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Cygnet is under an hour's drive from the Tasmanian capital, Hobart. The bay on which Cygnet sits was named 'Port des Cygnes' (Port of Swans) by French navigator Bruni D'Entrecasteaux in 1793, because he observed a large number of black swans in the area.

The first European settler in the district arrived in 1834 after receiving a grant for three hundred and twenty acres of land on the north side of Port Cygnet in 1829. In 1840 the township of Port Cygnet was surveyed. Land was advertised for sale to the public in 1848. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1854. The town was known as Port Cygnet until 1895, Lovett until 1915 and then Cygnet.

• Population: 929 1
• Postcode: 7112
• Location: 52 km southwest of Hobart
• Main Roads: Channel Hwy B68
• Radio Stations: DAB+: 7HO Classic Hits, ABC Classic, ABC Country, ABC Grandstand, ABC Hobart, ABC Jazz, ABC Kids Listen, ABC News on Radio, ABC RN, Double J, Easy Hits, KIX Country, Oldskool Hits, Triple M Classic Rock Digital, Triple J, Triple J Unearthed. FM: 7HO FM (101.7 MHz), ABC Classic (93.9 MHz), Hot 100.9 (100.9 MHz), Huon FM (95.3 / 98.5 MHz) Triple M (107.3 MHz) and Triple J (92.9 MHz). AM: ABC Hobart (936 kHz), ABC News on Radio (747 kHz) and ABC RN (585 KHz)

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	Cygnet Town Centre: View of the Cygnet town centre and town hall, 2008. Image © Jamie Scuglia

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 30-Nov-2019 22:39

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