In my memory from the old times ) it did have a few houses - but most  of the miners were living in zeehan - geosciences have it as a locality -  
 Nat Lib have the two west coast historians with their good ref - 
 Renison  the slumbering giant / Kerry Pink and Patsy Crawford. 
 Zeehan, Tas.  Renison Limited, 1996. ISBN 0646283561   Available from: Renison Limited, PO Box 20, Zeehan, Tas. 7469.Subjects: Renison LimitedHistory. 
 I would say locality