Discover Moorina
Accommodation in Moorina
Moorina can be considered through several distinct themes when planning your trip. The Chinese memorial and graves point to Chinese settlement in north-east Tasmania; at the Weld River, the focus is on a fossicking area with corundum. The Moorina Golf Club and the history of a power station on the Frome River offer additional perspectives. If you’re looking for a hotel in Moorina, you can first consider which of these connections to the area is most important for your stay.
Chinese heritage and cemetery
The Chinese memorial and Chinese graves at Moorina are of state significance as a testament to Chinese settlement in north-east Tasmania. The site is home to one of only two known Chinese funeral burners in Tasmania. The cemetery is the only Chinese-associated cemetery in Tasmania listed on the Tasmanian Heritage Register. It is also regarded as the most distinctive surviving cultural testament in the landscape of the once-thriving settlement.
Cemetery and Trail of the Tin Dragon
The cemetery is also a stop on the Trail of the Tin Dragon. The turn-off to the cemetery is signposted, and an information board stands at the entrance. These two signs relate to different points of orientation: the signposting marks the turn-off, while the board is at the cemetery entrance. The trail places the cemetery in a tourism context; its Chinese history forms a distinct cultural focus in its own right.
Weld River: fossicking area and corundum
The Weld River fossicking area offers a different focus from the cemetery: here, the emphasis is on a fossicking area and a geological feature. A fossicking area can be reached from Frome Road, which branches off the Tasman Highway opposite Moorina Golf Course. Access is on foot along the banks of the Weld River. Corundum (sapphire, Al₂O₃) occurs in moderate abundance in the area. Those particularly interested in minerals will find a specific point of interest here in Moorina.
Golf club and accessibility
Moorina Golf Club is located on the Tasman Highway in Moorina. Moorina Golf Club is wheelchair accessible. Check current conditions before travelling if accessibility is important to your plans. The club provides a sporting point of interest alongside the cultural focus at the cemetery and the fossicking area at the Weld River.
Power station and tin mining
The construction history of a power station is another of Moorina’s distinct perspectives. The Frome River is a tributary of the Ringarooma River. A 2001 report describes the power station near Moorina on the Frome River as having originally been built in 1907 to supply electricity to tin mining.
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