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Sandfly, Tasmania
Sandfly is a suburb in the Kingborough Council local government area in Tasmania, Australia. A region of the Franklin Electorate, Sandfly is a historic area that sits between the suburbs of Longley, Lower Longley, Allens Rivulet, Margate, Leslie Vale and Kaoota. The population of Sandfly in 2011 was 156. Etymology The origin of the name of the suburb is confused. It is named after Sandfly Rivulet, a tributary of the Huon River, discovered in 1837 and renamed Kellaways Creek in 1969, but the origin of the rivulets name is unknown. A number of local geographic features also have the name Sandfly; the area between the Rivulet through to Pelverata and Kaoota became the Sandfly Basin and the present Pelverata Falls were originally Sandfly Falls. The present Sandfly Road was Cross Road, and instead the now Pelverata Road was originally Sandfly Road. Sandfly basin Usage of the term is now less common but Sandfly originally formed the center of the Sandfly basin, the region that enco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Clark (state)
The electoral division of Clark is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, it is located in Hobart on the western shore of the River Derwent and includes the suburbs below Mount Wellington. Clark is named after Andrew Inglis Clark, a Tasmanian jurist who was the principal author of the Australian Constitution. The electorate shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Clark. The electorate was renamed from the electoral division of Denison in September 2018. Denison was named after Sir William Denison, who was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (1847–55), and Governor of New South Wales (1855–61). The renaming of the electorate to Clark was in line with the renaming of the federal division of Denison to Clark. Clark and the other House of Assembly electoral divisions are each represented by five members elected under the Hare-Clark electoral system (also named after Andrew Inglis Clark). History and electoral profil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Evans (Australian Politician)
Sir John William Evans, CMG (1 December 1855 – 2 October 1943) was an Australian politician, a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Premier of Tasmania from 11 July 1904 to 19 June 1909. Early life and nautical career Evans was born in 1855 in Liverpool, England, but migrated with his family to Battery Point, Tasmania when he was four years old. After education in Hobart, Evans embarked on a year-long voyage through Asian ports with his parents. His father, a merchant seaman, arranged an apprenticeship for him on his part-owned barque, ''Helen'', trading to China and Japan.W. A. TownsleyEvans, Sir John William (1855 - 1943) '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 8, Melbourne University Press, 1981, p. 447. Political career John Evans was first elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Kingborough on 20 January 1897. He did not have a political party, at this time, but is described as Anti-Socialist. Evans became Premier on 12 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Localities In Tasmania
This is a list of all bounded localities in Tasmania, Australia, as recognised by the Land Information System Tasmania. The definition of a locality for this list is an administrative area which uniquely defines the name of a place to enable street addressing, in metropolitan areas it may also be referred to as a ‘suburb’. Every locality has been defined with boundaries that do not overlap with other localities. A locality may include a town having the same name. This list includes the postcode, local government area (LGA) and total area of each locality. If a locality spans more than one LGA, it is listed separately for each different LGA as well showing the partial area per LGA. See also * List of Hobart suburbs *List of local government areas of Tasmania References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Localities In Tasmania Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allens Rivulet, Tasmania
Allens Rivulet is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi .... The locality is about south-west of the town of Kingston. The 2021 census recorded a population of 506 for Allens Rivulet. History Allens Rivulet was gazetted as a locality in 1971. Geography Allens Rivulet (the stream) flows through from west to north-east. Most of the boundaries are survey lines. Road infrastructure Route C622 (Sandfly Road) passes to the north. Access is provided by Allens Rivulet Road. References {{Reflist Towns in Tasmania Localities of Kingborough Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longley, Tasmania
Longley is a rural residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough Kingborough Council is a local government body in Tasmania, and one of the five municipalities that constitutes the Greater Hobart Area. Kingborough is classified as an urban local government area and has a population of 37,734, it covers the ... in the Hobart LGA Region, Hobart region of Tasmania. It is located about west of the town of Kingston, Tasmania, Kingston. The 2016 Australian census, 2016 census has a population of 234 for the state suburb of Longley. History Longley was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name has been used for the area since 1879, probably named for an early settler. Geography The Huon Highway (A6) forms the southern and much of the western boundaries. Road infrastructure The B64 route (Huon Road / Sandfly Road) enters from the east and runs south-west and south to the southern boundary, where it ends at an intersection with A6. References Localities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
