Haslam

History

Haslam was established in 1893 as a deep sea port reportedly under the name of Port Carawa Haslam had a post office (originally a receiving office under the name Port Haslam) from 1913. The area is now served by a community postal agency. The long town jetty was originally built in 1912 to allow ships access to the coast. It was reduced in length by half in 1972. The Haslam Township School opened in 1920, before having its name changed to "Maildaburra" in 1921. A new school was built in 1930, and was renamed "Haslam". The locality's boundaries which were created on 12 April 2001 includes the government town of Haslam.

Most-observed species

• Singing Honeyeater

  Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  34
• Yellow-throated Miner

  Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840) · Aves
  32
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  25
• Weebill

  Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  19
• White-browed Scrubwren

  Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  19
• Silver-eye

  Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  19
• Gray Butcherbird

  Cracticus torquatus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  18
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

  Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 · Aves
  17