Blackwall, Tasmania
Blackwall is a rural locality in the local government area of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about south-east of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 270 for the state suburb of Blackwall.
It is a small town located near Gravelly Beach on the western side of the Tamar River, north of Launceston.
History
Named after Blackwall on the River Thames in England, it was likewise a noted shipbuilding centre. The second-largest ship built in Tasmania during the 19th century, the 547-ton barque Harpley, was launched here in 1847.Blackwall was gazetted as a locality in 1966.
Lanena Post Office opened on 1 April 1911, was renamed Blackwall in 1968, and closed in 1975.