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Donation sparks questions about legislation to allow proposed Stony Rise shopping centre in Devonport • Nov. 28, 2024, 7:28 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))

Devonport, city, northern Tasmania, Australia. It lies near the mouth of the Mersey River, which empties into Bass Strait. One of the state’s largest communities, it was formed through the amalgamation in 1893 of the villages of Torquay (east bank) and Formby (west), both of which had been founded in the 1850s. It was the centre of a municipality from 1907 and was designated a city in 1981. A major service centre with port facilities, Devonport is on the Bass Highway and a rail line (freight only) to Launceston, 45 miles (70 km) southeast, and has ferry and air links ...(100 of 153 words)

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