Whitemark
Whitemark is the main settlement of Flinders Island, in the Australian state of Tasmania.
| Whitemark Tasmania | |||||||||
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  Whitemark | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°07′17″S 148°00′58″E | ||||||||
| Population | 301 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7255 | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Flinders Council | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bass | ||||||||
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Buildings
Whitemark has a local pub, called the Flinders Island Interstate Hotel.[2] It also has a post office, a supermarket, a bakery, a petrol station, a mechanic, and a library as well as small local produce businesses.
History
Whitemark Post Office opened around 1902.[3]
The Hydro Tasmania developed power supply for the settlement in the 1980s[4]
The local newspaper was the 'Island News' from 1954 to 2004.[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Whitemark (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- "Interstate Hotel". Interstate Hotel.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- Tasmania. Hydro-Electric Commission (1983), Whitemark Power Station, Flinders Island : draft environmental impact statement, The Commission, retrieved 3 April 2015
- Worsley, K. G (2004), Island news : 50 years serving the Furneaux Islands, 9th July 1954 to 9th July 2004, Committee of Island News, retrieved 3 April 2015
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