Premaydena
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| Coordinates: 43°03′23″S 147°45′30″E / 43.0563°S 147.7583°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 99 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7185 | ||||||||||||
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Premaydena is a rural locality in the local government area of Tasman in the South-east region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town of Nubeena. The 2016 census recorded a population of 99 for the state suburb of Premaydena.[1]
History
[edit]Premaydena was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
It was the site of a convict settlement.[3] It was once known as Impression Bay.[4]
A digital scan of a painting of Impression Bay station at Premaydena, dated approximately 1845, is freely available online to the public.[5][6]
Geography
[edit]The shore of Norfolk Bay forms the northern boundary.[7]
Road infrastructure
[edit]The B37 route (Nubeena Road) enters from the north-east and runs through to the south, where it exits. Route C341 (Saltwater River Road) starts at an intersection with B37 in the north and runs north-west until it exits.[2][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "2016 Census Quick Stats Premaydena (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- 1 2 "Placenames Tasmania – Premaydena". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1192Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Convicts".
- ↑ Bullers, Rick (2006). "Evolution of convict-built jetties on Tasman Peninsula". Tasmanian Historical Research Association. 53 (1): 19.
- ↑ "Trove".
- ↑ "Libraries Tasmania - AUTAS001144582897".
- ↑ "Premaydena, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.