Mawbanna, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Mawbanna is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Circular Head, in the North West region of Tasmania, Australia. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of the town of Smithton. The Arthur River forms the southern boundary, while the Black River forms a small part of the western boundary.[2] The 2016 census determined a population of 135 for the state suburb of Mawbanna.[1]
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | North West Tasmania | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 135 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7321 | ||||||||||||
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History
“Mawbana” is an Aboriginal word for “black”.[3] It is likely that the locality name and that of the adjacent river are derived from their Aboriginal names.[citation needed]
The last known thylacine to be killed in the wild was shot in Mawbanna in 1930, on Wilf Batty's farm.[4][5]
In 1952–1953, the man photographed a live Thylacine before it fled.
Road infrastructure
The C225 route (Mawbanna Road) runs from the Bass Highway through the locality to areas further south.[6]
