Blackwall
Tasmania
Blackwall is located in Tasmania
Blackwall
Blackwall
Coordinates41°18′S 146°58′E / 41.300°S 146.967°E / -41.300; 146.967
Population270 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)7275
Location
LGA(s)West Tamar
RegionLaunceston
State electorate(s)Bass
Federal division(s)Bass
Localities around Blackwall:
Gravelly Beach Gravelly Beach Tamar River
Exeter Blackwall Tamar River
Lanena Lanena Tamar River

Blackwall is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 270 for the state suburb of Blackwall.[1] It is a small town located near Gravelly Beach on the western side of the Tamar River, north of Launceston.

History

Named after Blackwall on the River Thames in England, it was likewise a noted shipbuilding centre. The second-largest ship built in Tasmania during the 19th century, the 547-ton barque Harpley, was launched here in 1847. Blackwall was gazetted as a locality in 1966.[2] Lanena Post Office opened on 1 April 1911, was renamed Blackwall in 1968, and closed in 1975.[3]

Geography

The waters of the Tamar River estuary form the eastern boundary. Stony Brook forms the northern boundary.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C728 (Gravelly Beach Road) passes through from south-west to north-east.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Blackwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Blackwall". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "6613Y", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Google (13 September 2020). "Blackwall, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.


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