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Boyer
Tasmania
Boyer is located in Tasmania
Boyer
Boyer
Location in Tasmania
Population 40 (2016 census)
Postcode(s) 7140
Location
LGA(s) Derwent Valley, Brighton
Region Hobart, South-east
State electorate(s) Lyons
Federal Division(s) Lyons
Localities around Boyer:
Magra, New Norfolk Magra Dromedary
New Norfolk Boyer Dromedary
New Norfolk Sorell Creek Sorell Creek, Granton

Boyer is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Brighton and Derwent Valley in the Hobart and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Brighton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 40 for the state suburb of Boyer. It is a town on the eastern side of the River Derwent, opposite and slightly downstream of New Norfolk.

History

Boyer was gazetted as a locality in 1970. It is named after a family who first settled in the area in the early 19th century.

Specialising in newsprint and magazine-grade paper, the Boyer Mill was established by Australian Newsprint Mills in 1941.

It was the first pulp and paper mill in the world to utilise hardwood to produce newsprint, and has been recognised by Engineering Heritage Tasmania as a national engineering landmark. For many decades paper was shipped by tug and barge from the plant to the port of Hobart, Tasmania but all freight is now sent by road or rail.

Geography

The River Derwent forms the southern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B10 (Boyer Road) passes through from east to west.

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