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Mawbanna is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of
“Mawbana” is an Aboriginal word for “black”. It is likely that the locality name and that of the adjacent river are derived from their Aboriginal names.
The last known
Circular Head
Circular Head Council is a Local government in Australia, 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 ...
, in the North West
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region of Tasmania
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, Australia. It is located about south-east of the town of Smithton. The Arthur River forms the southern boundary, while the Black River forms a small part of the western boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 135 for the state suburb of Mawbanna.
History
“Mawbana” is an Aboriginal word for “black”. It is likely that the locality name and that of the adjacent river are derived from their Aboriginal names.
The last known thylacine
The thylacine ( , or , also ) (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasma ...
to be killed in the wild was shot in Mawbanna in 1930, on Wilf Batty's farm.
In 1952–1953, the man photographed a live Thylacine before it fled.
Road infrastructure
The C225 route (Mawbanna Road) runs from the Bass Highway through the locality to areas further south.References
Localities of Circular Head Council Towns in Tasmania {{CircularHead-geo-stub