zing ▁ground ▁for ▁sheep ▁by ▁the ▁survey ors ▁of ▁the ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁open ▁lands ▁were ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁gener ations ▁of ▁burning ▁off ▁the ▁natural ▁temper ate ▁rain for est ▁by ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁ab original ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁it ▁proved ▁totally ▁un su itable ▁for ▁the ▁chosen ▁purpose . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁its ▁fert ile ▁so ils ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁uses ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁mostly ▁used ▁for ▁tim ber ▁plant ations . ▁ ▁Ham pshire ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Ham pshire ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁Gun ns ▁wood ch ip ▁export ▁mill s ▁that ▁ch ipped ▁eu cal y pt ▁forest ▁resid ues ▁that ▁were ▁export ed ▁to ▁Japan ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁paper ▁pul p ▁in ▁the ▁paper ▁making ▁process . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ker ry ▁P ink , ▁And ▁wealth ▁for ▁to il , ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁North - West ▁and ▁Western ▁Tas mania , 1 8 2 5 - 1 9 0 0 , ▁Adv oc ate ▁Mark eting ▁Services , ▁Burn ie , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁Category : Sub ur bs ▁of ▁Burn ie , ▁Tas mania ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁Tas mania <0x0A> </s> ▁Jos iah ▁Pri est ▁( 1 7 8 8 – 1 8 6 1 )