The district was opened up to farming in the 1860s, and the town itself was founded in 1882 when a rural property was subdivided into lots by landowner Christopher Krushka.

It was initially known as Krushka Town before being renamed Ringarooma in November 1888, taking on the name of a coastal town near Bridport, which was renamed Boobyalla.

The Tasmanian Government provided a grant of 100 pounds ($200) in 1859 to build a road from Launceston to Ringarooma to service the surrounding farming community.

Tin mining, based largely on alluvial tin deposited along the line of the ancestral Ringarooma, began in 1875 and reached a peak in the period 1905-9.

Output declined thereafter and, following a brief recovery during the Second World War, had virtually ceased by 1981.

Half an hour’s drive away is the Mount Victoria Forest which is home to Ralph’s Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in Tasmania.

An easy 20 minute walk brings you to breathtaking views of a long ribbon of water against a sheer mountain, with a backdrop of picturesque farmland.

The journey between Ringarooma and Branxholm passes through pioneer and gold mining areas.