Lady Barron is a small settlement on the southern end of

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, in the local government area of Flinders in the

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region of

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. It is located about south-east of the town of

Whitemark Whitemark is a rural residential locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The 2016 census recorded a population of 301 for the state suburb of Whitemark. It is the mai ...

. The 2016 census determined a population of 158 for the state suburb of Lady Barron. It is the second largest town on Flinders Island, after Whitemark. The town has a small airport and a ferry terminal for the

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to Flinders Island ferry service. It appears to have been named for Clara, wife of Major General Sir Harry Barron, who was Governor of Tasmania from 1909 to 1913. The Barrons married in 1877 and had a daughter.

Life

Facilities include a post office/general store, a hotel/tavern and a church. The town's seafront has a sheltered aspect with views across to Vansittart Island,

Little Dog Island Little Dog Island is a square, flat granite island, with an area of 83 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Great Dog Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Gr ...

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and

Cape Barren Island Cape Barren Island, officially truwana / Cape Barren Island, is a island in the Bass Strait, off the north east coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the second largest island of the Furneaux Group; Flinders Island lies to the north, with th ...

History

Lady Barron was gazetted as a locality in 1970.

Geography

Bass Strait forms the southern and eastern boundaries.

Road infrastructure

The B85 route (Lady Barron Road) enters from the north and runs to the village in the south. Route C805 (Coast Road) starts at an intersection with B85 in the village and runs west along the coast and then north-west across the locality before exiting.

References

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