Towns, Cities, Mountains & Lakes in Tasmania, Australia includes some history plus Bays & Islands Acknowledgement to C J Dennison for his contribution RAVENSWOOD: A north eastern suburb of Launceston, once part of the now disappeared St Leonards Municipality. Ravenswood is situated on the eastern side of the North Esk River. A creek that flows through the suburb is Distillery Creek. This was named because of a distillery built there in 1824 by James Tower. This distillery was in the area where Ravenswood is today. Refer Map RICHMOND: A very historic town 24 Km east of Hobart in the Coal River Valley. The town is very historic because almost every building in the town has some historical value. The convict heritage pre-dates that of Port Arthur with the Richmond Gaol being built in 1825. It was first mentioned in 1803 when Lieutenant Bowens' party discovered coal there. The Richmond Bridge, is over the Coal River and is the oldest bridge in Australia, built in 1823. Named by Governor William Sorell in 1824 after the property "Richmond Park", which was owned by David Lord. Refer Map RINGAROOMA: A country town in the north east 21 Km south east of Scottsdale with a strong dairy farming and timber industry. The town was named by James Scott in the 1840s. It has gone through some mining booms but has always come back to farming and timber. Originally a place on the Ringarooma River (on the north east) was to have had this name. Refer Map RISDON VALE: A housing estate situated in the valley between Sugarloaf Hill and Blacksmiths Hill, part of the Meehan Range. The estate was built by the Housing Department in the late 1950s, where the Risdon Gaol is sited. Close by is the Meehan Range (Mount Direction) for scenic bushwalking and abseiling. Refer Map RIVERSIDE: An outer north western suburb of Launceston. Situated chiefly on the eastern side of the West Tamar Highway. It is bordered by the Tamar River which is a marshy area. Riverside West is on the western side of the West Tamar Highway. Formerly know as Marawaylee it was renamed Riverside West in 1960. Refer Map ROSEBERY: A mining town on the Murchison Highway 55 Km north of Queenstown. The main employer is the Electrolytic Zinc Company. The name is taken from a mine pegged out in 1893 by Tom McDonald. He named it the Rosebery Gold Mining Company after the Prime Minister of England, Lord Rosebery. The Montezuma Falls are well worth a look. Rosebery has an indoor sports centre, a golf club and a public pool open during summer. Pasminco mines operates daily tours of their mining operations and Hays 4wd mine tour and trout fishing guide also operates. Refer Map ROSETTA: A small suburb of Hobart on the northern side of Montrose. It is thought to be named after "Rosetta Cottage", a privately run school around the 1820s. ROSEVEARS: A farming district in the West Tamar area 7 Km south of Exeter. It overlooks the Tamar River just south of Cimitiere Point on the Rosevears Road. Named after a family who settled there in the early days of the colony. Refer Map ROSS: An historical village 0.5 Km off the Midlands Highway 120 Km north of Hobart. It is a popular place for tourists because, like some other towns in the state, most of the buildings in the village are of some historical value. The town was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1821. He named it after the seat of his friend H M Buchanan on Loch Lomond in Scotland. The pride of Ross is the Ross Bridge. Built on the orders of Governor Arthur it was designed by John Lee Archer and opened in October 1836. Refer Map ROSSARDEN: Once a busy mining town in the foot hills of Ben Lomond, it closed down when the mine became uneconomic to work. The Storys Creek flows just north of the town.

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