Devonport Tourism, TAS Australia
(Devonport is also known as Australia’s market garden)
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Devonport Fast Facts
- State: TAS
- District: Braddon
- Famous for/as: City,Heritage
- Population: 25,551 (2010)
- Altitude: 280 m
- Language: English
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- Pincode: 7310
- STDCode: 03
Devonport Info
44-48 Best Street Devonport Tasmania 7310
Phone: (03) 6424 0511 Fax: (03) 6424 9649
Opening Hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Devonport, Australia Overview
Devonport is a city in the northwestern part of Tasmania, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Mersey River. Along with the slightly smaller city of Burnie, Devonport is the major regional centre of the northwestern part of the state.
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Devonport, Australia History
During the 1850s the twin settlements of Formby and Torquay were established on opposite banks at the mouth of the Mersey River. Torquay was the larger community with police, post, magistrate, at least three hotels, shipyards and stores. From 1870–1880 the shipping industry grew and work was undertaken to deepen the mouth of the river. When the mouth of the river could support a shipping industry the first regular steamer services commenced operating directly between the Mersey and Melbourne.In 1889 the Bluff lighthouse was completed and the turn of the Century saw the railway make a significant difference to the Formby community. It combined a railhead and port facilities in the one place. A wharf was created on the west bank close to the railway and warehouses and situated in the main wharf area. The railway brought a building boom to Formby. In 1890 a public vote united Torquay and Formby, and the settlements became the town of Devonport.