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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Tasmania
		The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 240 km (150 miles) south of the eastern portion of the continent, being separated from it by the Bass Strait.
		Tasmania was once inhabited by an indigenous population, the Tasmanian Aborigines, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35 000 years ago.
		Tasmania's rail network consists of narrow gauge lines to all four major population centers and to mining or forestry operations on the west coast and north-west.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Tasmania (2482 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bass Highway, Tasmania
		At the same time as the southern outlet in Launceston was built in the 1980s (connecting to the Midlands Highway), the Bass Highway was extended to connect directly onto the new segment of highway.
		The response has been different to the Launceston-Deloraine route, as the highway is more of a commuter highway than a tourist highway, and as such the local economy does not rely on passing tourists.
		Rail transport in Tasmania consists of narrow gauge lines to all four major population centres and to mining or forestry operations on the west coast and in the northwest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bass-Highway%2C-Tasmania (482 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bass Highway
		There are two highways in Australia known as the Bass Highway, one in Victoria and one in Tasmania.
		Each of them is named for Bass Strait, that separates the two states, which in turn is named for the explorer George Bass.
		The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bass-Highway (331 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Tasmania is a small island but because of its hilly terrain and indented coastline, it has a range of habitats not found in many larger regions.
		Tasmania contains Australia`s largest tracts of cool temperate rainforest, which grows mainly in the north west and west of the island, and in patches in the north east highlands.
		Tasmania is the home to many unique and very brightly coloured birds, they range from the cockatoo to the wedge tailed eagle.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/australasia/australia_tasmania.html (2521 words)

	Burnie - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		Located 152 km northwest of Launceston on the Bass Highway, Burnie is characterised by delightful wooden houses which cling to the hills and overlook the bay.
		Bass and Flinders did not land on the coast and it was left to a party from the Van Diemen's Land Company to climb the 'peak like a volcano' on 14 February 1827 and name it, appropriately, St Valentine's Peak.
		Timber was exported across Bass Strait to Melbourne, to the new settlement at Adelaide and to Launceston along the coast.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Tasmania/Burnie/2005/02/17/1108500205678.html (1049 words)

	Walkabout - Bass
		Bass is a small and attractive town located 109 km south-east of Melbourne via the Princes, South Gippsland and Bass Highways.
		Bass has a general store, a recreation reserve and a daily bus service to Melbourne and Phillip Island.George Bass Park, adjacent the Bass River, has a picnic area with barbecues and a children's play area.
		On the corner of the Bass Highway and Wollmer Rd is the Bass River Deer Farm where there are friendly animals, leather goods, cuts of venison, emu oil and German Black Forest cuckoo clocks, tel: (03) 5678 2234.
	walkabout.com.au /locations/VICBass.shtml (387 words)

	Tasmania
		Tasmania is the closest point in Australia to the Antarctic Circle, and the west coast is wild, wet and savage, bearing the full brunt of the Roaring Forties.
		Tasmania’s central plateau, with its thousands of lakes, is sparsely populated, though full of weekender fishing shacks.
		Tasmania is easily accessible from mainland Australia by ferry to the North Coast or by air to Hobart, so come enjoy this protected harmony and take a trip into our past and future, all in the one day.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/tasmania/tas_intro.asp (1447 words)

	Ozroads: Tasmania's Expressways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was intended firstly as a replacement for the narrow and winding Sandy Bay Road/Channel Highway route between Hobart and Kingston, thence as a replacement for the steep and winding former Huon Highway route through Fern Tree.
		South of the junction with Bass Highway at Mt Pleasant, Midland Highway is part of the National Highway network.
		However, most, if not all, of the Midland Highway is subject to control of access and has been extensively relocated from the late 1960s to the present day with a view towards an eventual dual carriageway, limited access configuration.
	www.ozroads.com.au /TAS/expressways/expressways.htm (1122 words)

	Keeping reptiles in Tasmania
		If the code of practice is adhered to and reptile keepers accept their responsibilities toward their charges, there is no reason that herpetologists should not be able to pursue their interests toward the benefit of herpetology in Tasmania.
		Tasmania recognises the important contributions that amateur hepetologists can make (and have made) to our knowledge of reptiles.
		Tasmania has a long standing policy not not to allow the import or export of reptiles to and from the State except under permit for scientific research or for zoological display.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /wildlife/reptile/keeping.html (1154 words)

	AUSLINK DELIVERS $441.7 MILLION FOR TASMANIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tasmania will receive $1.1 million from the programme in 2006-07, which will be directed to fixing approximately 20 priority crash locations.
		The 400 km Hobart-Burnie corridor (including the East Tamar Highway) joins Tasmania's larger population centres and is a key component of the state's infrastructure, critical to its economic prosperity.
		The first stage of the duplication of the Bass Highway around Penguin and Ulverstone was completed and opened to traffic in February 2006.
	www.ministers.dotars.gov.au /jl/releases/2006/May/008trs_budget_jl.htm (1647 words)

