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Kimberley, Tasmania
Kimberley is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the Launceston and North-west and west regions of Tasmania. The locality is about north-west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 149 for the state suburb of Kimberley. It is about midway between the towns of Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ... and Deloraine. Once a thriving village with a school, railway station, shops and two churches, it is now a collection of houses with one church (St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church) remaining. There are clear springs running all year in the area. The White Rock Vineyard is close to the township. There is also an olive grove. The area is known for its dairy farms, beef breeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meander Valley Council
Meander Valley Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in northern Tasmania. It covers the western outskirts of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, and further westward along the Meander River, Tasmania, Meander River. Meander Valley Council is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 19,713. Major towns and localities of the region include Elizabeth Town, Tasmania, Elizabeth Town, Mole Creek, Tasmania, Mole Creek, Westbury, Tasmania, Westbury and the principal town of Deloraine, Tasmania, Deloraine. History and attributes On 2 April 1993, the municipalities of Deloraine and Westbury were amalgamated to form the Meander Valley Council. Meander Valley is classified as rural, agricultural and very large under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. Localities The municipality includes the localities of Bracknell, Tasmania, Bracknell, Carrick, Tasmania, Carrick, Chudleigh, Tasmania, Chudleigh, Hagley, Tasmania, Hagle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Beulah, Tasmania
Lower Beulah is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-east of the town of Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so .... The 2016 census recorded a population of 55. History Lower Beulah was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The name Beulah is Biblical in origin It is believed to mean, among other things, “the gates of heaven”. Gold was once mined in the locality. Geography The Mersey River forms part of the eastern boundary. The Dasher River, a tributary of the Mersey, forms a small part of the northern boundary. The Minnow River forms part of the western boundary before flowing through to form part of the eastern, where it then joins the Dasher at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Localities Of Meander Valley Council
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Barry Holloway
Sir Barry Blyth Holloway, KBE (26 September 193416 January 2013)"PNG’s first speaker dies in Brisbane" , 17 January 2013 was an Australian-born Papua New Guinean politician. Early life Barry—a sixth generation Tasmanian—was born in on 26 September 1934, to Arch and Betty ( Blyth) Holloway, in the homestead "Armitstead", the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley Warm Springs
Kimberley Warm Springs are a geothermal feature and semi-developed visitor site located in the town of Kimberley, North West Tasmania. The Springs are located within the Kimberley Warm Springs Reserve, which is managed by Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania. The reserve features a constructed pool, approximately 13 metres by 20 metres and 1.2 metres deep, a sheltered barbecue area, parking and public toilets. Access to the site is from Warm Springs Road off Morrison Street. The site is well signposted within the town. Water from the springs remains at a constant temperature of 24–-25 degrees Celsius. The water's chemical composition suggests it gains its heat from hotter sub-surface materials. The dissolved solids content is fairly low and contains mainly bicarbonate and calcium ions. The clearance of shading vegetation has led to excessive algal growth, which is periodically removed as it covers the naturally sandy bottom of the spring. The spring is the only one of its ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersey River (Tasmania)
The Mersey River is a river on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. The city of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport is situated at the river's mouth on Bass Strait. Geography The Mersey River originates in Lake Meston (Tasmania), Lake Meston, located within the Walls of Jerusalem National Park in Tasmania’s Central Highlands. The river descends through a series of alpine lakes, including Lake Youd, Lake Rowallan, and Lake Parangana, before reaching the Bass Strait at Devonport. The river’s course is characterised by its passage through glaciated landscapes, including U-shaped valleys and moraines formed during the Pleistocene epoch. Key tributaries of the Mersey River include Lees Creek, Feather Creek, Campfire Creek, Overflow Creek, and Mole Creek. The river’s flow is also supplemented by water from the Fisher River (Tasmania), Fisher River and its tributaries. Several smaller creeks, such as Lobster Rivulet and the Dasher River (Tasmania), Dasher River, join the Mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deloraine, Tasmania
