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Kelso, Tasmania
Kelso is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of West Tamar in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north of the town of Beaconsfield. The 2016 census has a population of 146 for the state suburb of Kelso. It is located west of George Town. It was settled in the early 19th century and is located on Kelso Bay, a small bay on the Tamar River. Kelso is known as a fishing resort for flathead, whiting and mullet. Kelso is also located near the Narawntapu National Park. History The area was originally known as Kelsalls Bay or Kelsalls Point after William Kelsall, the first European inhabitant of the district, who arrived in 1804. It is believed that the name is a derivative of “Kelsall”. Kelso is also a town in Scotland, and that could be the source of the name. Friend Point, on the north-east corner of the locality, is believed to be named for Lieutenant Matthew Friend, a former Royal Navy officer who held various positions in nor ... [...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] |
Clarence Point
Clarence Point is a locality in northern Tasmania about southwest of George Town across the Tamar River. Most of its population is settled along the riverbank. Clarence Point is also the name of the regional area that includes the village, which is part of the West Tamar Municipal Area. In the , Clarence Point had a population of 226, with a median age of 56. History The area was known as Lyetta until the late 1960s, but the name “Clarence Point” was in use in the vicinity from 1835, being applied to a shoreline feature (now Ashmans Point), a property (date unknown) and a housing estate (1911). Clarence Point was gazetted as a locality in 1967. Geography The Tamar River forms the eastern, southern, and most of the northern boundaries. Road infrastructure The A7 route (Greens Beach Road) runs through from south-West to north. Route C721 (Badger Head Road) starts at an intersection with A7 on the western boundary and runs away to the north-west. Route C722 (Clarence Point R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Curling Friend
Matthew Curling Friend (1792–1871) was an Australian inventor and public servant. He was the son of John Friend of Ramsgate and Mary Curling of the Isle of Thanet. He joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in July 1806 and was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1815. At the end of the Napoleonic Wars he was put on half pay. Friend then pursued scientific interests and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820. He subsequently entered Cambridge in 1822 and married Mary Anne Ford in 1826. Like many other officers on half-pay, Friend was obliged to seek his living in the colonies to support his wife and growing family in respectable circumstances. In 1829 Friend sailed with his family as captain of . The wife and daughters of Edward Davy Wedge were on board, ultimately resulting in the marriage of Thomas Wedge with daughter Anna Maria Friend. With his wife he stayed at the Swan River Colony from 30 January 1830 until 19 March, before leaving for Tasmania. While at the Swan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelso, Scottish Borders
Kelso ( sco, Kelsae gd, Cealsaidh) is a market town in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Roxburghshire, it lies where the rivers Tweed and Teviot have their confluence. The town has a population of 5,639 according to the 2011 census and based on the 2010 definition of the locality. Kelso's main tourist draws are the ruined Kelso Abbey and Floors Castle. The latter is a house designed by William Adam which was completed in 1726. The Kelso Bridge was designed by John Rennie who later built London Bridge. Kelso held the UK record for the lowest January temperature at , from 1881 until 1982. History The town of Kelso came into being as a direct result of the creation of Kelso Abbey in 1128. The town's name stems from the earliest settlement having stood on a chalky outcrop, and the town was known as Calkou (or perhaps Calchfynydd) in those early days, something that is remembered in the modern street name, "Chalkheugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narawntapu National Park
Narawntapu National Park (formerly known as Asbestos Range National Park) is a national park in the Australian state of Tasmania. It lies on Tasmania's north coast, adjoining Bass Strait, between Port Sorell in the west and the mouth of the Tamar River in the east. It lies about 20 km east of Devonport, 60 km north-west of Launceston and 250 km north of Hobart. Narawntapu encompasses islands in the Port Sorell estuary and the Carbuncle, as well as land extending to low water mark, including intertidal mudflats. The highest point of the park is 392 m ASL. It is listed on Australia's Register of the National Estate.Anon. (2000). ''Narawntapu National Park, Hawley Nature Reserve - Management Plan 2000''. Parks and Wildlife Service, Tasmania. PDF download Narawntapu is popular with visitors, with many coming from the tourist centres of Devonport and Port Sorell. The visitor centre is located in an area known as Springlawn, where visitors can see Forester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullet (fish)
