Taranna - Tasmania - Focus on Tasmania

TARANNA

( Tasman Peninsula )

In Brief | Distances | What to See & Do | Services
Where to Stay | Where to Eat

IN BRIEF Taranna, situated at the head of Norfolk Bay, is an Aboriginal word meaning kangaroo.
It was here that Australia行 first railway was built. Covering a distance of almost of 7 km between Lkong Bay and Norfolk Bay, the railway facilitated the transport of passengers and supplies from Hobart. Carriages were pushed up hills by convicts, who then jumped on to go downhill.
Once the only port of debarkation on the Peninsula for passengers proceeding direct by mail coach to Carnarvon (Port Arthur) or Eaglehawk Neck.
Taranna was an important timber producing area.

DISTANCES Launceston - 275 km, 3 hrs 15 mins
Sorell - 68 km, 55 mins
Eaglehawk Neck - 12 km, 15 mins
Nubeena - 20 km, 20 mins
Port Arthur - 10 km

WHAT TO SEE & DO

SERVICES

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WHERE TO STAY

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IN BRIEF	Taranna, situated at the head of Norfolk Bay, is an Aboriginal word meaning kangaroo. It was here that Australia行 first railway was built. Covering a distance of almost of 7 km between Lkong Bay and Norfolk Bay, the railway facilitated the transport of passengers and supplies from Hobart. Carriages were pushed up hills by convicts, who then jumped on to go downhill. Once the only port of debarkation on the Peninsula for passengers proceeding direct by mail coach to Carnarvon (Port Arthur) or Eaglehawk Neck. Taranna was an important timber producing area.
DISTANCES	Launceston - 275 km, 3 hrs 15 mins Sorell - 68 km, 55 mins Eaglehawk Neck - 12 km, 15 mins Nubeena - 20 km, 20 mins Port Arthur - 10 km
WHAT TO SEE & DO
SERVICES