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	Mersey River (Tasmania) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mersey River is a river on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia named for the River Mersey in the United Kingdom.
		The city of Devonport is situated at the river's mouth on Bass Strait.
		It is fed by the Dasher and Fisher Rivers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mersey_River_(Australia) (108 words)

	River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rivers begin at their source in higher ground, either rising from a spring, forming from glacial meltwater, flowing from a body of water such as a lake, or simply from damp, boggy places where the soil is waterlogged.
		The Lena, the principal river of northeastern Siberia
		The Wabash River, the principal river of Indiana
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River (1736 words)

	edie news centre - Mersey Basin Campaign wins 'Best River Clean-up in the World' award
		Asked why the Mersey Basin Campaign was chosen over programmes to clean up the Rhine, the Thames and the Mississippi, Julie Mullen of the Campaign told edie that the breadth of the Campaign's partnerships with all parties connected with the Mersey Basin had been instrumental.
		One of the key partners in the Mersey Basin Campaign is North West Water.
		The River Prize was awarded on 29 September at the Second International River Symposium in Brisbane, Australia.
	www.edie.net /news/news_story.asp?id=1724 (500 words)

	LATROBE, NORTH COAST, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA
		In the mid to late 19th Century, Latrobe, on the upper navigable reaches of the Mersey River just 10 minutes drive from Devonport, was a bustling port servicing mining and agricultural enterprises.
		Experience the stories of Latrobe’s pioneers and the sporting history of the town that played a major role in the birth of competitive wood chopping, the first woodchop was staged here.
		Bell’s Parade, an attractive Mersey-side reserve is the venue for “Henley on the Mersey”, each Australia Day, a traditional family-oriented cultural festival.
	www.australianexplorer.com /latrobe.htm (310 words)

	River View Lodge - Travel Downunder - Discover the real Australia
		Australia > Tasmania > North West > River View Lodge
		The tranquil lawns and trees of Victoria Parade along the river add to the peaceful atmosphere of this gracious old house built in 1877 and now lovingly restored.
		Visit Luxury Downunder for Australia's Finest Travel Experiences.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /tasmania/North_West/River_View_Lodge.asp (249 words)

	Devonport Australia Tourism Tasmania Information Guide discoverAustralia.com.au
		Devonport, population 23 000, is found where the mouth of the Mersey River meets the mighty Bass Straight.
		The port's importance, particularly as far as visitors from the mainland are concerned, is that it is the arrival port for car and passenger ferries operating between Australias mainland and Tasmania.
		The Don River Railway, owned and operated by the Van Diemen Light Railway Society, is located on the banks of the Don River to the west of Devonport.
	www.discoveraustralia.com.au /tasmania/devonport.html (275 words)

	DPIW - Meander Dam - Additional Info 2003
		populations in the Mersey River to regulation by the Parangana Dam.
		This describes the habitat of the plant and the populations on the Mersey River since the river was regulated in the late 1960s.
		Questions concerning its content can be sent to Water Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6233 6753.
	www.dpiw.tas.gov.au /inter/nsf/WebPages/JMUY-5NYVPZ (743 words)

	River Pressreleases international 2001
		River management experts from the United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, the United Kingdom, South America and Australia will present their work at Brisbane s Riversymposium.Sandra Postel, Director of the Global Water Policy Project in Massachusetts, USA will give the opening address.
		WWF recommends that where dams must be built, the storage and release of water must be in tune with the natural river system and the needs of the people who rely on the river down stream such as fishing communities and floodplain farmers.
		Environmentalists have said that most of India's rivers, the main source of water and sacred for the majority of the population, are already dead, because millions of tons of industrial effluents and domestic wastes flow into them daily.
	www.rivernet.org /prs01_11.htm (2665 words)

	Latrobe - Tasmania - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		The town grew up because Latrobe was the first convenient point, from the mouth of the river, where the Mersey River could be crossed.
		Ferries came up the river to the town and the site now known as Bells Parade (on River Road from East Devonport before you reach the town) was where the town's docks were once located.
		Frogmore, located 1.5 km west of Latrobe on the corner of Railton and Latrobe Roads (cross the river at the western end of Gilbert Street and head out of town on the Mersey Road), is 'a large two-storeyed brick Classical villa with a tiled hipped roof, built in 1880 for George Atkinson'.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Tasmania/Latrobe/2005/02/17/1108500205835.html (1007 words)

