341:"The Corners Inn", built in 1850, gave its name to the future township, where it became known as "The Corners". This name would be recognised in part by the inn, but also that Conara was an important junction for the coach and rail networks in Tasmania. The inn itself became known to travellers as "The Disappearing House", due to the way of which the inn disappeared in front of a hill when viewed heading south. The town's post office, known as "Corners PO", opened on 12 August 1862, and was renamed to Conara Junction on 14 October 1887.
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The founding of Conara originated in the early 1800s, from a land grant given to settlers James and
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With the removal of passenger services on the Fingal Line in the 1950s, and the subsequent investment in the highway system in
Tasmania; the railways and their importance in Tasmania dwindled, and as a result Conara was affected. Railway workers, who made up most of the town's population, lost work
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Today, with the heyday all but over, Conara still remains an important siding for trains, albeit diminished; as well as a destination between the two main cities. The town has, and still remains one of the most unsafe level crossings in
Tasmania, with the railway intersecting the
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Midlands region of Tasmania. The boom affected the township greatly, with housing, employment, a church opening in 1892, as well as a part-time school opening in 1891.
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Corners" remained with the adjoining land until 1958 when then owner, Graeme Taylor, sold his 400 acres (less the separate title for the old Inn), to Alan McKinnon who absorbed it into his property
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425:Geography
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