Boyer, Tasmania

Boyer
Tasmania
Boyer; Tasmania
	Boyer
Coordinates	42°46′27″S 147°06′16″E / 42.7743°S 147.1045°ECoordinates: 42°46′27″S 147°06′16″E / 42.7743°S 147.1045°E
Population	40 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7140
Location	33 km (21 mi) NW of Hobart ; 5 km (3 mi) E of New Norfolk ; 18 km (11 mi) SW of Brighton ;
LGA(s)	Derwent Valley, Brighton
Region	Hobart, South-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
	Localities around Boyer:

Boyer is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Derwent Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census provides a population of 40 for the state suburb of Boyer.^[1] It is a town on the eastern side of the River Derwent, opposite and slightly downstream of New Norfolk.

History[]

Boyer was gazetted as a locality in 1970.^[2] It is named after a family who first settled in the area in the early 19th century.

Boyer is the site of Australian Newsprint Mills' plant in Tasmania,^[3] that commenced operations in 1941,^[4] the first mill in the world to utilise hardwood to produce newsprint,^[4] and has been recognised by Engineering Heritage Tasmania as a national engineering landmark.^[4] For many decades paper was shipped by tug and barge from the plant to the port of Hobart, Tasmania but all freight is now sent by road or rail.

Geography[]

The River Derwent forms the southern boundary.^[5]

Road infrastructure[]

Route B10 (Boyer Road) passes through from east to west.^[2]^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Boyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Boyer". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 9223X, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ Philip Heyward (7 December 2013). "Boyer Mill Norske Skog keeps Turning Fresh Pages In Constant Reinvention To Stay Ahead". The Mercury. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Boyer Newsprint Mill, New Norfolk, 1941-". engineersaustralia.org.au. Engineers Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Google (16 January 2021). "Boyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 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 16 January 2021.

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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Boyer (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Boyer". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 16 January 2021. Select “Search”, enter 9223X, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] Philip Heyward (7 December 2013). "Boyer Mill Norske Skog keeps Turning Fresh Pages In Constant Reinvention To Stay Ahead". The Mercury. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[EABNM-4] "Boyer Newsprint Mill, New Norfolk, 1941-". engineersaustralia.org.au. Engineers Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[5] Google (16 January 2021). "Boyer, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[6] "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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