The names of Tasmanian towns have changed over the years.
This guide will help take the guesswork out of finding their locations and origins.
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Notes
Significant place name changes include:
- Port Dalrymple - now George Town, site of first settlement in Northern Tasmania at the mouth of the Tamar River
- Carnarvon - now and previous during the convict era Port Arthur
- Clarence Plains - now Rokeby
- Green Ponds - now Kempton
- Horton - now Burnie or Circular Head
- Macquarie Plains - now Gretna
- Morven - now Evandale
- Norfolk Plains - Longford
- Penghana - now Queenstown
- Victoria - now Huon District
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