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Cfb), with tepid, relatively dry summers and cool, rainy winters. Average maxima vary from 25.6 °C (78.1 °F) in January to 11.7 °C (53.1 °F) in July while average minima fluctuate between 10.4 °C (50.7 °F) in January to 1.2 °C (34.2 °F) in July. Due to its
1040:) runs through from south-east to west. Route B110 (Hollow Tree Road) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs north-east until it exits. Route C182 (Thousand Acre Lane) starts at an intersection with A10 and runs east until it exits. 1255: 437:. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −7.8 °C (18.0 °F) on 24 June 2013 to 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 11 January 2010. Climate data was sourced from 371:
finalised a name for the locality and this was announced in 1826. Hamilton was named after William Henry Hamilton, a wealthy free settler who had arrived in
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It contains a few small shops and buildings, such as the court house, many of them dating back to convict times.
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is somewhat low: 511.1 mm (20.12 in), spread between 148.4 precipitation days, and is concentrated in
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Hamilton was once a bustling frontier town that contained many inns and several working breweries.
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named the locality "Sorell Plains", and it became locally known as "Macquarie" and "Lower Clyde".
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Climate data for Hamilton (42º28'48"S, 146º42'36"E, 90 m AMSL) (1998-2024 normals and extremes)
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Take heed lest you forget: a history of St. Peter's Anglican Church, Hamilton, Tasmania
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flows through from north to south after forming a small part of the northern boundary.
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is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
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recorded a population of 241 for the suburb of Hamilton.
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Hobart, Tas. 19 July 1928. p. 11 1071: 1069: 1434: 1215:"William Henry Hamilton (1790–1870)". 1200:. 28 July 1826. p. 3 – via 1099: 1031: 1452:Populated places on the River Derwent 1363: 1066: 13: 1387: 1370:Australian Dictionary of Biography 1218:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 1463: 1366:"Holmes, Edith Lilla (1893–1973)" 1043: 1024:(1998-2024 normals and extremes) 1142:"Placenames Tasmania – Hamilton" 1081:quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au 58: 57: 50: 1357: 1300: 1085:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1275: 1248: 1208: 1184: 1156: 155:20 km (12 mi) SE of 149:37 km (23 mi) NW of 143:73 km (45 mi) NW of 1: 1394:Stoddart, D. Michael (1993). 1059: 1308:"Tasmanian Road Route Codes" 387: 7: 851:Average precipitation days 637:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 567:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 264:Localities around Hamilton: 18:Town in Tasmania, Australia 10: 1468: 1019: 447: 403: 352: 1414:Beavan, Ernest G. (1988) 1236:. Premier Postal Auctions 945: 897: 850: 776: 706: 636: 566: 496: 491: 488: 485: 482: 479: 476: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 455: 452: 425:has been recorded, while 316: 262: 258: 250: 212: 200: 188: 176: 171:Central Highlands Council 164: 137: 127: 115: 76: 45: 36: 23: 1232:Premier Postal History. 1164:"TASMANIA'S EARLY DAYS" 1056:was born here in 1893. 1118:Bureau of Meteorology 1022:Bureau of Meteorology 1256:"Hamilton, Tasmania" 497:Record high °C (°F) 1032:Road infrastructure 707:Record low °C (°F) 202:Federal division(s) 190:State electorate(s) 96: /  1287:FarmOnline Weather 1234:"Post Office List" 1054:Edith Lilla Holmes 898:Average afternoon 100:42.556°S 146.834°E 1442:Towns in Tasmania 1028: 1027: 900:relative humidity 419:Central Highlands 373:Van Diemen's Land 362:Lachlan Macquarie 331:Central Highlands 324: 323: 320: 319: 254: 253: 1459: 1411: 1397:Walk to the West 1381: 1380: 1379: 1377: 1364:Backhouse, Sue, 1361: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1350: 1336: 1330: 1329: 1327: 1325: 1320:on 1 August 2017 1319: 1312: 1304: 1298: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1279: 1273: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1252: 1246: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1229: 1223: 1222: 1212: 1206: 1205: 1188: 1182: 1181: 1179: 1177: 1160: 1154: 1153: 1151: 1149: 1138: 1129: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1110: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1073: 854: 445: 444: 260: 214: 111: 110: 108: 107: 106: 105:-42.556; 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Tasmania

Hamilton is located in Tasmania
Coordinates
42°33′22″S 146°50′02″E / 42.556°S 146.834°E / -42.556; 146.834
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Hobart
New Norfolk
Ouse
LGA(s)
Central Highlands Council
Region
Central
State electorate(s)
Lyons
Federal division(s)
Lyons
Hollow Tree
Ouse
Pelham
Meadowbank
Ellendale
Gretna
Central Highlands
Central
Tasmania
Hobart
2016 census
Lachlan Macquarie

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