Arthur River, Tasmania
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Arthur River, Tasmania
| Arthur River Tasmania |
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 Mouth of the Arthur River |
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 Arthur River
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| Population: | 121 [1] |
| Postcode: | 7330 |
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| LGA: | Circular Head Council |
| State District: | Braddon |
| Federal Division: | Braddon |
Arthur River is the name of both a river and a small township on the northern part of the West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Arthur River and the surrounding area had a population of 121.[1]
It is south of the town of Marrawah. Named after Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land (1824-36), the river is fed by several tributaries including the Frankland River, which was named after its discoverer, then the colony's surveyor-general. The region has been exploited commercially for timber and fisheries, but today is mostly a centre for tourism.
On the coast near the mouth of the Arthur River is a plaque titled The Edge of the World. North West Coast Tasmania, and a poem by tourism pioneer Brian Inder, who coined the term, referring to the coastline at Arthur River which is regularly lashed by the gales of the Roaring Forties.[2]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Arthur River (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC65031&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ Cradle Coast Newsletter, December 2005. Accessed October 8, 2008
Further reading
- Sharples, C.E. (1997) Karst geomorphology and values of the tarkine: limestone, dolomite and magnesite karst systems of the Arthur-Pieman Region of Tasmania: a report to the Australian Heritage Commission and the Tasmanian Conservation Trust Inc. Canberra: Australian Heritage Commission.
Coordinates: 41°03′21″S 144°39′36″E / 41.05583°S 144.66°E
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