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Dunorlan, Tasmania
Dunorlan is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Meander Valley in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census determined a population of 108 for the state suburb of Dunorlan. History The locality was named for Dunorlan Park in England, a property that was developed by Henry Reed, an early settler in the district. Geography The Mersey River forms part of the south-west boundary. Road infrastructure The C163 route (Bengeo Road) enters the locality from the north-east, runs south through the unbounded locality of Bengeo, and exits to the south-east. The C161 route (Dunorlan Road) starts at an intersection with route C163 and runs west across the locality to the village of Dunorlan. Here it turns north and follows the railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Census
The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an increase of 8.8 per cent or people over the . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to the public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021. Scope The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chudleigh, Tasmania
Chudleigh is a rural locality in the local government area of Meander Valley in the Launceston region of Tasmania. The locality is about west of the town of Westbury. The 2016 census has a population of 203 for the state suburb of Chudleigh. It is a small rural village west of Launceston in northern Tasmania, Australia. The town is in the Chudleigh Valley, between the Gog range and the Great Western Tiers. The area is primarily used for farming, though timber and lime production have been significant industries. The fertile flats of the valley are of alluvial origin, from the Permian era. The Chudleigh show, run by the Agricultural and Horticultural society, is an agricultural show held each February. Since 1889 the show has been held 125 times, and it is one of the state's oldest such events. The area had been the lands of the Pallittorre Aboriginal Tasmanians for thousands of years. European settlement and disease drove them from the lands and decimated their population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Line, Tasmania
The Western Line, previously known as the Launceston and Western Line, is a 223 km freight rail corridor that runs from Western Junction to Wiltshire in Tasmania, Australia. Description The original Line was built in 1871 as a private broad gauge railway that opened between Deloraine and Launceston to ship agricultural products to port for Victorian markets. In 1872, following takeover of the Launceston & Western Railway Company by the Tasmanian Government Railways, the line was made dual gauge with gauge to standardise the Tasmanian rail network. The last broad gauge trains ran, and the outer rail was lifted in 1885. The line still traverses its original survey. It was modified to bypass Latrobe in the 1980s, and new bridges have meant slight variations to its corridor. Operations The line once had a large number of stopping stations and sidings, used when passenger and common goods services were operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways. Nowadays, the line ope ... [...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 is situated at the river's mouth on Bass Strait. The source of this river is Lake Meston. From here the river feeds itself into Lake Youd. Lees Creek is a tributary to the Mersey River and it feeds into Lake Orion, Lake Merope, Lake Eros, Lake Artemis and Junction Lake prior to the Mersey. Feather Creek from Cathedral Mountain is a tributary to the Mersey River at this point. Campfire Creek is the next tributary. The Mersey flows into Lake Rowallan. The Rowallan Power Station, part of the Rowallan Dam is a hydro-electric station is also located on the Mersey. Fish Creek is also a tributary to Lake Rowallan. The Mersey then flows to Lake Parangana. Lake Parangana also takes inflows from the Fisher River, this has a tributary of the little Fisher River and Fisher River flows through Lake MacKenzie and the Fisher Power Station which also has a tributary from Explorer Creek w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Reed (merchant)
Henry Reed (28 December 1806 – 10 October 1880) was an Australian landowner, shipowner, merchant, philanthropist and evangelist. Early life and work Reed was born at Doncaster, England, on 28 December 1806 to postmaster Samuel Reed (1773-1813) and his wife Mary, nee Rockcliff. When 13, Henry was apprenticed to a merchant at Hull. He left Britain as a steerage passenger on the ''Tiger'', reaching Hobart in April 1827. He travelled north to Launceston where he found work in the store of John Gleadow. In January 1828, he received a land grant of 640 acres (259 ha) at Nile riverlet. Other land aqusitions soon followed. He left Gleadow's employment and established himself as a general merchant. He also began to buy ships, that he employed in trading and whaling voyages. Among his associates in Tasmania at this time were James Henty, John Batman and William Buckley. He returned to Britain in 1831, where he married his cousin, Mary Grubb. While there he also formed a busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunorlan Park
Dunorlan Park is a park and grounds in Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK. Totalling approximately and containing a lake, the grounds were landscaped by Robert Marnock for Henry Reed, the merchant and philanthropist who owned the estate and the now-demolished house that once overlooked it. History Dunorlan is Built First record of the land is under the name of Burnthouse or Calverly Manor Farm which appears on a Tunbridge Wells map produced by John Bowra in 1738. After the death of the owner, a Mr Thomas Panuwell, in 1823, the farm was purchased by a land developer called John Ward, who intended to build a ''Calverly Estate'' to rival the lower village of Tunbridge Wells which was centred around the spring in the Pantiles.Friends of Dunorlan Park - History However, in the 1850s the farmhouse and lands were purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
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Red Hills, Tasmania
Red Hills is a locality and suburb in the local government area of Meander Valley, in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about west of the town of Deloraine. The Meander River forms part of the south-eastern boundary, while its tributary Western Creek forms the remainder. The railway tracks of the Western line pass through the north-eastern corner of the locality, crossing the B12 route (Mole Creek Road) at Lemana Junction. The 2016 census determined a population of 120 for the state suburb of Red Hills. History A hill named Red Hill is within the locality, and the name of the locality may be derived from it. Road infrastructure The B12 route (Mole Creek Road) runs south-west from the Bass Highway through the locality and then continues to Mole Creek Mole Creek is a town in the upper Mersey Valley, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. Mole Creek is well known for its honey and accounts for about 35 percent of Tasmania's honey production. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deloraine, Tasmania
Deloraine is a town on the Meander River, in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It is 50 km west of Launceston and 52 km south of Devonport along the 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 predominantly rural farming town, it is also aimed at pleasing tourists, who visit because of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Tasmania
North West Tasmania is one of the regions of Tasmania in Australia. The region comprises the whole of the north west, including the ''North West Coast'' and the northern reaches of the ''West Coast''. It is usually accepted as extending as far south as the Pieman River and including the Savage River National Park within the Tarkine region. The region is characterised by its rugged beauty, from coastlines to agricultural lands. It is a key gateway for the ferry, which docks at Devonport. North West Coast The North West Coast is a region of Tasmania on the north coast of Tasmania to the west of Port Sorell, Tasmania. It includes towns such as Devonport, Burnie, Wynyard, Ulverstone, Penguin, Smithton and Stanley. The water to the north is called Bass Strait. North-West and West Tasmania Area Profile July 2016 * The gross regional product is $5.29 billion – the highest it has been in the last 10 years. In comparison, the gross regional product of Tasmania is $24,707 ... [...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. It is located about south-east of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ... determined a population of 91 for the state suburb of Weegena. 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. 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 (Weegena Road) enters the locality from the east, bef ... [...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. 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. Slater had used money from a lottery wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
