Ringarooma is a small town in north-eastern
Tasmania
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. It is located just east of the
Ringarooma River
The Ringarooma River is a perennial river located in the north-east region of Tasmania, Australia.
Location and features
The Ringarooma River rises below Mount Maurice and flows generally east by north, joined by ten tributaries including the ...
and is about south-west from
Derby
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and east-northeast from
Launceston. The area around Ringarooma is known for Dairy farming and
timber harvesting
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Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
.
The locality is in the
Dorset Council LGA, except for about 2.5% which is in the
Break O'Day Council
Break O'Day Council is a local government body in Tasmania, situated in the northern part of the state's east coast. Break O'Day is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,770, the major towns of the region includ ...
area.
History
The district was opened up to farming in the 1860s, and the town itself was founded in 1882 when a rural property was subdivided into lots by landowner Christopher Krushka. It was initially known as Krushka Town before being renamed Ringarooma in November 1888, taking on the name of a coastal town near
Bridport
Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope-making centre. On the coast and withi ...
, which was renamed
Boobyalla. Ringarooma is believed to be an
Aboriginal word meaning happy hunting ground.
Ringarooma Post Office opened on 1 October 1874.
In 2017 it was named the Legendary Capital of Tasmania.
Samuel Hawkes
First Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Ringarooma
In office
26 July 1886 – December 1893
Preceded by
New seat
Succeeded by
William McWilliams
Personal details
Born
27 September 1845
Witham, Essex
Died
16 February 1937 (aged 91)
Scottsdale, Tasmania
Present day
Today, Ringarooma is a small town surrounded by dairy farming and timber harvesting country
[ near mountains such as Mount Victoria and ]Ben Lomond
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.
The Mount Victoria Forest Reserve
Mount Victoria Reserve is a temperate rainforest area in the North East portion of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is of acknowledged conservation significance and was identified as a high priority Recommended Area for Protection (RAP) by a ...
that contains Ralphs Falls and Cash Gorge/Falls is about to the SouthEast of Ringarooma, while the St Columba Falls is a further away ( by road).
Notable people
*Bartlett Adamson
George Ernest “Bartlett” Adamson (22 December 1884 – 4 November 1951) was an Australian journalist, poet, author and political activist.
Life and work
Adamson was born at Cascade, Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, on 22 December 1884 to a ...
, journalist, poet, author and political activist (1884–1951), (born here)
* Alfred Gaby, recipient of the Victoria Cross
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(1892–1918), (born at ''Springfield'' near here)
References
Further reading
''Tasmania's North-East: A Comprehensive History (No. 13): Ringarooma'',Hon. A. W. Loone in ''The Examiner'' (14 Jan 1928)
External links
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census Quickstats of Ringarooma areaFind a Grave listing of Ringarooma General Cemetery
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Towns in Tasmania
North East Tasmania
1882 establishments in Australia
Localities of Dorset Council (Australia)