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NAME ORIGINS:
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Abels Bay... |
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| Castle Forbes Bay |
Castle Forbes Bay got its name by a Captain's mistake. In 1836 a convoy of three immigrant ships carrying mostly women from Ireland as passengers, left England bound for Van Dieman's Land. One of these ships, the 'Castle Forbes' whose captain mistook the Huon River for the Derwent; shallow water soon showed him his error. Due to sickness on board, he ordered a search for fresh water and set up a camp on shore. The Kermandie Rivulet was found and a camp set up at Hospital Bay now known as Port Huon. A bonus for the local timber workers, many of whom married some of these women. |
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| Cockle Creek |
Cockle Creek was named after the cockle shells that can be found on the beach. |
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| Crabtree |
Crabtree was the name of a 1000 acre property near Huonville that was owned by Chas. James Parsons at the turn of the century. We believe due to the size of the property, that "Crabtree" encompassed the entire area that we know of as Crabtree today. |
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| Crowthers Bay |
Crowthers Bay is actually the landing point of the immigration ship 'Castle Forbes'. Around 1843, Dr Crowthers built his second timber mill at Castle Forbes Bay (his first being at Oyster Cove). He had been granted 500 acres at this location and gave his name to the bay. |
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| Cygnet |
Cygnet is on the eastern side of the Huon River. Cygnet was originally named 'Port de Cygne' (Port Cygnet) by Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux, a french explorer who led an expedition to Australia in 1792. It was the first known visit to the Huon area by any European. |
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| Dover |
Dover was originally named Port Esperance and was the temporary home of the southern convict stations in the mid-1800's. There are three islands off the shore from Dover; Hope Island, Faith Island and Charity Island. Hope Island was farmed by John Boothman and some of his family during the mid-late 1800's and was well-known for its delicious early potatoes due to its frost-free environment. |
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| Eggs and Bacon Bay |
Eggs and Bacon Bay has three different versions as to how it got its name; 1) that Lady Jane Franklin ordered eggs and bacon on her way to or from Franklin, 2) that she was served eggs and bacon there by the Marsdens or 3) Sir John Franklin named the area after the flowers known as 'egg and bacon' growing there. |
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| Franklin |
Franklin was the original centre of trade for the Huon Valley back in the pioneering days (1800's). It had a general store that bought and sold a large number of different items ranging from hardware to home made cured bacon, a school, church, convent, tailors, and even had its own road toll collector. The general store is now a B&B, the convent; a presbytery, and the school is now a private residence.
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| Frenchmans Bay |
Frenchmans Bay it is presumed to have acquired its name with some association with the French exploration of 1792. It has also been documented as Risely Bay, named after a partner in the shipbuilding company McLaren & Risely at Shipwrights Point. It has also been called Tranquil Bay, but only by the locals. |
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| Geeveston |
Geeveston's name derived from the Geeves family who established the town after they settled in 1858. It is known as 'The Gateway to the Southern Forests' and has two large tree trunks on either side of the road, greeting visitors to the town. |
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| Glaziers Bay... |
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| Glendevie |
Glendevie was originally named Snake Plains... |
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| Glen Huon |
Glen Huon originally Upper Huon... |
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| Grove |
Grove may have been named after the 800 acre farm of Silas George Parsons called "The Grove". |
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| Hospital Bay |
see Castle Forbes Bay |
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| Huonville |
Huonville originally named Victoria (possibly after the Queen of the time). Huonville took over from Franklin as being the centre of the Huon Valley when transport via roads overtook the river steamers in the 1920's. Huonville's only importance was the fact that it was a junction point bewteen Franklin and Cygnet. |
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| Judbury |
Judbury was named after Henry Judd who, with his brother, established a settlement in 1853. Originally, Judbury was known as Judds Creek. |
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| Lonnavale... |
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| Lower Longley... |
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| Lucaston |
Lucaston was named after a Mr Lucas who owned a property called 'Ranelagh' which was located at Bakers Creek in Lucaston. Due to the demand for Huon timber he laid a tram track from his property to Mosquito Point (later known as Ranelagh Junction) to transport the timber for the Hobart market. |
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| Lune River... |
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| Lymington |
Lymington was named after a town of the same name in Hampshire, United Kingdom. |
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| Mountain River... |
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| Nicholls Rivulet... |
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| Pelverata... |
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| Police Point |
Police Point's name derived from approx. 140 years ago when the Police used to keep watch over the river for boats smuggling contriband. |
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| Port Huon |
Port Huon (see Castle Forbes Bay) Australian hard wood was valued around the world, and as early as 1829 the Harcourt took 200 tonnes of timber to London. By 1870 numerous ship yards could be found associated with the port. The largest boat built at Port Huon was the Kermandie, some 343 tonnes, in 1920. Until recent times, Port Huon handled large freighters loading apples direct to England. The fruit is now shipped in containers through Hobart. The paper mill and woodchip loading facilities closed some years ago. Port Huon is a quieter place these days. |
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| Ranelagh |
Ranelagh - as suggested in Lucaston's origins, Ranelagh Junction was the end of the line for the tram which delivered timber to Mosquito Point which in turn was the highest point on the river navigable by barges and steamers on the Hobart town route.
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| Recherche |
Recherche was formerly named Ramsgate |
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| Southport |
Southport was formerly known as Hyeth, and Southport Narrows was known as Hastings. Initially a large town, the centre for the timber shipping and whaling industries but declined when the timber was cleared.
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| Surges Bay |
Surges Bay formerly Adelaide had a sawmill and jetty for loading timber for Hobart. One of the early settlers was the Eaves family. Surges Bay was the mail terminus. The post office was also the school, where letters were sorted by the schoolmistress and delivered by the school children. |
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| Surveyors Bay... |
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| Verona Sands .... |
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| Waterloo |
Waterloo formerly Flights Bay was first settled by Reverend Mr Andrew Arthur who built a saw mill and the first tram way in the Huon. The area changed hands many times and it is believed that one of the owners had been named Flight. In 1880 the Bird family bought the neglected property and re-named the bay Waterloo. It is said, because of the battle he had with clearing the land and his work was looked down upon by the Wellington Ranges as Wellington had looked down upon his Waterloo. |
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| Wattle Grove... |
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| Woodstock... |
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