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{{Infobox Australian Place| type = town
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Magra
| name = Magra
| state = tas
| state = tas
| image =
| image = Magra,New Norfolk, Derwent Valley.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Magra area, looking north
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|45|30|S|147|02|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| latd =42|latm =45 |lats =30
| longd =147 |longm =02|longs =50
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_label_position = top
| relief = 1
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| lga = Derwent Valley Council
| lga = [[Derwent Valley Council|Derwent Valley]], [[Southern Midlands Council|Southern Midlands]], [[Brighton Council (Tasmania)|Brighton]]
| region = [[Hobart LGA Region|Hobart]], [[Central LGA Region|Central]], [[South-east LGA Region|South-east]]
| postcode = 7140
| postcode = 7140
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|45|30|S|147|2|50|E|type:city_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
| est =
| est =
| pop =
| pop = 699
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes=
| pop_footnotes=<ref name=Census2016Y>{{cite web |url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60374?opendocument |title=2016 Census Quick Stats Magra (Tas.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=23 October 2017 |website=quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=16 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
| elevation=
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| dist1 = 38
| dist1 = 38
| dir1 = NW
| dir1 = NW
| location1= [[Hobart]]
| location1= Hobart
| dist2 = 3
| dist2 = 3
| dir2 = N
| dir2 = N
| location2= [[New Norfolk, Tasmania]]
| location2= [[New Norfolk, Tasmania]]
| location3 = [[Brighton, Tasmania|Brighton]]
| dist3 = 26
| dir3 = W
| near-nw = Black Hills
| near-n = [[Broadmarsh, Tasmania|Broadmarsh]]
| near-ne = Dromedary, Magra
| near-e = [[Dromedary, Tasmania|Dromedary]]
| near-w = [[Black Hills, Tasmania|Black Hills]]
| near-sw = [[Lawitta, Tasmania|Lawitta]]
| near-s = [[New Norfolk, Tasmania|New Norfolk]]
| near-se = New Norfolk, [[Boyer, Tasmania|Boyer]]
}}
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'''Magra''' is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of [[Brighton Council (Tasmania)|Brighton]] (7%), [[Southern Midlands Council|Southern Midlands]] (9%) and [[Derwent Valley Council|Derwent Valley]] (84%) in the [[Hobart LGA Region|Hobart]], [[Central LGA Region|Central]] and [[South-east LGA Region|South-east]] LGA regions of [[Tasmania]]. The locality is about {{convert|26|km}} west of the town of [[Brighton, Tasmania|Brighton]]. The [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] recorded a population of 699 for the state suburb of Magra.<ref name=Census2016Y/>
'''Magra''' is a locality in [[Tasmania]], Australia. The locality is situated in the [[Derwent Valley]], close to (a few kilometers north) of [[New Norfolk, Tasmania|New Norfolk]].
It is in the [[Derwent Valley, Tasmania | Derwent Valley]] a few kilometres north of [[New Norfolk, Tasmania|New Norfolk]].


==Location and features==
Magra is just over the hill from New Norfolk. It consists mainly of dwelling houses and farmland. Accommodation is also available as the area is popular with tourists. Notable features of Magra itself include the surrounding hills and the plantation of Lombardy Poplars. The site of the grave of Betty King, believed to be the first European white woman to set foot on Australian soil, is located in the vicinity of Magra [http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/places_newnorfolk.htm Link to Australia for everyone's page about New Norfolk] [http://www.newnorfolk.org/%7ebetty_king/ New Norfolk official site, Betty King Page]
Magra is just over the hill from New Norfolk. It consists mainly of dwelling houses and farmland. Accommodation is also available as the area is popular with tourists. Notable features of Magra itself include the surrounding hills and the plantation of Lombardy Poplars. The site of the grave of Betty King, believed to be the first European white woman to set foot on Australian soil, is located in the vicinity of Magra.<ref>http://www.newnorfolk.org/%7ebetty_king/</ref>


==History==
[[File:Magra,New Norfolk, Derwent Valley.jpg|thumb|border|left|400 px|Magra area, looking North]]
Magra was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It was previously known as Black River; the name was changed about 1912. It is believed to be an [[Aboriginal Tasmanians|Aboriginal]] word for “day”.<ref name=Placename>{{cite web |url=https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1 |title=Placenames Tasmania – Magra |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Placenames Tasmania |access-date=16 January 2021 |at=Select “Search”, enter "1108M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”}}</ref>


Stanton Farmhouse, built in 1817 is located in Magra on Back River Road.
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[[Category:Towns in Tasmania]]
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[[Category:Southern Tasmania]]


Magra Post Office opened on 1 June 1911 and closed in 1968.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}</ref>
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==Geography==
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Magra+TAS+7140/@-42.7318088,147.0402212,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0xaa6e1488dea9ce77:0x403c94dd0de0470!8m2!3d-42.7558569!4d147.0518355 |title=Magra, Tasmania |access-date=16 January 2021}}</ref>

==Road infrastructure==
Route C184 (Black Hills Road) passes through the south-west corner.<ref name=Placename/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=16 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref>

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130212154059/http://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/places_newnorfolk.htm

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[[Category:Localities of Brighton Council (Tasmania)]]

Latest revision as of 00:39, 15 September 2024

Magra
Tasmania
Magra area, looking north
Magra is located in Tasmania
Magra
Magra
Coordinates42°45′30″S 147°02′50″E / 42.75833°S 147.04722°E / -42.75833; 147.04722
Population699 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7140
Location
LGA(s)Derwent Valley, Southern Midlands, Brighton
RegionHobart, Central, South-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons
Localities around Magra:
Black Hills Broadmarsh Dromedary, Magra
Black Hills Magra Dromedary
Lawitta New Norfolk New Norfolk, Boyer

Magra is a rural residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton (7%), Southern Midlands (9%) and Derwent Valley (84%) in the Hobart, Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 699 for the state suburb of Magra.[1] It is in the Derwent Valley a few kilometres north of New Norfolk.

Location and features

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Magra is just over the hill from New Norfolk. It consists mainly of dwelling houses and farmland. Accommodation is also available as the area is popular with tourists. Notable features of Magra itself include the surrounding hills and the plantation of Lombardy Poplars. The site of the grave of Betty King, believed to be the first European white woman to set foot on Australian soil, is located in the vicinity of Magra.[2]

History

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Magra was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It was previously known as Black River; the name was changed about 1912. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “day”.[3]

Stanton Farmhouse, built in 1817 is located in Magra on Back River Road.

Magra Post Office opened on 1 June 1911 and closed in 1968.[4]

Geography

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Most of the boundaries are survey lines.[5]

Road infrastructure

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Route C184 (Black Hills Road) passes through the south-west corner.[3][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Magra (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.newnorfolk.org/%7ebetty_king/
  3. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Magra". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1108M", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Magra, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  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 16 January 2021.
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