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Devonport; Mersey River
Devonport; Mersey River The Mersey River at Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.

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Hillcrest jumping castle staff tell Devonport court of moment inflatable became airborne, before six students died • Nov. 6, 2024, 9:46 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Tasmanian WNBL team would be based in Launceston or Devonport under JackJumpers proposal • Oct. 31, 2024, 11:52 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Devonport, city, northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies near the mouth of the Mersey River, which empties into Bass Strait.

Devonport
DevonportDevonport, Tasmania, Australia.

One of the state’s largest communities, it was formed through the amalgamation in 1893 of the villages of Torquay (east bank) and Formby (west), both of which had been founded in the 1850s. It was the centre of a municipality from 1907 and was designated a city in 1981.

A major service centre with port facilities, Devonport is on the Bass Highway and a rail line (freight only) to Launceston, 45 miles (70 km) southeast, and has ferry and air links to Melbourne. The city exports processed foods, potatoes, cement, and sawed timber. Nearby is Cradle Mountain–Lake St. Clair National Park (the location of Cradle Mountain), and the Bass Strait Maritime Centre has exhibits on the seagoing history of Devonport and the strait. Pop. (2006) local government area, 24,011; (2011) local government area, 24,615.

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