	Tasmania Hotels - The North West, Tasmania, Australia - Tasmania Visitors Bureau
		Edgewater enjoys a unique location on the banks of the Mersey River near its entrance to Bass Strait.
		Waterfront units are also tastefully furnished and enjoy a frontage to the Mersey River.
		Situated in the heart of the city, with the Spirit of Tasmania terminal visible across the Mersey River, the Gateway Inn offers a wide selection of contemporary guest rooms with ensuites and studio apartment accommodation in the convenience of a central location.
	www.tasmania.visitorsbureau.com.au /accom2.html (469 words)

	Latrobe Accommodation, Latrobe Attractions: Latrobe Travel Guide - Jasons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Vanuatu, American Samoa, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tahiti And Her Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu
		The Mersey River with its willow-lined banks flows through the classified historic town of Latrobe with its quaint turn-of-the-century streetscapes.
		Latrobe is the home of the oldest bicycle racing club, established in 1896, and now hosts Australiaâs biggest cycling carnival, the Latrobe Wheel and the Latrobe Gift, in December each year.
	www.jasons.com /000851,,,,,PG,1,0.MEL?SHOWMAP=TRUE (186 words)

	Latrobe, Australia
		2600), which flourished in the late 19th C, is on the Mersey River.
		Every year at Christmas the biggest cycle race in Australia is run here.
		It is organized by the Latrobe Bicycle Race Club, which was founded in 1896.
	www.planetware.com /australia/latrobe-aus-tas-ltb.htm (94 words)

	Iris Milutinovic Papers, Biographical Sketch
		He later became a naturalized citizen of Australia, but struggled ever after with the language and culture of his adopted country.
		Milutinovic's literary work is given over to discussion of the language difficulties and cultural clashes experienced by immigrants to Australia.
		Milutinovic describes herself as "one over-sized, elderly somewhat finicky Tasmanian married to one long, lean infinitely kind but also very alien Serb migrant." She lived with her second husband outside Albany in Western Australia for almost 30 years before retiring in 1977 to a cottage by the Mersey River in East Devenport, Tasmania.
	www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/milutinovic.bio.html (505 words)

	Weatherzone - Australia's leading weather resource - weather forecasts, satellite, BoM radar and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mersey River at Liena 0.90m falling at 411pm Mon 24/10/05
		Mersey River at Kimberley 1.74m falling at 411pm Mon 24/10/05
		Mersey River at Shale Road 3.11m falling at 407pm Mon 24/10/05
	www.weatherzone.com.au /misc/warningText.jsp?warningId=574 (175 words)

	Flooded Mersey River continues to rise. 23 October 2005. Launceston News
		It could be late afternoon before emergency services have a clearer picture of whether parts of Latrobe, on Tasmania's north-west coast, will succumb to a rising Mersey River.
		The flooded Mersey River continues to edge closer to the top of the town's flood levee.
		There are fears that if the river does breach the levee, then nearby roads and homes could be flooded.
	www.abc.net.au /news/australia/tas/northtas/200510/s1488599.htm (173 words)

	Ah, Australia! quiz -- free game
		Ambleside, on the Mersey River, is a suburb of which Australian city?
		Amberley and Anglesea are the names of two places in Australia.
		Acacia, or wattle, is a familiar sight in Australia, but which country has the largest number of species?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=220197 (121 words)

	Devonport travel guide - Wikitravel
		Devonport is the third largest city in the state of Tasmania, Australia.
		The main part of the town, West Devonport is largely situated between the Don River to the West and Mersey River to the East.
		The other part of the town, East Devonport is situated directly across the Mersey River from the town centre.
	wikitravel.org /en/Devonport (945 words)

	The Deck Cafe & Restaurant - Fine Cuisine - Devonport - Tasmania - Australia
		Perched high on the banks of the Mersey River, at 188-190 Tarleton Street, East Devonport, Tasmania.
		Take in the wonderful views overlooking the glittering waters of the Mersey River whilst watching the working port in action.
		Relax all day on the Deck and watch the sun melt away in the afternoon whilst enjoying the finest food and wine Tasmania has to offer.
	www.thedeckcafe.com.au /home (274 words)

