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Magra, Tasmania
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | town |
| name | Magra |
| state | tas |
| image | Magra,New Norfolk, Derwent Valley.jpg |
| caption | Magra area, looking north |
| coordinates | |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| relief | 1 |
| lga | Derwent Valley, Southern Midlands, Brighton |
| region | Hobart, Central, South-east |
| postcode | 7140 |
| pop | 699 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| stategov | Lyons |
| fedgov | Lyons |
| dist1 | 38 |
| dir1 | NW |
| location1 | Hobart |
| dist2 | 3 |
| dir2 | N |
| location2 | New Norfolk, Tasmania |
| location3 | Brighton |
| dist3 | 26 |
| dir3 | W |
| near-nw | Black Hills |
| near-n | Broadmarsh |
| near-ne | Dromedary, Magra |
| near-e | Dromedary |
| near-w | Black Hills |
| near-sw | Lawitta |
| near-s | New Norfolk |
| near-se | New Norfolk, Boyer |
| near-nw = Black Hills | near-n = Broadmarsh | near-ne = Dromedary, Magra | near-e = Dromedary | near-w = Black Hills | near-sw = Lawitta | near-s = New Norfolk | near-se = 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 km west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 699 for the state suburb of Magra. It is in the Derwent Valley a few kilometres north of 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.
History
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”.
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.
Geography
Most of the boundaries are survey lines.
Road infrastructure
Route C184 (Black Hills Road) passes through the south-west corner.
References
References
- . (23 October 2017). ["2016 Census Quick Stats Magra (Tas.)"](https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC60374?opendocument). *Australian Bureau of Statistics*.
- "New Norfolk - Betty King's Grave".
- . ["Placenames Tasmania – Magra"](https://www.placenames.tas.gov.au/#p1). *Placenames Tasmania*.
- Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
- "Magra, Tasmania".
- . (May 2017). ["Tasmanian Road Route Codes"](https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf). *Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment*.
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