	Tasmania Lighthouses
		The Australian state of Tasmania is located off the southeastern coast, separated from Victoria by Bass Strait.
		This elegant lighthouse, with its unusual daymark, is familiar to passengers on the ferry Spirit of Tasmania arriving from Melbourne or Sydney.
		Tasmania Parks and Wildlife has supported volunteer caretakers at the station since AMSA withdrew paid keepers in 1998; generally couples are recruited to serve assignments of four months.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/tas.htm (2931 words)

	Tasmania at AllExperts
		More recently the reasons have been attributed to: lack of federal infrastructure highway, lack of a gold rush, lack of open immigration initiatives, lack of population, decline in the wool and mineral economies, lack of early colonial initiatives, or lack of foreign investment.
		Tasmania, Hobart in particular, serves as Australia's chief sea link to the Antarctic and south Pacific Ocean, with the Australian Antarctic Division located in Kingston.
		Tasmania is home to the largest breeding population of Growling Grass Frogs (Litoria raniformis), a vulnerable species, which has declined over much of it range.
	en.allexperts.com /e/t/ta/tasmania.htm (2603 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tom Thumb Part II Between October 1795 and June 1797 Bass and Flinders explored Botany Bay, GeorgeÍs River and the south coast of Port Hacking in the Tom Thumb, a craft 8 feet in the keel by 5 feet in the beam.
		Bass and Flinders made two voyages aboard the Norfolk, one which circumnavigated the entire coastline of Tasmania, proving once and for all the existence of the strait.
		Bass was deeply in love with ïBetseyÍ, and she with him, so much in fact that she was willing to risk her parents condemnation by marrying without their consent.
	www.stickyplanet.com.au /basstext.html (3768 words)

	NEWS TASMANIA TASMANIAN TOURISM FORESTRY
		"Tasmania's extraordinary natural environment must be promoted to the world, not become a source of discomfort," he said.......
		Paul Lennon claims to be the saviour of Tasmania’s forests by “protecting them”, when it's his own activities and his own Tasmanian Government that puts them in peril in the first place.
		FORMER Forestry Tasmania archeologist Anne McConnell says logging Recherche Bay could be comparable with the destruction of Afghanistan's Buddha statues.
	www.news-tasmania.com (3512 words)

	Wynyard - Waratah
		Wynyard is a small town on Tasmania's north coast, about 70 km west of Devonport known for its Tulip Festival in October.
		Two other town's main attractions are Fossil Bluff, and the Table Cape with its views of the Bass Strait and a lighthouse.
		Waratah (60 km south of Wynyard just off the Murchison Highway) is famous for its spectacular waterfall in the town centre.
	www.eneabba.net /Tasmania/Tas22.htm (104 words)

	Marrawah - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		Marrawah is Tasmania's westernmost settlement and the furthest settlement from Hobart.
		Located 491 km northwest of Hobart and 292 km northwest of Launceston, via the Bass Highway, Marrawah lies at the western end of the A2 - a tiny outpost at the end of the sealed road servicing the surrounding rich farming and dairy area.
		Discovered in 1933 by a Devonport school teacher it is recognised as the finest example of Tasmanian Aboriginal art and one of the finest displays of hunter/gatherer art in the world.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Tasmania/Marrawah/2005/02/17/1108500205853.html (749 words)

	Tasmania's north-west coast
		Tasmania's north-west coast is one of the state's most prosperous farming areas and a popular tourist destination.
		Devonport is the home port of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry, which provides service between Tasmania and the mainland.
		The Bass Highway runs along the north-west coast, linking major cities and towns; public transportation is available within city areas.
	tourtasmania.com /nw/index.html (265 words)

	Devonport - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		It is located at the mouth of the Mersey River, 98 km west of Launceston on the Bass Highway.
		The port's importance, particularly as far as visitors from the mainland are concerned, is that it is the arrival port for the Spirit of Tasmania I, II and III, the car ferries, which arrive from Melbourne and Sydney.
		Joseph Lyons was Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Tasmania/Devonport/2005/02/17/1108500205737.html (1515 words)

	Devonport, Tasmania, Pictures
		Devonport, town and port in southeastern Australia, on the northern coast of the state of Tasmania.
		The coastal Bass Highway passes through Devonport, and domestic airlines serve the city.
		Overlooking the mouth of the Mersey River where it flows into Bass Strait is a lighthouse that dates from 1889.
	www.greatestcities.com /Oceania/Australia/Tasmania/Devonport_town.html?redir=1 (234 words)

