = 52
|Jan dew point C = 7.9
|Feb dew point C = 9.3
|Mar dew point C = 8.5
|Apr dew point C = 7.0
|May dew point C = 5.9
|Jun dew point C = 5.2
|Jul dew point C = 4.6
|Aug dew point C = 4.1
|Sep dew point C = 4.7
|Oct dew point C = 5.5
|Nov dew point C = 7.6
|Dec dew point C = 7.2
|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (2000-2024 normals and extremes)
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Brighton Training Centre
The area is also the site of a major horse racing training facility located at Brighton Racecourse known as the Brighton Training Centre, serving the thoroughbred, trotting and pacing industry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsphotos.com.au/ImageDetail.asp?RefNum=96023896|title=Newsphotos}}
Many good Tasmanian Thoroughbreds and Pacers have been trained at Brighton Racecourse since the early eighties including the 1986 Launceston Cup winner Epigram and Noble Sensation winner of the TRC Tasmanian Breeders Classic (LR), Thos Lyons S. (LR), TTC Gold Sovereign S. (LR), George Adams P. (LR); 2d TRC Tattersalls S. (LR), TTC Newmarket H. (LR), 3d VATC Autumn S. (G3), TTC Tasmanian Gns (LR), TRC Thomas Lyons S. (LR), Tattersall's S. (LR).{{cite web|url=http://www.ausracing.net.au/australian/stakes2002.htm |title=Archived Document |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719055310/http://ausracing.net.au/australian/stakes2002.htm |archive-date=2008-07-19 }}
The Training centre is located north of the town centre on Racecourse Road. The original course proper was 2000 metres from start to finish and was home of the Brighton Cup until the racecourse was closed for training use only in 1973.
The course has undergone significant changes since the 1980s when a chipwood track was put in on the outer half of the course proper and a major redevelopment in late 2004 to become the present training centre with all training of horses ceasing at Elwick Racecourse along with the relocation of Elwick-based trainers to stables built along the back straight of the track.
Notable residents
- Frederick Royden Chalmers (1881–1943) farmer, soldier and administrator{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=chalmers-frederick-royden-5546|title = Chalmers, Frederick Royden (1881–1943)|date = 1979|last = Keneally|first = Kerry F.}}
- George Peter Desailly (1823–1876) pastoralist{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=desailly-george-peter-3882|title = Desailly, George Pter (1823–1876)|date = 1972|last = Swan|first = K. J.}}
- Edward (Ned) Devine (1833–1908) coach driver{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?query=btownf:%22Brighton%2C+Tasmania%2C+Australia%22&rpp=200&f=1|title = Devine, Edward (Ned) (1833–1908)|date = 1972|website = Australian Dictionary of Biography|last = Austin|first = K. A.}}
- John Ernest Cecil Lord (1870–1949) police commissioner and soldier{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=lord-john-ernest-cecil-7235|title = Lord, John Ernest Cecil (1870–1949)|date = 1986|last = Warden|first = Alan}}
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