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Derwent, River The River Derwent at New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.

New Norfolk

Tasmania, Australia
Also known as: Elizabeth Town
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New Norfolk, town, southern Tasmania, Australia, on the River Derwent. It is located about 15 miles (25 km) northwest of Hobart. From 1807 to 1808, inhabitants of Norfolk Island in the South Pacific Ocean were resettled in the area, and in 1811 the town site was chosen by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and named Elizabeth Town after his wife. It was renamed in 1827 by the settlers for their earlier island home. New Norfolk was the...

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