The mullets or grey mullets are a family (Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times. The family includes about 78 species in 20 genera. Mullets are distinguished by the presence of two separate dorsal fins, small triangular mouths, and the absence of a lateral line organ. They feed on detritus, and most species have unusually muscular stomachs and a complex pharynx to help in digestion. Classification and naming Taxonomically, the family is currently treated as the sole member of the order Mugiliformes, but as Nelson says, "there has been much disagreement concerning the relationships" of this family. The presence of fin spines clearly indicates membership in the superorder Acanthopterygii, and in the 1960s, they were classed as primitive perciforms, while others have grouped them in Atheriniformes. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sillaginidae
The Sillaginidae, commonly known as the smelt-whitings, whitings, sillaginids, sand borers and sand-smelts, are a family of benthic coastal marine fish in the order Perciformes. The smelt-whitings inhabit a wide region covering much of the Indo-Pacific, from the west coast of Africa east to Japan and south to Australia. The family comprises only five genera and 35 species, of which a number are dubious, with the last major revision of the family in 1992 unable to confirm the validity of a number of species. They are elongated, slightly compressed fish, often light brown to silver in colour, with a variety of markings and patterns on their upper bodies. The Sillaginidae are not related to a number of fishes commonly called ' whiting' in the Northern Hemisphere, including the fish originally called whiting, ''Merlangius merlangus''. The smelt-whitings are mostly inshore fishes that inhabit sandy, silty, and muddy substrates on both low- and high-energy environments ranging from p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flathead (fish)
A flathead is one of a number of small to medium fish species with notably flat heads, distributed in membership across various genera of the family Platycephalidae. Many species are found in the Indo-Pacific, especially most parts of Australia where they are popular sport and table fish. They inhabit estuaries and the open ocean. Flathead can grow at least 3m in length and 18 kilograms in weight, with dusky flathead being the biggest, although fish this size are seldom caught. Anatomy and morphology Flathead are notable for their unusual body shape, which their hunting strategy is based upon. Flathead are dorsally compressed, meaning their body is wide but flattened and very low in height. Both eyes are on the top of the flattened head, giving excellent binocular vision to attack overhead prey. The effect is somewhat similar to flounders. In contrast to flounder, however, flathead are much more elongated, the tail remains vertical, and the mouth is large, wide and symmetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamar River, Tasmania
The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Location and features Formed by the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers at , kanamaluka / River Tamar flows generally north towards its mouth at Low Head, north of the settlement George Town and into the Bass Strait via Port Dalrymple. kanamaluka / River Tamar has several minor tributaries including the Supply River. Low Head Lighthouse is located at the tip of a peninsula, on the east side of the mouth of the river. The only full crossing of the river is the Batman Bridge in the relatively remote area of Sidmouth, around halfway up the river. The Tamar river is complicated in that it silts up frequently, a contributing factor to its slow decline in use. Over time dredging operations have been required. A scheme enacted between the 1920s and 1970s pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
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Badger Head, Tasmania
Badger Head is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. Bass Strait forms the north-western and part of the northern boundaries. The 2016 census determined a population of 41 for the state suburb of Badger Head. History The locality name was assigned in 1999, and the boundary with York Town was adjusted in 2007. Road infrastructure The C721 route (Badger Head Road) intersects with the West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the western edge of the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a r ... at the south-eastern extremity of the locality. It passes through to the north-west, where it terminates in the Badger Head township. References Localities of West Tamar Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greens Beach, Tasmania
Greens Beach is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of West Tamar, in the Western Tamar Valley region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Launceston. Bass Strait forms the northern boundary. The 2016 census determined a population of 209 for the state suburb of Greens Beach. History The locality was gazetted in 1967. Road infrastructure The West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It covers the western edge of the Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a r ... runs north-west through the locality, terminating in the Greens Beach township. References Localities of West Tamar Council Towns in Tasmania {{WestTamar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
