Boobyalla, Tasmania
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| Boobyalla Tasmania |
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 Boobyalla is in the centre of the coast in this aerial photo |
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| Population: | 0 |
| Postcode: | 7264 |
| Coordinates: | 40°53′38″S 147°52′44″E / 40.894°S 147.879°ECoordinates: 40°53′38″S 147°52′44″E / 40.894°S 147.879°E |
| LGA: | Dorset Council |
| State electorate: | Bass |
| Federal Division: | Bass |
Boobyalla was a shipping port on the coast of North-East Tasmania during the latter half of the nineteenth century.[1] Coastal vessels ran regularly to the port from other Tasmanian ports, carting tin from the mines around nearby Mount Cameron.[2]
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[edit] Fauna
The Boobyalla River, on which the port used to sit, is now a possible habitat for the rare fish species dwarf galaxid and Australian grayling, as well as the Green and Gold Frog Litoria raniformis.[3]
[edit] Boobyalla today
Little remains of Boobyalla, now a ghost town, as buildings such as the old hotel and houses were either burned down by bushfires or dismantled. Remnants of the old wharf are still visible at the edge of the silted-up Boobyalla River.
[edit] References
- ^ Boobyalla Tin Mine - Historical Mining locality in Tasmania
- ^ "Tasmania's North-East" by Hon A.W. Loone, 1981, Regal Press, Launceston, p65
- ^ Microsoft Word - Boobyalla Report.doc
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