词条 | Royal George, Tasmania |
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| 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] HistoryThe 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] References1. ^White Pages Canberra 2008 {{tasmania-geo-stub}}2. ^1 {{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}} 1 : Towns in Tasmania |
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