Exeter, Tasmania
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Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston,
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 ...
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. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 633. It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.


Features

The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest
Methodist Church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...
in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is south of Exeter on the
West Tamar Highway The West Tamar Highway is a highway in 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, ...
. It was used by the infamous
bushranger Bushrangers were armed robbers and outlaws who resided in The bush#Australia, the Australian bush between the 1780s and the early 20th century. The original use of the term dates back to the early years of the British colonisation of Australia ...
Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.


Education

Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road. It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School."Exeter District School"
Archives Office of Tasmania, ''accessed 21 July 2008''


References

Towns in Tasmania Localities of West Tamar Council {{WestTamar-geo-stub