Towns, Cities, Mountains & Lakes in Tasmania, Australia includes some history plus Bays & Islands Acknowledgement to C J Dennison for his contribution MARGATE: A small orchard and agricultural district 9 Km south of Kingston on the Channel Highway. Van Morey Road leads to an area west of Margate where coal was discovered and mined for some time. Traces of the rail line can still be found in this area. It is said to be named after Margate, England, but by whom is not recorded. Refer Map MARIA ISLAND: An island off the east coast about 15 Km east of Orford, now a National Park. It was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He named it in honour of the wife of Anthony Van Diemen. In 1825 Governor Arthur selected the northern end of the island to build a second penal settlement. He named it Darlington, in honour of the Governor of New South Wales. Refer Map MARRAWAH: A rich dairy farming district on the extremity of the Bass Highway 48 Km west of Smithton. Situated on the rugged west coast of Tasmania. Once a timber district with a railway line which ran between Marrawah and Smithton, it carried logs for milling at Smithton. Marrawah is Aboriginal for "gum tree". Refer Map MAYDENA: A small village on the Gordon River Road 85 Km west of Hobart. It is the railhead for the Derwent Valley Line. Built to house the workers of the Australian Newsprint Mills about 1940 when they opened their forestry section. Before the village was built the rail head was known as Junee. Refer Map MELTON MOWBRAY: Situated at the junction of the Lake Highway and the Midlands Highway 7 Km north of Kempton. There are a few farms and a hotel there now. It once had a railway station on the Apsley Line. Named after the English town of the same name. The hotel was built there in 1849 and has been a licensed establishment ever since. Refer Map MIDDLETON: A small rural and fishing settlement on the Channel Highway 38 Km south of Kingston. Originally named Long Bay it changed to Middleton in 1892. Middleton was the maiden name of the wife of an early settler who was a notable boat-builder. Refer Map MOINA: A small settlement in the rugged country on the western side of Lake Cethana, 16 Km west of Gowrie Park. It is situated at the southern end of Lake Gairdner which has a dam on the Wilmot River. Refer Map MOLESWORTH: A small village on the Molesworth Road 8 Km east of New Norfolk; via the Lyell Highway. It is situated on the western side of Mount Faukner. The Molesworth Road is an alternative route to Berriedale passing through Glenlusk. Named by the New Norfolk Council after Mr Molesworth Jeffery. MONTROSE: A northern suburb of Hobart on the north side of Glenorchy. Named after the Montrose Estate owned by Robert Littlejohn; believed to have been born in Montrose in Scotland. MOONAH: A residential and commercial suburb of Hobart. Originally named South Glenorchy it was a popular place with early settlers for picnics; a racecourse was also there. The name is Aboriginal for "gum tree". West Moonah is an area which went ahead in the early 1950s because of a housing boom. Mistakenly known locally as Springfield because the electric trams, serving the area terminated in Springfield Avenue. Refer Map MOUNT FIELD: This is in the Mount Field National Park 77 Km west of Hobart. Lake Dobson is 15 Km from the entrance and is where the Mount Field ski fields are situated. Another well known attraction is Russell Falls on the Tyenna River. Mount Field is named after a visiting judge, Judge Barron Field who visited the colony in 1819-21. Refer Map MOWBRAY HEIGHTS: A northern suburb of Launceston. Situated on the elevated, northern side of Mowbray. The Newnham Creek flows through the Mowbray Golf Course on its way to the Tamar River. Refer Map

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