Williamsford - TAS

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  Ruins

Position

DEG: -41.82371 145.51099
DMS: 41º 49' 25.36" S 145º 30' 39.55" E
UTM: 55 G 5368725mN 376342mE
Altitude: 415.43m

Description

Place Type

Infrastructure - Ruins

Location

190.66kms NorthWest of Hobart
447.67kms South of Melbourne

Address & Contact

Williamsford Rd
Williamsford TAS 7470
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

The Hercules Mine was started in the former town of Williamsford in the 1890s and closed in 1915. Reopened in 1920 and closed in 1986. Reopened in the 1990s and closed in 1999/2000. There is little evidence of either the mine or the town left today.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Read at 22/02:00pm EDT
Distance from Williamsford 3.44km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
6.8°C1.5°C99%6.7°C1003.7hPa0.0mmW24km/hr
13knots
30km/hr
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Read
Distance from Williamsford 3.44km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C14.214.311.78.96.34.63.64.15.47.610.911.7
Mean Min. °C5.76.34.83.42.10.90.10.10.31.33.23.9
Mean Rain mm201.1168.6267.4282.8395.7341.1391.5336.3379.2373.2221.4290.8

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