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	Encyclopedia: Midlands Highway
		The Midlands Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia.
		It is a part of the National Highway, and runs through the Midlands of the state, connects the two largest cities, Hobart and Launceston.
		The midlands of Tasmania are famed for their agricultural and heritage values, while the central highlands is renowned for its beautiful isolated wilderness value.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Midlands-Highway (836 words)

	Tasmania - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The central east area (the Midlands) is fairly flat, and is predominantly used for agriculture, although farming activity is also scattered around the state.
		The South-West region, in particular, is densely forested, the National Park holding some of the last temperate rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere.
		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.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /tasmania.htm (2544 words)

	Tasman Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia.
		Like the Midlands Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston — however it takes a different route, via the north-eastern and eastern coasts of the state.
		The designation "Tasman Highway" arises from this location, facing the Tasman Sea — named, like the state itself, after Abel Tasman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tasman_Highway (115 words)

	Stateline Tasmania
		The Federal and State governments are at odds over whether $100 million in federal funding should be spent on a replacement for the Bridgewater Bridge or on a Southern Midlands highway bypass.
		FIONA BLACKWOOD: The Brighton Council, the Southern Midlands Council and the Derwent Valley Council are united in the view that a bypass at the southern end of the Midland Highway is a higher priority than funding for a new bridge.
		But it's argued that a highway bypass would be given greater impetus whatever the future of rail in Tasmania.
	www.abc.net.au /stateline/tas/content/2005/s1477286.htm (930 words)

	Launceston, Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Midlands Highway, the primary route to Hobart
		The Tasman Highway, the alternate scenic route to Hobart via Scottsdale and the east coast.
		The West Tamar Highway and East Tamar Highway, on either side of the Tamar River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Launceston,_Tasmania (689 words)

	Towns, Cities, Mountains, Lakes in Tasmania, Australia - includes some history plus Bays and Islands. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		BAGDAD: A rural town on the Midlands Highway 37 Km from Hobart, situated at the foot of Constitution Hill.
		It is 74 Km from Hobart and the centre for a rural municipality.
		BRONTE PARK: This is a small village on the Marlborough Highway 5 Km from the Lyell Highway and 152 Km from Hobart.
	www.wwt.com.au /townsb.htm (1895 words)

	Tasmania's midlands and central highlands
		Major towns in the midlands are Oatlands, Campbell Town and Ross, while the most significant town in central Tasmania is Bothwell.
		The midlands also relies on its historic value to attract tourists and other travellers who are journeying between the north and south of Tasmania.
		The Tasmanian midlands are traversed by the Midlands Highway, the main road artery connecting the cities of Hobart and Launceston.
	www.tourtasmania.com /content.php?id=central_index (306 words)

	Tasmania FAQ: Visiting Tasmania
		Generally, 'A' roads are highways which bypass towns and have fewer traffic lights.
		The Midlands Highway (A1) connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston.
		It is similar in quality to the Midlands Highway, but has more speed-controlled areas.
	www.tourtasmania.com /tasfaq/visiting/driving.html (424 words)

	Creswick, Victoria, Australia
		Located on the Midlands Highway, a scenic fifteen minutes drive north from Ballarat, is the picturesque and historic township of Creswick.
		It is difficult to imagine that during the goldrush of the 1850's this peaceful, unpretentious township had a bustling population in excess of 25,000 eager to make their fortune.
		The Villas at The Forest, Midland Highway, CRESWICK.
	www.ballarat.com /creswick.htm (1028 words)

	Heritage Highway :: topiary & sculpture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Take a trip back in time along the Heritage Highway — a region of country roads, rolling farmlands, huge pastoral properties, sleepy villages and towns where church spires overlook English trees, Georgian facades line the streets, and stone bridges are reflected in quiet water
		Tasmanians recall with sheer delight the memory of a Tasmanian man, Jack Cashion, who while working as a patrolman in the early 1960s on a stretch of the Midlands Highway between Tunbridge and Oatlands, clipped a procession of topiary "rare birds and animals and other creations" along the side of the highway.
		Also found along the highway are striking metal sculptures of bushrangers and other historical figures, again carrying on these quaint traditions.
	www.tasmaniasouth.com /heritage/sculpture.html (189 words)

	Construction jobs - UK job search - totaljobs.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Their Leeds office now seeks a Highways Team Leader to support the scheme design team manager and provide advice and guidance to staff within the discipline including the training of staff in the use of MX Professional.
		Their Teesside office now seeks a Highways Team Leader to support the scheme design team manager and provide advice and guidance to staff within the discipline including the training of staff in the use of MX Professional.
		Their Tyne and Wear office now seeks a Highways Team Leader to support the scheme design team manager and provide advice and guidance to staff within the discipline including the training of staff in the use of MX Professional.
	www.totaljobs.com /Jobseeking/job17079258.html (990 words)

	Articles - Brooker Highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is a part of the National Highway, and is Tasmania's shortest highway.
		At the northern end (near Bridgewater) it connects to the Midlands Highway (which heads north towards Launceston) and the Lyell Highway (which takes motorists towards the west coast).
		The highway is in a reasonable condition for its age, and experiences congestion for only a few hours a day.
	www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Brooker_Highway (316 words)

	Articles - Tasmania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The central east area (the Midlands) is fairly flat by comparison, and is predominantly used for agriculture, although various types of farming activity can be seen all around the state.
		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's rail network 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.awningz.com /articles/Tasmania (3417 words)

	Walkabout - Pontville
		The tiny village of Pontville is located 35 km north of Hobart on the Midlands Highway.
		Further along the Midland Highway, near St Mark's Church, is the Old Post Office which was built sometime before 1830 to house the Officer's Mess.
		St Marks Church of England, on the Midland Highway, was built between 1839–41.
	www.walkabout.com.au /theage/fairfax/fairfax/locations/TASPontville.shtml (927 words)

