Oatlands
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Oatlands has the largest collection of sandstone buildings in a village setting in Australia, with 87 original sandstone buildings along the town’s main street.
On the Esplanade in Oatlands, off the main st (High St)
This camp ground is accessible to motorcycles, recreational vehicles, camper trailers, and caravans, and dog-friendly. Camping in tents is allowed. Showers in the red brick structure. See the infoboard by the lake.
There is a tap for refilling with town water, gas barbecues, picnic tables and good, clean amenities.
107 High Street, Oatlands
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday ~ 10am to 4pm
Tuesday ~ 10-30am and Friday ~ Open when possible.
Oatlands Surgery, 13 Church Street, Oatlands, Ph. (03) 6254 5030
39 High St, Oatlands - ph. (03) 6254 0006
drawn from The History of Tasmania - Volume II (of 2) by John West.
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Callington Mill
Mill Lane, Oatlands
The Callington Mill complex consists of a number of buildings, including:
The windmill: Built c 1837, is 21.4 metres high (including the cap and fantail) and was constructed of local stone with the walls, at its base, almost 1 metre thick.
The Mill-owner's house: Built c 1837 and extended in around 1848 and 1910, houses the information centre and cafe.
The Stables were built c 1837 with a loft above and a cart-house at the rear.
The Miller's Cottage: Built c 1860 and housed the millers.
The Granary: Until 1846 this building was used for grain storage and subsequently housed a steam-mill, installed to overcome the vagaries of the wind.
The Mill Well was installed to provide the steam-mill with water.
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1 High Street
Now a private residence, this building was originally known as the Waldour Castle inn and during the 1850s it included a ballroom and skittle alley. -
The Manse
12 High Street
This classic Georgian style Manse, of freestone construction, was built in 1860 by George Wilson for his daughter and her husband, The Reverend Lachlan MacKinnon Campbell.
Much of the interior woodwork is magnificent cedar. -
The Uniting Church
30 High Street
Formerly the Campbell Free Church, it was opened in 1856 and had to be rebuilt with the current spire after the original 27.5 metre steeple fell during a storm, destroying much of the church. -
Holroyd House
40 High Street
Surrounded by an historic garden, Holroyd House was built in the early 1840s for John Whitford, a police magistrate.
Prior to becoming a private residence again the building was a grammar school, the home and surgery of a doctor and a restaurant. -
Commandant's House
67 High Street
The residence of the Military Commandant was built in 1832 and its original Georgian style has had later Federation additions made. -
The Commissariat's Store
79 High Street
Built in 1832, the commissariat's Store was a military food store. -
Lake Frederick Inn
99 - 103 High Street
Built by a former convict stonemason, George Aitcheson, in 1833, this complex shows the elements of a coaching inn, minus the twelve-stall stable block.
Number 99 was the inn, with 101 and 103 the cottages for the licensee and yard manager. -
Original Railway Station
34 Wellington Street
Operating from May 1885 until June 1949, the railway station served the 7km spur line from Oatlands to Parattah, where it joined the north - south main line. -
The Gaoler's Residence
Mason Street
This two-story, classically Georgian sandstone building housed the gaolor and his family and also contained administrative spaces.
Containing the grave of Thomas Ansley, police magistrate, (1777–1851) and others, this cemetery sits adjacent to St Peters Anglican Church in William Street.
The oldest cemetery in Oatlands, the Old General Cemetery, is located on the corner of Chatham and Stanley streets and its records date back to 1827.
Along with many convicts, soldiers and early settlers, the cemetery holds the remains of successful businessman and coachman, Samual Page.
Opposite the old railway station, in Wellington Street, sits the remains of the old Wesleyan Chapel, demolished in the 1960s and a number of sandstone tombs.
Containing graves and family plots dating back to the 1850s, this cemetery is located on Chatham Street along Prattah main road.
The Catholic Church Cemetery is set on Lake Dulverton's foreshore, behind the Old General Cemetery in Chatham Street.