Dunalley, Tasmania
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Dunalley is a rural / residential locality in the local government areas (LGA) of
Dunalley is approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of Hobart on the Arthur Highway and 20 minutes from Sorell. It is located on the narrow isthmus which separates the Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas from the rest of Tasmania.
History
Dunalley was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[2]
The
Dunalley was badly affected by bushfires on 4 January 2013, with the town losing about 65 structures,[5][6] including the police station, school, bakery and local residences.[7][8]
Dunalley was first named East Bay Neck but was renamed Dunalley after Henry Prittie, 3rd Baron Dunalley (1807-1885). Dunalley came from Kilboy in the County of Tipperary, Ireland.[9]
A survey map of the region that became Dunalley (from the 1800s) is available online to the public.[10]
Geography
The waters of
Road infrastructure
Route A9 (Arthur Highway) runs through from north to south.[2][12]
References
- ^ a b "2021 Census Quick Stats Dunalley (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Dunalley". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "982S", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "07 Aug 1905 – EAST BAY NECK. FIRST EXCURSION TRIP THROUGH THE ..." nla.gov.au.
- ^ Dunalley, Sorell Council Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Paull, John (2013) "Dunalley, Tasmania: The Ashes of 2013", A Photographic Exhibition.
- ^ Mather, Anne; Killick, Dave; Dawtrey, Zara (5 January 2013). "Thousand flee fire storms". The Hobart Mercury. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- Tasmanian Police (www.police.tas.gov.au). Archived from the originalon 30 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ Darby, Andrew (4 January 2013). "Tasmania engulfed by 'catastrophic level' fires". The Age. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Tasmania's Names: Towns a to G | My Blog / Website". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Libraries Tasmania - AF396-1-1076".
- ^ Google (2 April 2021). "Dunalley, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.