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Thomas Butler (Australian Politician)
Thomas John Butler (20 September 1875 – 8 July 1937) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sheffield, Tasmania. In 1931 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Nationalist member for Darwin. He was defeated in 1934. Butler died in Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ... in 1937. References 1875 births 1937 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub ...
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Sheffield, Tasmania
Sheffield is a town 23 kilometres inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania. Sheffield has long been the rural hub for the Mount Roland area. The Sheffield area is well known for its high quality butterfat production via dairy farming. The area is suitable for lamb and beef production. The town of 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 home town in South Yorkshire, England. ''Kentishbury'' Post Office opened on 1 November 1862 and was renamed ''Sheffield'' in 1882. The area grew slowly and 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. Sheffield's revival as the Town of Murals began as a bid by a small group of residents determined to save the ...
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