Black River is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of
Circular Head
Circular Head Council is a local government body in Tasmania covering the far north-west mainland. It is classified as a rural local government area with a population of 8,066, and its major towns and localities include Arthur River, Marrawah ...
, in the
North West
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region of
Tasmania
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. It is located about north-west of the town of
Wynyard.
Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania from the Australian mainland (more specifically the coast of Victoria, with the exception of the land border across Boundary Islet). The strait provides the most direct waterwa ...
forms most of the northern boundary, while the stream named “
Black River” forms the western boundary. The
2016 census
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Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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determined a population of 35 for the state suburb of Black River.
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History
The locality name may have originally been “Blackwall”, but the current name has been in use since about 1878. It is likely that the locality was named for the adjacent river.
Road infrastructure
The C225 route (Mawbanna Road) intersects with the Bass Highway in the locality, passing through to the south-east on its way to Mawbanna.
Notable people
* Fergus Medwin, Australian politician
References
Localities of Circular Head Council
Towns in Tasmania
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