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词条 Royal George, Tasmania
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Royal George
| state = tas
| image = Royal George Aerial.jpg
| caption = Aerial photo from the east
| lga = North Midlands Council
| postcode = 7213[1]
| est =
| coordinates = {{coord|41|49|20|S|147|53|28|E|display=inline,title}}
| pop = 127
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}}
| pop_footnotes = [2]
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Lyons
| fedgov = Lyons
| dist1 =
| dir1 = S
| location1= Hobart
| dist2 =
| dir2 = W
| location2= Launceston
| dist3 =
| dir3 = N
| location3= St Helens
}}Royal George is a village in north east Tasmania on the St. Pauls River. At the {{CensusAU|2006}}, Royal George had a population of 127.[2]

It was a mining village, with the mine and locality named after one of the Royal Navy vessels named {{HMS|Royal George}} from the 19th century. HMS Royal George was under the command of Captain Robert Hepburn during the Napoleonic Wars Captain Hepburn settled nearby at Roy's Hill in 1828.[3]

History

The first Royal George Post Office opened on 5 May 1914 and closed in 1920. The second office opened in 1955 and closed in 1971.

[4]

Royal George is served by a school bus which takes students to Avoca Primary School and Campbell Town District High School. As of 2018, there is a population of around 28 people living in Royal George [5]

References

1. ^White Pages Canberra 2008
2. ^{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC66076|name=Royal George (State Suburb) |accessdate=22 November 2011|quick=on}}
3. ^Tasmania Central Portal
4. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=Tas&country= | accessdate = 16 June 2012}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Arndt|first1=Dinah|title=Concern for children who will spend hours on buses|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/story/476654/concern-for-children-who-will-spend-hours-on-buses/|accessdate=18 April 2017|work=The Examiner|date=23 June 2011|language=en}}
{{tasmania-geo-stub}}

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