Deloraine is a town on the Meander River (Tasmania), Meander River, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It is 50 km west of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston and 52 km south of Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport along the Bass Highway (Tasmania), Bass Highway. It is part of the Meander Valley Council. Deloraine recorded a population of 3,035 in the . Deloraine, like most Tasmanian towns, has a temperate and wet climate. History The region was explored in 1821 by Captain Roland, who was searching for farm land. The land was granted to new settlers, and the town is now a major agricultural centre, with a large number of farms of all types in the area. Deloraine is named after a character from the poem ''The Lay of the Last Minstrel'', written by Sir Walter Scott. Deloraine Post Office opened on 29 October 1836. The town won the State Tidy Towns award in 1992, 1993 and 1995, and the Australian Community of the Year award in 1997. Economy While Deloraine is a predomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield is a town inland from Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport, a city on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Sheffield has long been the rural hub for the Mount Roland Conservation Area, Mount Roland area. The Sheffield area is well known for its high quality butterfat production via dairy farming. The district is also suitable for lamb and beef production. The town of Railton, Tasmania, Railton is nearby. At the , Sheffield had a population of 1,602. History Sheffield was one of the many early townships settled in 1859. The town was named by Edward Curr after his Sheffield, home town in South Yorkshire, England. Kentishbury Post Office opened on 1 November 1862 and was renamed ''Sheffield'' in 1882. The area grew slowly, but the commencement of the Mersey-Forth Power Development Scheme in 1963 saw the town grow dramatically. The completion of the power scheme –- seven dams and seven power stations –- in 1973 saw the town's population decline. Town of Murals Sheffield's r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the List of islands by area#Islands, 26th-largest island in the world, and the List of islands of Tasmania, surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents . The List of Australian capital cities, state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city. Tasmania's main island was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples, who today generally identify as Palawa or Pakana. It is believed that Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weegena, Tasmania
Weegena is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Kentish in the North West region of Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta .... It is located about south-east of the town of Devonport. History The locality name is believed to mean “campfire” or “fireplace”, but other meanings have been suggested. It was previously known as Blackmore. The name was gazetted in 1965. The 2016 census determined a population of 91 for the state suburb of Weegena. At the , the population had decreased to 89. Geography The Mersey River passes through the centre of the locality from east to west after forming part of the south-east boundary. It then forms the north-west boundary. Road infrastructure The C160 route (Weege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Town, Tasmania
Elizabeth Town is a populated rural area in Meander Valley, Tasmania bisected by the Bass Highway, midway between Devonport and Launceston. The area is largely a farming district. Significant agricultural enterprises include organic dairy producer Elgaar Farm, berry producer Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm and the Ashgrove Cheese Farm. Land grants began in the area from the 1820s, and later a town was laid out based on allotments. Until the 1970s, when some land was further subdivided on the east side of what is now the Bass Highway, the town area had only three houses and had not become a population centre. Consequent to the subdivision more dwellings were built and there were more than forty by 2002. At the 2006 census, the Elizabeth Town area had a population of 502. John Spicer built and opened a hotel on the road from Deloraine north to Devonport in the 1850s. Just prior to 1900 the then owner, Charles Slater, demolished the building replaced it with the current structure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentish Council
Kentish Council is a Local government in Australia, local government body in Tasmania, situated in the north-west of the state, to the south and inland from Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport. Kentish is classified as a rural local government area and has a population of 6,324, the major towns of the municipality are Sheffield, Tasmania, Sheffield, Railton, Tasmania, Railton and Wilmot, Tasmania, Wilmot. History and attributes The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine, Tasmania, Deloraine through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area. The municipality was established on 1 January 1907. Kentish is classified as rural, agricultural and large (RAL) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. The area is a high-tourism region. Attractions include Cradle Mountain, Lake Barrington (Tasmania), Lake Barrington and the mural town of Sheffield. Cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
