Mawbanna,_Tasmania

Mawbanna, Tasmania

Mawbanna, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Mawbanna is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Circular Head, in the North West region of Tasmania, Australia. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) 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.[2] The 2016 census determined a population of 135 for the state suburb of Mawbanna.[1]

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History

Blue Hills Honey

“Mawbana” is an Aboriginal word for “black”.[3] It is likely that the locality name and that of the adjacent river are derived from their Aboriginal names.[citation needed]

Wilf Batty with the last wild thylacine

The last known thylacine to be killed in the wild was shot in Mawbanna in 1930, on Wilf Batty's farm.[4][5]

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.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "2016 Census Quick Stats Mawbanna(Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    Google (2 December 2018). "Mawbanna, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Placenames Tasmania - Mawbanna". Placenames Tasmania. Search, enter 1115K, Search, select row, show Details. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    Ley, Willy (December 1964). "The Rarest Animals". For Your Information. Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 94–103.
  5. [5]
    "History – Persecution – (page 10)". The Thylacine Museum. 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
  6. [6]
    "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.


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