Taranna

Coordinates: 43°03′S 147°54′E / 43.050°S 147.900°E / -43.050; 147.900
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Taranna
Tasmania
Taranna is located in Tasmania
Taranna
Taranna
Coordinates43°03′S 147°54′E / 43.050°S 147.900°E / -43.050; 147.900
Population190 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7180
Elevation286 m (938 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Tasman Council
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal division(s)Lyons

Taranna is a hamlet on the Tasman Peninsula in southeastern Tasmania. Local points of interest include its Presbyterian church, immediately adjacent to the Federation Chocolate Factory, and a Tasmanian Devil park, "Unzoo".[2] At the 2006 census, Taranna and the surrounding area had a population of 190.[1]

History

Norfolk Bay Post Office opened on 1 February 1884 and was renamed Taranna in 1887. It closed in 1970.[3] Taranna was first stop on the Convict tramway to Port Arthur[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Taranna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Coast with the most". The Mercury (Hobart). 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Taranna - Tiny township on the road to Port Arthur". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2018.