Boyer, Tasmania

Boyer is a town on the eastern side of the River Derwent Tasmania, Australia, opposite and slightly downstream of New Norfolk, and has a population of 40.[1] It is named after a family who first settled in the area in the early 19th century.

Boyer
Tasmania
Population40[1] (2016)
Postcode(s)7140
Location
LGA(s)Derwent Valley Council
RegionSouth-east
State electorate(s)Lyons
Federal Division(s)Lyons

Boyer is the site of Australian Newsprint Mills' plant in Tasmania,[2] that commenced operations in 1941,[3] the first mill in the world to utilise hardwood to produce newsprint,[3] and has been recognised by Engineering Heritage Tasmania as a national engineering landmark.[3] 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.

References

  1. "2016 Census QuickStats: Boyer". censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. Philip Heyward (7 December 2013). "Boyer Mill Norske Skog keeps Turning Fresh Pages In Constant Reinvention To Stay Ahead". The Mercury. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. "Boyer Newsprint Mill, New Norfolk, 1941-". engineersaustralia.org.au. Engineers Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.


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