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Devonport, city, northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies near the mouth of the Mersey River, which empties into Bass Strait. One of the stateā€™s largest communities, it was formed through the amalgamation in 1893 of the villages of Torquay (east bank) and Formby (west), both of which had been founded in the 1850s. It was the centre of a municipality from 1907 and was designated a city in 1981. A major service centre with port facilities,...

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