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Tasmania has many towns and villages that have been declared historic townships because of quality and amount of heritage features still remaining.
Some of these towns have been bypassed as a result of new highways being built.
The towns' business communities are keen to promote their area as a place to explore at a leisurely pace.
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Richmond Bridge convict built 1829 RICHMOND a Georgian village 24kms from Hobart. First explored in 1803 by Lieutenant Bowen .Early settlers called the area "Sweetwater". The discovery of coal along its banks caused the river to be named the Coal River, and the town itself (officially named by Lt Gov William Sorell on February 23, 1824), was so called as the 90 acres on which it was established had once been part of a property called "Richmond Park". RICHMOND IN BRIEF The first part of the Gaol was built in 1825, five years before Port Arthur.
The bridge built in 1823 is Australia's oldest.
The town remains much as it was one hundred years ago.
Australia's oldest Roman Catholic church .
The Richmond model village depicts Hobart as it was in the 1820's. Other accommodation choices:
The Forge,
Richmond Barracks,
Hatchers Manor,
Prospect House,
Mrs Curries
or the colonial cottages,Bridge,
Ashmore and Willow. |
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A Natural Experience Many historic villages are very conscious of the need to
look after the environment.
Richmond,Deloraine and Stanley have all won major awards in
the Keep Australia Beautiful Committee's Tidy Towns competition.
Individual property owners in historic villages are often actively involved in Landcare projects.
Janette and Chris Bishop offer visitors an ecotourism experience at their nature retreat overlooking West Inlet and Bass Strait.
Visitors might enjoy bird watching, nature walks or swimming. They might also view the wetlands,habitat of the rare striped marsh frog. or spot the white bellied sea eagle.
Janette and Chris were the Recipients of Natural Heritage
Trust and Landcare Grants in 1996, 1997 and 1998 for the
preservation of the freshwater swamp, botanical inventory and land management plan.
They are involved in the Stanley Peninsula Landcare
and Coastcare Group as well as being a member of the Member of the Ecotourism Association of Australia. |
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ROSS is one of the towns on The Heritage Highway between Launceston and Hobart.
It is worth taking time out to detour or visit the other historic towns on the Midlands Highway which include:
Jericho
Melton Mowbray
Kempton
Oatlands and Campbell Town.
STANLEY Stanley is a historic town on a peninsula extending into Bass Strait in the north-west of Tasmania. The peninsula is about 8 km long, with a prominent volcanic plug known as the Nut.
The Nut was known as Moo-Nut-Re-ker by the Tasmanian Aboriginals.
In 1825 Van Dieman's Land Company (London) was granted land for sheep breeding and wool. The grant included the remote area around Stanley. European Settlers began arriving in 1826.
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EVANDALE (pop ~700) is a historic village 19 km from Launceston. Evandale is one of the best-preserved towns in Australia,with distinctly Victorian-era streetscapes. Some buildings date from 1809.
The National Penny Farthing Championships is held on the last weekend of February every year.
There is much to interest visitors,they may
inspect and purchase art and crafts in such outlets as Ingleside, which also has an old-fashioned bakery,
or The Colonial Gallery
visit Blenheim, a former inn
inspect historic murals in the Clarendon Arms Hotel,
wander among the graves of pioneers in church cemeteries
browse in the Circulating Library established in 1847
Visit one of the National Trust's finest properties, 'Clarendon', at Nile (8km)
Visit Glover's home and Deddington Chapel designed by him.
A reminder The History Centre is open seven days a week.
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