Moogara, Tasmania
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Moogara is a locality in Tasmania
, Australia
. It is situated approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Hobart
(direct line), Moogara used to be a bustling hamlet with 100 families, some of which had up to 16 children, it had its own school, general store
, saw mills and farms.
Moogara was named by Barney McGuire. He named it Moogara as it is Aboriginal
for 'Journey of one day' as it took Barney this long to walk from Plenty
to select his property.
Moogara's hub was the Post Office which began business on November 11, 1911 under Mrs H. Simco. On September 1, 1924 it was taken over by Amos McGuire; it was run by the McGuire family until it closed on 31 January 1970. Mrs Emma Townsend (née McGuire) was the last Postmistress; Emma and husband Norman lived where the old Post Office was located until 1999.
Moogara's telephone prefix is 62865, and postcode is 7140. While Moogara's population is not as high as it once was, it is still home to several families some of which are direct descendants of those who originally settled in the area.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is situated approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
(direct line), Moogara used to be a bustling hamlet with 100 families, some of which had up to 16 children, it had its own school, general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, saw mills and farms.
Moogara was named by Barney McGuire. He named it Moogara as it is Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
for 'Journey of one day' as it took Barney this long to walk from Plenty
Plenty, Tasmania
Plenty is a small locality and the name of a tributary river on the south side of the Derwent River in the Derwent Valley in Tasmania. It is situated on the main road between New Norfolk and Bushy Park...
to select his property.
Moogara's hub was the Post Office which began business on November 11, 1911 under Mrs H. Simco. On September 1, 1924 it was taken over by Amos McGuire; it was run by the McGuire family until it closed on 31 January 1970. Mrs Emma Townsend (née McGuire) was the last Postmistress; Emma and husband Norman lived where the old Post Office was located until 1999.
Moogara's telephone prefix is 62865, and postcode is 7140. While Moogara's population is not as high as it once was, it is still home to several families some of which are direct descendants of those who originally settled in the area.