Launceston
Now called Buln Buln, about 5 km north of Warragul. Aplin, Graeme , Foster, S.G.,Mckernan,Michaely, Australians Events and Places, Sydney, 1987, p.366. Brumbey's Plains Renamed Breadalbane Plains by Governor Macquarie in 1811, just south of Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, p.70. Butts An alternative name for Ben Lomond, about 50km south east of Launceston. Evans, George William,Geographical, historical, and topographical description of Van Diemen's Land, Sydney, 1987, p.35. Cock-Pitt-Plains Renamed by Governor Macquarie in 1811 Argyle Plains; the area watered by the Macquarie River about 40 km south east of Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, p.63. Collins Hill So named after Lieutenant Governor David Collins; it was renamed Evandale in 1836 after George Evans, Van Diemens Land's first Surveyor General. It is about 20 km from Launceston. Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Sydney, 1982, p.130. Cox's Paradise So named by Governor Macquarie in 1811; earlier called the Long Plain, just east of the South Esk River about 25 km south east of Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, p.67 and map 2. Great Lagune Now called as the Great Lake. Repeatedly dammed to raise the water level, it supplies water for Tasmania's first underground power station completed in 1977, about 60 km south west of Launceston. Camm, J.C.R. and McQuilton, John(ed.), Australians, a Historical Atlas, Sydney, 1987, p.374. Hall Tract Now called Lebrina, about 30km north of Launceston. Levey, George Collins, Hutchinson's Australasion Encyclopaedia, London, 1892, p.143. Heazleton or Heazlewood Originally named Cox's Paradise after the first settler. The town was officially renamed Scottsdale in 1893 after James Scott, a government surveyor, about 45 km north west of Launceston. Aplin, Graeme, Foster, S.G., Mckernan, Michaely, Australians Events and Places, Sydney, 1988, p.368. Hylands Lagoon Now called Conara, about 50km south east of Launceston. Smith, Coultman, Tales of Old Tasmania The First Fifty Years, Adelaide, 1978, p.79. Littlehampton Now called Epping Forest about 40km south of Launceston. Levey, George Collins, Hutchinson's Australasion Encyclopaedia, London, 1982, p.193. Long Plain Renamed Gordon Plains by Governor Macquarie in 1811, just north of the South Esk River, about 25 km south east of Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, p.67 and map 2. Morven Now called Evandale after G.W. Evans, Tasmania's first Surveyor General, about 15km south east of Launceston. Horwitz, Grahame, The Modern Encyclopaedia of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, 1964, p.354. New River Now called the South Esk River near Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, pp.70-1 and map 2. Paterson Plains Now called Evandale, about 20 km south east of Launceston. Martin, A. E., Place names in Victoria, and Tasmania, Sydney, 1944, p. 95. Patersonia Named after Colonel William Paterson. Renamed Lauceston after Governor King's birthplace in Cornwall. Aplin, Graeme , Foster, S.G.,Mckernan,Michaely, Australians Events and Places, Sydney, 1987, p.368 Relief Creek Renamed Elizabeth River by Governor Macquarie in 1811 in honour of his wife; a tributary of the Macquarie River about 40 km south east of Launceston. Macquarie, Lachlan, Journals of his tours in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 1810-1822, Sydney, 1956, p65. Tasman's Peak Evans's name for Ben Nevis, about 40 km east of Launceston. Evans, George William, Geographical, historical, and topographical description of Van Diemen's Land, Sydney, 1987, p.35. Toolumbunner Now called the Gog Range, about 65 km west of Launceston. Breen, Shayne, Contested places : Tasmania's northern districts from ancient times to 1900, Hobart, 2001, p.20. . Whitefoord Hills Now called Frodsley in north eastern Tasnmania. Levey, George Collins, Hutchinson's Australasion Encyclopaedia, London, 1892, p.426. |