Orford is an attractive coastal hamlet located on the Prosser River located some 73 kilometers from Hobart, on the East Coast of Tasmania. It has ready access to Maria Island which is separated from the mainland by the Mercury Passage. Hobart Coat of Arms View from the port of the city centre and Mt Wellington Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australias island state. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... Maria Island is a relativly small island about 10 kms off the east coast of Tamania. ...

The town was named by Edward Walpole, who was granted 1,000 acres (4 km²) in the area in 1831. He named his grant “Strawberry Hill” after the London residence of his relative Horace Walpole who was the Second Earl of Orford. The town was first established as a mainland port for the convict settlement at Maria Island. Sandstone from this area was quarried for use in buildings in Hobart and Melbourne including the Melbourne General Post Office. The title of Earl of Orford was created several times in British history - in the Peerage of England in 1697, in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1742 for former prime minister Robert Walpole, and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for Lord Walpole, Walpoles distant... Red Sandstone in Wyoming Sandstone is an arenaceous sedimentary rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz and varies in colour (in a similar way to sand), through grey, yellow, red, and white. ...