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Marrawah, population 300 Tasmania s westernmost settlement
important for its Aboriginal sites
Until the 1950's the only way to cross the Arthur River was by hand operated cable-drawn punt. Hand operation was replaced by a diesel motor and then, in 1968, a single track bridge was built across the river. With the construction of the bridge the road was extended down the coast
the largest city on Tasmania's north-west coast
with a population of 24000
is the fourth largest city in Tasmania
plus the towns of Port Sorell, pop ~1500 which is the oldest town on the north-west coast
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was the sea port for the mining town of Balfour
at the turn of the last century
Wynyard population 5000
includes Fossil Bluff,
where Australia's oldest marsupial fossil was found ,
and the dominant Table Cape.
Tulips and Rhododendrons are featured
in annual displays around the area.
the site of the first settlement
in north-west Tasmania
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over 200 known caves and sinkholes,
Deloraine, a town of historical significance,
attractions in the surrounding area include the Liffey and Meander Falls
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