	DEVONPORT APARTMENT, ACCOMMODATION, DEVONPORT ACCOMMODATION, FENTON STREET, GATEWAY MOTOR INN DEVONPORT, DEVONPORT, ...
		Gateway Motor Inn Devonport is situated in the heart of the city, with the spirit of Tasmania terminal visible across the Mersey River.
		Some of the suites enjoy magnificent views of the sea and the river.
		A cocktail lounge, bar and a superb in house restaurant that serves, finest of Tasmania's fresh produce complete the range of guest facilities.
	www.australianexplorer.com /contact_hotel.php?HotelID=11742 (314 words)

	Devonport, Australia. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		The industrial port of DEVONPORT, which in 1959 replaced Launceston as the terminal of the Bass Strait ferry, the Spirit of Tasmania, is not the most inspiring first point of contact with Tasmania.
		As the ship makes its slow progress up the Mersey River, you might almost think you're arriving at a 1950s English seaport, but for the tin-roofed weatherboard bungalows, the brittle quality of the light, the bush-covered hills to the east and a McDonald's on the waterfront.
		Up to 1400 people arrive in Devonport at 7am each morning on the Bass Strait ferry, and more in the evening when day-sailings are in operation; the ferry docks at the terminal in East Devonport, just across the Mersey River from the city centre.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/australia/devonport (236 words)

	Devonport & North West Caravan, Camping and Tourist Parks TAS Australia
		Fantastic Cabin Park in the West Coast of Tasmania Arthur River Cabin Park is located in the small town of Arthur on Tasmania’s rugged West Coast and offers friendly and comfortable accommodation consisting of self contained...
		Comfortable home away from home accommodation in a well-equipped and self-contained cabin - this means easy living, with all your time devoted to exploring and enjoying...
		The Latrobe Mersey River Caravan Park is a new park at Bells Parade Latrobe, near Devonport on the North West coast of Tasmania.
	www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/tas/thewesttas/directory/caravan (507 words)

	Australia / New Zealand
		Geology and Mining History of Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Rim
		B 35 / Woodward, H. THE PHILLIPS RIVER GOLDFIELD, with a description of the Crystalline Rocks of the District, Perth, 1909, afb, 109 pages, 2 maps (in pocket), 8 plates, 7 photographs, - 5 -, $ 175
		B 37 / Gibson, C. WESTERN AUSTRALIA, Perth, 1909, afb, 30 pages, 21 plates, plate 21 and map in pocket, - 5 -, $ 125 [contains photographs of camels being used for travel prior to the combination of the railway]
	booksgeology.com /australia___new_zealand.htm (4434 words)

	Tasmania Caravan, Camping and Tourist Parks Australia
		Discover and enjoy the pristine wilderness Just an hour and a half from Hobart, deep in the Tasmanian wilderness lies the Tarraleah Highland Caravan Park, providing extensive accommodations and facilities to suit...
		From $23 per night Wake to a view of the Mersey River!
		Jetta Excess Baggage can save you up to 50% on excess baggage Australia wide...
	www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/tas/directory/caravan (777 words)

	UKTV Australia - Mersey Beat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Would you like to nominate Mersey Beat for next months Featured Programme?
		Set on the banks of Liverpool's famous river, Mersey Beat is a contemporary police drama that follows the lives of officers both on and off the beat.
		How will new mother Superintendent Susan Blake lead a force that is high on drive but low on funds and resources, whilst balancing family life and the needs of her colleagues?
	www.uktv.com.au /programme.asp?id=234 (108 words)

	ALEXANDER HOTEL \| Bistro & Dining \| Devonport \| Tasmania, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It’s not just the perfect location with breathtaking views over Devonport’s Mersey River that make the Alexander Bistro so popular.
		It’s not just the friendly and efficient service, the excellent and inexpensive wine list, the comfortable surroundings.
		Check out the choices by downloading the Alex's Menu below (155kb):
	www.goodstone.com.au /alexander/restaurant.asp (102 words)

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