	Hadspen - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		Located 18 km south west of Launceston on the Bass Highway, Hadspen has recently been by-passed, a decision which has meant that the main street, and with it the town's historic charm, has returned to the way it was in the nineteenth century.
		About 4 km further west on the Bass Highway is the small township of Carrick.
		On the corner of the Bass Highway and Church Street is 'Hawthorn Villa', an attractive Victorian house (1875) in gracious and attractive English-style gardens with two huge Californian redwoods.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Tasmania/Hadspen/2005/02/17/1108500205785.html (801 words)

	The North-West.
		It is the largest rail museum in Tasmania and well worth the visit as it contains 3 foot 6 inch gauge steam locomotives, diesels railcars, plus carriages and wagons.
		Savage River, population 1,200, is Tasmania's only iron ore mine, and is the beginning of the 98km ore slurry pipeline to Port Latta.
		It was completely accessible by road until a few years ago, when I drove the old mine entrance roads to the large rust and green coloured lake at the top.
	www.users.bigpond.com /bob.worthington/Tasmania/NW/NorthWest.htm (1429 words)

	Tasmania Hotels, Resorts & Accommodation \| Travelzone.com.au
		Tasmania’s capital city is an intriguing blend of heritage and lifestyle, scenery and vibrant culture.
		Launceston is Tasmania’s second-largest city and is located on the Tamar River where the North and South Esk Rivers converge - a city of graceful streets adorned by elegant Victorian and Edwardian facades, surrounded by beautiful countryside.
		The Midlands encompass some of Tasmania’s most gently-beautiful country scenery, and the State’s best-preserved colonial towns and villages, where church spires overlook English trees, Georgian cottages line the quiet streets and stone bridges are reflected in leaf-dappled water.
	www.travelzone.com.au /travelzone.php?method=search&state=tas (300 words)

	Bass Highway Sisters Hill Upgrade, DIER - Transport Division , Tasmania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bass Highway Sisters Hill Upgrade, DIER - Transport Division, Tasmania
		Upgrade the Bass Highway to a standard more consistent with adjacent sections, by increasing the road width and realigning corners.
		The Department of Infrstructure, Energy and Resources worked with the community and the Bass Highway working group, which comprised of representatives from the RACT, Cradle Coast Authority, Burnie, Waratah/Wynyard and Circular Head Councils, to develop a funding submission to the Australian Government and help prioritise these works.
	www.transport.tas.gov.au /road/bass_highway/index.html (355 words)

	Scottsdale (Tasmania) - Wikitravel
		Scottsdale is a town of of approximately 2000 people located in north-east Tasmania, Australia.
		The Forest EcoCentre, operated by Forestry Tasmania, was built in Scottsdale in the late 1990s, as an educational visitor centre designed to inform the public about the forestry industry in Tasmania.
		Roses Newsagency is one of the luckiest newsagencies in Tasmania if you fancy the lotto, with several millionaires having bought their ticket there.
	wikitravel.org /en/Scottsdale_(Tasmania) (931 words)

	About Tasmania - Australia Travel
		Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 kilometres (150 miles) stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart - a place of wild, mountainous and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; temperate climate; quality wines and food; a spirited history; and a creative arts community - all wrapped up in a relaxed lifestyle.
		Hobart is Tasmania's capital and Australia's second oldest city, after Sydney.
		Your palate is in for a treat in Tasmania.
	tasmania.australiantravel.net (420 words)

	Luxury Downunder - Australia's Finest Travel Experiences - Tasmania
		Separated from mainland Australia by the 240 km stretch of Bass Strait, Tasmania is a land apart — a place of wild and beautiful landscapes; friendly, welcoming people; a pleasant, temperate climate; wonderful wine and food; a rich history; and a relaxed island lifestyle.
		Tasmania ’s capital city is an intriguing blend of heritage and lifestyle, scenery and vibrant culture.
		Tasmania ’s East Coast is a coast of contrast - sunshine and sea life, wine and wildlife, crags and beaches, history and adventure.
	www.luxurydownunder.com.au /State.asp?State=Tasmania (249 words)

	Penguin, Tasmania - Definition, explanation
		Penguin is a town in the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia.
		It lies on the Bass Highway, between Burnie and Ulverstone.
		It has a population of 2876 (1991 census) and is part of the Municipality of Central Coast.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pe/penguin__tasmania.php (209 words)

	PBS: The Living Edens: Tasmania: Visiting Tasmania
		Tasmania has hundreds of square miles of national parks, reserves, and marine reserves, and they are among the most beautiful environments in the world.
		The history of the northwest region of Tasmania is inextricably bound up with the story of the Van Diemen's Land Company; indeed, there are very few places in the region that have been unmarked by its presence.
		If you are coming from the north along the Murchison Highway, turn right on the B27 to Zeehan and follow the road for 46 kilometers through to Strahan.
	www.pbs.org /edens/tasmania/visiting.html (2017 words)

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