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Sorell, Tasmania
Sorell is a town in Tasmania, Australia, north-east of Hobart. It is located on the Tasman Highway at the junction with the Arthur Highway. Sorell is one of Tasmania's oldest towns, being first settled in 1808 as a small farming community and becoming an official township in 1821. At the , Sorell had a population of 1,546, and at the 2011 census, a population of 2,476. and at the 2016 census, a population of 2,907. History Pre-contact The Mumirimina People of the Oyster Bay Tribe traditionally lived in the Sorell area. Post-contact Sorell was first explored by Europeans by a party from Risdon Cove in 1803. This first exploration was done by Lieutenant Governor Collins, who originally named the area Pitt Water after the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sorell was later renamed after Lieutenant Governor William Sorell by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on a tour. Fertile land was discovered, and it was first settled in 1808, but remained an isolated farming community unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midway Point, Tasmania
Midway Point ( paredarerme/palawa kani: ''tipina'') is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Sorell in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Sorell. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2859 for the state suburb of Midway Point. It is located on a small peninsula with Orielton Lagoon on its eastern side and Pittwater on its southern and western sides. The suburb meets the mid-way point of the Sorell Causeway from Hobart to Sorell, hence the name. Mcgees Bridge is connected to Midway Point on the Pittwater side. The suburb lies close to Hobart International Airport and is approximately 21 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway. In recent years Midway Point has become a popular commuter town for people working in Hobart. History Midway Point was gazetted as a locality in 1957. Geography The waters of Pittwater form the eastern, southern and western boundaries. Road infrastructure Route A3 (Tasman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasman Peninsula
The Tasman Peninsula, officially Turrakana / Tasman Peninsula, is a peninsula located in south-east Tasmania, Australia, approximately by the Arthur Highway, south-east of Hobart. The Tasman Peninsula lies south and west of Forestier Peninsula, to which it connects via an isthmus called Eaglehawk Neck. This in turn is joined to the rest of Tasmania by an isthmus called East Bay Neck, near the town of Dunalley, approximately by road from Hobart. The peninsula is surrounded by water; to the north by Norfolk Bay, to the northwest by Frederick Henry Bay, to the west and south by Storm Bay, and to the east by the Tasman Sea. Description Many smaller towns are also located on the Tasman Peninsula, the largest of which are Nubeena and Koonya. Smaller centres include Premaydena, Highcroft and Stormlea. The Conservation Park, located on the main highway at Taranna, is a popular local visitor attraction along with the World Heritage Port Arthur Historic Site and a number of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobart Airport
Hobart Airport is an airport located in Cambridge, north-east of the Hobart central business district. It is the principal airport of Tasmania.Air passenger movements through capital and non-capital city airports to 2030–31 Bureau of Infrastructure & Transport Research Economics 2012 The owned airport is operated by the Tasmanian Gateway Consortium under a 99-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, rain and snow mixed ("sleet" in Commonwealth usage), snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. Precipitation occurs when a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapor (reaching 100% relative humidity), so that the water condenses and "precipitates" or falls. Thus, fog and mist are not precipitation; their water vapor does not condense sufficiently to precipitate, so fog and mist do not fall. (Such a non-precipitating combination is a colloid.) Two processes, possibly acting together, can lead to air becoming saturated with water vapor: cooling the air or adding water vapor to the air. Precipitation forms as smaller droplets coalesce via collision with other rain drops or ice crystals within a cloud. Short, intense periods of rain in scattered locations are calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceanic Climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool to warm summers and cool to mild winters (for their latitude), with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature. Oceanic climates can be found in both hemispheres generally between 40 and 60 degrees latitude, with subpolar versions extending to 70 degrees latitude in some coastal areas. Other varieties of climates usually classified together with these include subtropical highland climates, represented as ''Cwb'' or ''Cfb'', and subpolar oceanic or cold subtropical highland climates, represented as ''Cfc'' or ''Cwc''. Subtropical highland climates occur in some mountainous parts of the subtropics or tropics, some of which have monsoon influence, while their cold variants an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black War
The Black War was a period of violent conflict between British colonists and Aboriginal Tasmanians in Tasmania from the mid-1820s to 1832 that precipitated the near-extermination of the indigenous population. The conflict was fought largely as a guerrilla war by both sides; some 600 to 900 Aboriginal people and more than 200 British colonists died. When a British penal settlement was established in Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's Land) in 1803, the Aboriginal population was 3,000 to 7,000 people. Until the 1820s, the British and Aboriginal people coexisted with only sporadic violence, often caused by settlers kidnapping Aboriginal women and children. Conflict intensified from 1824, as Aboriginal warriors resisted the rapid expansion of British settlement over their land. In 1828, the British declared martial law and in 1830 they unsuccessfully attempted to force hostile Aboriginal nations from the settled districts in a military operation called "the Black Line". In a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blackburn (architect)
