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  George Town - Tasmania - Focus on Tasmania
George Town was named after King George by Governor Macquarie in 1811.
The George Town experience begins at the rural hamlet of Hillwood, 30 km north of Launceston.
From Hillwood it is a short drive to historic George Town, Australia°s third oldest town.
www.focusontas.net.au /towns/georgetn.html   (293 words)

  
  George Town, Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Town is one of the larger towns in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River.
George Town is the third oldest settlement in Australia after Sydney and Hobart.
George Town is a tourist destination for all kinds of people in the summer because of it's history and fishing locations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Town,_Tasmania   (318 words)

  
 George Town, Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
George Town is on the eastern side of the mouth of the Tamar River, about 45 km.
It is the administrative centre of the George Town municipality of 650 sq.
George Town remained a place of small settlement until the 1870s, when gold was discovered at a number of nearby places.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/georgetown.html   (805 words)

  
 Beaconsfield (town) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Beaconsfield (town)
In the 18th century the town was an important coaching stop on the routes from London to Oxford and from Windsor to Aylesbury, making the surrounding countryside notorious for its highwaymen.
The tower of the parish church, which is a flint and Bath-stone building, dates from the 15th century but the rest of the church was restored in 1879.
Distinguished figures associated with the town include the political theorist Edmund Burke and the poet Edmund Waller, former inhabitants who are both buried at the 15th-century church.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Beaconsfield+(town)   (339 words)

  
 George Town - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
George Town can claim to be one of the earliest European settlements in Tasmania.
A suitable starting point for visitors to George Town is the Old Watch House Museum in Macquarie Street (turn towards the river from the Main Road) which was originally the local lockup for both male and female offenders.
A few kilometres south of George Town is the industrial port of Bell Bay which achieved fame in the 1950s and 1960s when it became the site of Australia's first producer of aluminium.
www.smh.com.au /news/Tasmania/George-Town/2005/02/17/1108500205773.html   (826 words)

  
 Tour of Tasmania: George Town
(pop ~5000) is one of the largest towns in the Tamar Valley, 40 minutes drive north-west of Launceston on the eastern side of the Tamar River.
George Town is home to two of northern Tasmania's largest industries, located at nearby Bell Bay.
Apple and strawberry farms are located to the east of George Town at Lefroy, and also to the south.
www.tourtasmania.com /content.php?id=georgetown   (350 words)

  
 Low Head, Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Low Head is a small hamlet located on a peninsula by the same name 5 km north-west of George Town, Tasmania.
The town has a light house, a beach and a penguin colony.
The little town, which could be regarded as almost part of George Town is popular during the summer time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Low_Head,_Tasmania   (155 words)

  
 State Library of Tasmania - George Town Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
George Town Library is situated in George Town, 50kms north of Launceston at the mouth of the Tamar River.
A few kilometres north of George Town is the beach resort of Low Head, which is home to a colony of fairy penguins, as well as historical features including a lighthouse, the Maritime Museum and the two rows of carefully preserved stone cottages, dating from 1834, at the Pilot Station.
Situated in the Memorial Hall building, along with the George Town Community Access Centre, the library has ample parking space, wheelchair access and is in close proximity to the main shopping centre.
www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au /branch/george_town.htm   (293 words)

  
 George Town Tasmania
George Town was the location for the third European settlement in Australia when the HMS Buffalo landed in 1804.
It took until 1811 to establish the first permanent settlement and George Town was at one stage Tasmania 's northern centre, not Launceston.
George Town is at the head of the river Tamar and 50km to the south, at the tip of the river, is Launceston which is the northern regional centre.
www.auinfo.com /George-Town-Tasmania.html   (331 words)

  
 Jim Welsh - George Town, Tasmania
Jim Welsh was born in Burnie on Tasmania's North West Coast, on Friday 12th March 1943, to David and Irene (nee) Cook.
Jim's dad had worked the mining towns of the West Coast of Tasmania for most of his life, and it was here that Jim grew up in the formative years of his life.
In 1974 Jim moved to George Town on Tasmania's North Coast with his family.
www.jimwelsh.net   (427 words)

