Winnaleah

{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Winnaleah

| state = tas

| image =

| caption =

| coordinates = {{coord|41|05|S|147|49|E|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_label_position = right

| lga = Dorset Council

| postcode = 7265

| est =

| pop = 225

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60754?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Winnaleah (Tas.) |author= |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=2 April 2021 }}

| elevation=

| maxtemp =

| mintemp =

| rainfall =

| stategov = Bass

| fedgov = Bass

| region = North-east

| dist1 = 30

| location1= Gladstone

| dist2 = 38

| dir2 = NE

| location2= Scottsdale

| dist3 = 61

| location3= St Helens

| dist4 = 97

| location4= Launceston

| near-nw = Banca

| near-n = Banca

| near-ne = South Mount Cameron

| near-e = Herrick

| near-w = Forester

| near-sw = Warrentinna

| near-s = Moorina, Derby

| near-se = Moorina

}}

Winnaleah is a rural / residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Dorset in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about {{convert|38|km}} north-east of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 225 for the state suburb of Winnaleah.

It is a town in the north-east of Tasmania. Local attractions include a swimming pool (run by the local community), a post office, hotel, produce store, district high school (prep to grade 10), church, community shop and a memorial ANZAC bell.

History

Winnaleah was gazetted as a locality in 1969. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning fire.{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Winnaleah |author= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021 |at=Select "Search", enter "1318L", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details"}}

The Winnaleah Post Office opened on 1 October 1912.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}

Winnaleah Hotel was built and opened in 1927 by William Whitmore.

Mr Whitmore transferred the licence held by him at the Esplanade Hotel, Moorina on 25 November 1927, to his new hotel.

Geography

Most of the boundaries are survey lines.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Winnaleah+TAS+7265/@-41.0761856,147.746094,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa7768630ecbba7f:0x403c94dd0ddfee0!8m2!3d-41.0985379!4d147.8262389 |title=Winnaleah, Tasmania |access-date=2 April 2021}}

Road infrastructure

Route A3 (Tasman Highway) passes through the south-east corner. From there, Winnaleah Road runs to the village.{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author= |date=May 2017 |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=2 April 2021 }}

References

External links

[http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/home.cgi?oacID=39 Winnaleah Online Access Centre] – Tasmanian Communities Online *** link not available at present

Category:North East Tasmania

Category:Localities of Dorset Council (Australia)