- Blackmans Bay, Tasmania
Infobox Australian Place
name = Blackmans Bay
caption =
coordinates = coord|42|59|56|S|147|19|8|E|display=inline,title
state = tas
type = suburb
lga = Kingborough
city = Hobart
fedgov = Franklin
postcode = 7052
near-nw = Maranoa Heights
near-n = Kingston Beach
near-ne = "Derwent River"
near-w = Huntingfield
near-e = "Derwent River"
near-sw = Howden
near-s =
near-se = "Derwent River"Blackmans Bay is a beachside suburb of
Hobart ,Tasmania ,Australia .Blackmans Bay south of Hobart was named after a James Blackman who occupied land there in the 1820s while another "Blackman Bay", near Dunalley (also in Tasmania) was so named in 1642 because of the presence of Aboriginal people.
The town is located adjacent to Kingston, and is approximately fourteen
kilometre s south of Hobart, to which it is connected by the Southern Outlet motorway.Blackmans Bay has three
primary school s from kindergarten to grade six: Blackmans Bay, Illawarra, established in the late 1980s, and the Catholic St. Aloysius. There is also a beach and shopping centre within walking distance of most homes.The shopping centre includes a supermarket, newsagency, doctor's surgery, pharmacy, butcher and a variety of other stores.
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