  
 AusEmade: George Town Information and Attractions, Tasmania (TAS), Australia
George Town is a riverside township with a relaxed and mild temperate maritime climate.
Established in 1804, it is the oldest town in Australia.
Visit the Mount George Lookout for sweeping views of George Town and the Tamar River, it is also the location of a restored semaphore signal mast.
www.ausemade.com.au /tas/destination/g/george-town-attractions.htm   (364 words)

  
 The Grove, George Town, Tasmania - historic tourist attraction in the picturesque Tamar valley with restaurant and ...
The Grove, George Town, Tasmania - historic tourist attraction in the picturesque Tamar valley with restaurant and accommodation
George Town, site of Australia's third settlement, is located at the mouth of the picturesque Tamar River valley (home to fruit farms and wineries - the source of many fine wines).
National Trust in Tasmania - the inadequately funded Tasmanian branch of the National Trust has all sorts of interesting places to visit.
users.intas.net.au /thegrove   (895 words)

  
 George Town Hotels & Motel Accommodation, for Aussie-Acommodation.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Located 53 km north of Launceston, George Town is one of the most important historic sites in North-Eastern Tasmania with permanent European settlement dating back to 1811.
Attractions at George Town include the Old Watch House Museum (1843), 'The Grove'(c.1829), the fairy penguins which come ashore at dusk and the historic resort town of Low Head.
The George Town Pilot Station (the oldest in Australia) houses a maritime museum.
www.aussie-accommodation.com.au /Tasmania/GeorgeTown   (116 words)

  
 Macca meets George Town :: ABC Tasmania
George Town had invited Macca along to its birthday party.
First guest was Judy who considers herself a local after living in George Town for 12 months.
George Town's got a little more wind than Port Sorell, she thinks.
www.abc.net.au /tasmania/stories/s1245534.htm   (452 words)

  
 ABA | News & publications > News releases > News release archive > 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The ABA made this licence available after a process of consultation with the people of the local community to seek their views on what additional broadcasting services were needed.
Its application was assessed with particular regard to whether the proposed service would meet the existing and perceived future needs of the general community in the George Town area.
On 13 December 2001, the ABA finalised the George Town licence area plan.
www.aba.gov.au /newspubs/news_releases/archive/2004/149nr04.shtml   (691 words)

  
 The Grove, George Town, Tasmania - historic house, restaurant and acommodation FOR SALE
The property extends over approx 0.35 ha (just under an acre) in the centre of George Town at the mouth of the Tamar River, Northern Tasmania.
An option on the the adjoining block of land with plenty of room for expansion (approx 0.3 Ha) is also available.
is located in the centre of George Town on the north coast of Tasmania, at the mouth of the Tamar valley, land of fine natural produce and natural features, good beaches, a pleasant climate, and the Tasmanian port for Bass Strait Catamaran services.
users.intas.net.au /thegrove/forsale.htm   (469 words)

  
 George Town, on top in Tasmania, in the picturesque Tamar valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Our town is the site of the third settlement in Australia, the first two being Sydney and surrounds, and then Hobart.
In the interim, Governor Macquarie had planned, named and had his Town of George Town (named after King George III) laid out, the streets were formed and named, and our town has retained this form all through the years.
George Town changed dramatically from a sleepy seaside town after WWII as large industries set up at Bell Bay (5km upriver) with Comalco Aluminium (opened 1955) and the BHP ferro-alloy processing subsidiary TEMCO (opened 1962) bringing an influx of workers and families, and lots of new housing.
www.vision.net.au /~ozstamp/grove/georgeto.htm   (325 words)