James Blackburn (10 August 1803 – 3 March 1854) was an English civil engineer, Surveying, surveyor and architect best known for his work in Australia, where he had been transported as a sentence for forgery. According to the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Blackburn "has claims to be considered one of the greatest engineers of his period in Australia, and his architectural achievements established him as Tasmania's most advanced and original architect." He was key to the formation of the Department of Public Works in 1839, serving as one of its core members under Alexander Cheyne. On 3 May 1841 he was pardoned, whereupon he entered private practice with James Thomson, another a former convict. Among the notable constructions of the firm was the swing bridge, swing Bridgewater Bridge#Early bridges, Bridgewater Bridge completed in 1849. After that project, Blackburn and his family moved to Melbourne, where in addition to resuming his architect career and pursuing other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolworths Group (Australia)
Woolworths Group Limited is an Australian Multinational corporation, multinational retail and finance company, primarily known for the operation of its retail chain Woolworths Supermarkets across Australia, Woolworths (previously known as Countdown (supermarket), Countdown) in New Zealand and its discount department store Big W. Headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Bella Vista, Sydney, it is the largest company in Australia by revenue and number of employees, and the second-largest in New Zealand. Founded in Sydney in 1924 as variety store, variety retailer Woolworths Limited, the company entered the New Zealand market in 1929 and has traded in every Australian States and territories of Australia, state and territory since 1960. Woolworths experienced steady growth throughout the 20th century and began to diversify its business, closing the last of its variety stores in the 1980s to focus on its portfolio of other retail brands. Since 2012, Woolworths has undergone si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libraries Tasmania
Libraries Tasmania, formerly LINC Tasmania, is the Tasmanian state government-run organisation that operates libraries in Tasmania, including the state's reference library, a network of public lending libraries, archives, heritage, adult education, and adult literacy services. Earlier predecessors of the network were HuonLINC and the Community Knowledge Network. History LINC Tasmania was an initiative of the Tasmanian Department of Education. It brought together the services of the State Library of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office (TAHO), Adult Education Tasmania, and online access centres (public access internet and computer facilities). In late 2005, HuonLINC opened as a fully integrated service. In October 2006, the State Library, the Archives Office, Adult Education and all online access centres were integrated as the Community Knowledge Network. In 2008, TAHO was established to provide a single entry point into Tasmanian social history, government r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-12
K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the world. The organization was known for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. K-1 also promoted mixed martial arts events, with some events having both kickboxing and MMA matches on their cards (such as their K-1 Premium Dynamite!!, Dynamite!! series). The promotion has also held several tournaments under K-2 and K-3 banners from 1993 to 1995. FEG would later face financial issues in the 2010s, and eventually went bankrupt in 2012. That same year, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired the rights to K-1. In 2023, global rights to the K-1 brand were acquired by M-1 Sports Media. The letter K in K-1 is officially designated as a representation of words karate, kickboxing and kung fu. Neverthel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorell School
Sorell School is a government co-educational comprehensive primary and secondary school located in , a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1821, the school caters for approximately 900 students from Years K to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education. In 2019 student enrolments were 855. The school principal is Xavier R. Brown. In March 2017, the school was one of eighteen high schools that were expanded to cover Years 11 and 12. Sorell School is the oldest continually operating public school in Australia. See also * List of schools in Tasmania * Education in Tasmania The education system in Tasmania comprises the education of children from their early years, through kindergarten, primary and high school, and tertiary education in universities and vocational education and training organisations. The system is ... References External links Sorell High School website Public high schools in Hobart Educational inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitt Water
Pitt most commonly refers to: *The University of Pittsburgh, commonly known as Pitt, a university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States **Pitt Panthers, the athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh * Pitt (surname), a surname of English origin, particularly associated with two British Prime Ministers: **William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768) **William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), son of the above and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801) and of the United Kingdom (1801 and 1804–1806) Education *Pittsburg State University ("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States Geography *Pitt County, North Carolina, a county in the United States * Pitt, Hampshire, a hamlet in Hursley parish, Hampshire, England *Pitt Island, an island in the Chatham Archipelago, New Zealand * Pitt River (Canada), a river in British Columbia, Canada *Pitt River (Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
