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Pontville is a small rural community north of Hobart, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. At the , Pontville had a population of 2,166. ==History== Pontville was sited by Governor Lachlan Macquarie, in 1821, and was an early garrison town, where convicts built the bridge over the Jordan River. During World Wars I and II the area had a major army camp. There is an old sandstone bridge in Pontville that lies on the Jordan River. The bridge is part of the Midland Highway. A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947. Additional excursion trains operated from Hobart, bringing riflemen to the nearby range.〔''A Short History of the Apsley Branch Line'' Stokes, H.J.W. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July, 1971 pp. 152-160〕 ''Brighton'' Post Office opened on 1 June 1832, was renamed ''Pontville'' in 1895, and closed in 1973. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontville, Tasmania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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