  
 George Town Council - Home - Tasmania, Tamar River Valley, Low Head Pilot Station, Maritime Museum, Light Houses, ...
George Town Council - Home - Tasmania, Tamar River Valley, Low Head Pilot Station, Maritime Museum, Light Houses, Penguin Tours, Wine
Concept plans for the redevelopment of the Memorial Hall have been received and may be viewed online.
Date Last Modified: 1:32 PM 19 Sep 2005
www.georgetown.tas.gov.au /site/page.cfm   (82 words)

  
 1842 Port Fairy & Portland Passenger Lists
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www.hotkey.com.au /~jwilliams4/port5b.htm   (380 words)

  
 InfoHub Forums - Poetry - tell us your poem!
As a poet, I came to George Town in Tasmania and discovered that the mix of isolation, introspection and intellectual stimulation produced both a contemplation and a literary activity that I found quite astonishing, surprising, pleasurable.
Don't forget that in the battle of the rhymers and the non-rhymers, the non-rhymers have won hands down in the last, say, 400 years.
P: Writing poetry is like finding your place in a room, in a group, on a street, in a town, in a state, in a country, in the world.
www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?p=12458   (3178 words)

  
 Job Seekers Advice :: View topic - Career Education: A Lifetime Job
Regional Baha'i Council of Tasmania, PO Box 1126, GPO Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Baha'i State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, 150 poems.
2.11.1 Interviews: Interviewed on eight occasions in eight cities and towns in Australia from 1974 to 1995 on the subjects of (i) education or (ii) the Baha'i Faith.
It is very difficult to quantify one’s teaching work and the accomplishments of some fifty years of teaching both as a pioneer(1962-2004), as a new Baha’i in my home town for three years(1959-1962) before pioneering and the several years of early contact through my mother with this new Faith(1953-1959).
www.jobseekersadvice.com /forum2/viewtopic.php?p=1382   (2780 words)

  
 George Town Online Access Centre
We are a Community Organisation whose aim is to provide low cost computing facilities, training, and access to the Internet for residents of George Town and surrounding districts.
We are located next door to the library in Memorial Hall, MacQuarie Street George Town.
Tasmanian Communities Online is a program of the Government of Tasmania managed by the Department of Education.
www.tco.asn.au /oac/centre_profile.cgi?oacID=28   (90 words)

  
 Hobart and Tasmania Australia Web Guide .. The Search Beat
Tasmania FAQ - Includes sections on contacting, visting, relocating, geography, history, fauna, people, lifestyle, economy, government and links.
The Interactive Tour of Tasmania - Categorised into regions of the state.
TAFE Tasmania - the major provider of vocational  education and training to the Tasmanian community.
regional.searchbeat.com /tasmania.htm   (464 words)

  
 George Town Hotels: Cheap hotels in George Town, Tasmania
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 YoungHistorians Forum - A Little Background & Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
So I surf about in as many directions on the net as possible and that is how I found your site.-Ron Price, Tasmania.
That was a major concern more than 25 years ago when I taught media studies at what became a university in Ballarat, an old gold mining town, in Australia.
He lives with his wife, Chris, in Tasmania and has three children.
www.younghistorians.com /forum/showthread.php?p=434   (3617 words)

  
 Houses George Town - realestate.com.au
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 Comfort Inn George Town - George Town - Comfort Inn George Town Reviews - TripAdvisor
Comfort Inn George Town: Great rooms, Great rates
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Explore our site to find travel information and unbiased reviews on George Town tourism, maps and much more.
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 George Town - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
George Town - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
George Town (including Bell Bay, York Town, Lefroy and Low Head)
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 Absolute Write Water Cooler - View Single Post - ATTN: CANADIAN AUTHORS
He taught for 30 years in primary, secondary and post-secondary schools.
He lives with his wife, Chris, in Tasmania.
Ron has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since 1959 and now lives in Australia’s oldest town, George Town Tasmania founded in 1804.
www.absolutewrite.com /forums/showpost.php?p=101994&postcount=7   (119 words)

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