	Kempton Tasmania
		It is the perfect base from which to visit historic villages, to go for long bushwalks or to depart on a fishing trip to the lakes.
		The promotion of the 'Heritage Highway' is bringing to light some forgotten historical gems to complete the Tasmanian experience.
		Bypassed by highways, towns such as Kempton in Tasmania's' southern Midlands, is one such town.
	www.kemptalk.com /kempton_tasmania.htm (735 words)

	Longford, Tasmania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has a population of 2,827 (2001 census [1]) and is part of the Municipality of Northern Midlands.
		The town was first settled in 1813 by pioneers relocated from Norfolk Island.
		Today Longford is a popular tourist town for its historic buildings including Brickendon and Woolmers, and also (along with Perth) a major regional centre for the northern midlands agricultural area.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longford,_Tasmania (163 words)

	Southern Midlands Council - Southern Midlands Encouraging Community - Tasmania, Georgian Architecture
		Our region is alive with a whole host of activities and events that are a credit to the many enthusiastic people who give up so much of their time to make them a success.
		Southern Midlands is a thriving rural community and proud of it.
		Southern Midlands is the heart of the country and now is the time to take country to the heart.
	www.southernmidlands.tas.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=224 (894 words)

	Sparkling
		Sparkling Arabians is a small stud situated on 140 acres in Dysart, a town in the Southern Region of Tasmania.
		Dysart is located approximately 60 km north of Hobart on the Southern Midlands Highway, and 190 km South of Launceston.
		Sparkling Arabians is handily located only thirty minutes drive from the rapidly growing wine region around the town of Cambridge and the historic town of Richmond.
	www.geocities.com /sparkkei2003/Sparkling.html (140 words)

	Travelogues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Farther along Hume Highway we took another brief detour, through Goulburn which was founded in 1833 and is at the heart of the prosperous sheep-grazing district famous for its fine merino wool.
		Federal Highway is being widened and resurfaced, and about halfway from Goulburn it changes from a freeway to a standard 2-lane highway for the rest of the distance to Canberra.
		Hume Highway is mostly freeway from Sydney to Canberra, but in the rest of New South Wales it reverts to a standard 2-lane highway in 8 or 10 large sections.
	www.virtualoceania.net /australia/travel/travelogues/davidstybr.shtml (14483 words)

	Heritage Highway - Welcome - Heritage Highway - Touring Route of Tasmania
		Bushrangers may be long gone, but 200 years on there's still plenty of ways to get held up on Tasmania's Heritage Highway.
		Stroll around the towns and enjoy a genuine Tasmanian welcome and home baked fare from the many inns and cafes.
		The Heritage Highway of Tasmania - visit the past, relax unwind and be enriched with the sights and sounds of times gone by.
	www.heritagehighway.com.au (204 words)

	Kempton - Discover Tasmania
		On Highway 1 (the Midlands Highway), 49km north of Hobart.
		This little town was settled in the 1820s, when transported convicts were using picks and shovels to build the first road from Hobart to Launceston.
		Now the highway bypasses the town and peace has returned to the quaint streets.
	www.discovertasmania.com.au /home/index.cfm?siteid=439 (187 words)

	Lions Club of Perth - Train Park
		Whilst located only 10 minutes south of Launceston on the highway to Hobart, it receives an incredible number of visitors who stop to use the bar-be-cue facilities, picnic area, or to let the children frolic on the play equipment or to play on the train itself.
		In 1976 the former Longford Council donated the use of the land on the Midlands Highway to develop as the Club saw fit.
		The Northern Midlands Council deserves recognition for its generosity in providing finances to enable us to purchase and install play equipment.
	www.users.bigpond.com /gechurch/lions/train-park.html (377 words)

	Midlands & North Tasmania Travel Australia - Historic towns & villages, Heritage Highway, Local craft & wood furniture
		Launceston is a pleasant drive north of Hobart (2 hours along the Midlands Highway - aka Heritage Highway) through lots of historic towns and villages or a good place to begin exploring the Apple Isle.
		Golfers heading north should take a wee diversion up the Lake Highway to Bothwell, home to Ratho, the oldest golf course in Australia and home to the Australasian Golf Museum.
		Heading northwest from Launceston you have the choice of the East Tamar and West Tamar Highways, depending on which side of the Tamar River you’ll be travelling.
	www.smallguide.com.au /tas4.html (995 words)

	Overview cont.
		Those young 'pioneers' are today the 'mature and responsible generation' of artists, potters and weavers who, in 1985, joined forces to instigate this unique arts and crafts route.
		The overwhelming number of attractions along the Midlands Meander generated the need for its own map, detailing hamlets and hideaways and their country lane addresses.
		Dreams of fame and fortune lured hundreds of wide-eyed prospectors to Kranskop in the Midlands' far northeast during the 1860s.
	pmb-midlands.kzn.org.za /pmb-midlands/about/1.html (1242 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Reply to Topic
		Hume Highway is mostly freeway from Sydney to Canberra, but in the rest of New South Wales it reverts to a standard 2‑lane highway in 8 or 10 large sections.
		Farther along Hume Highway we took another brief detour, through Goulburn which was founded in 1833 and is at the heart of the prosperous sheep‑grazing district famous for its fine merino wool.
		Federal Highway is being widened and resurfaced, and about halfway from Goulburn it changes from a freeway to a standard 2‑lane highway for the rest of the distance to Canberra.
	www.infohub.com /forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=8324 (13829 words)

	Construction jobs - UK job search - totaljobs.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		You will be involved in highways design but also preparing value management submissions to bid for Highways Agency funding.
		The vacancy is for a core member of a team of over 20 highway structures engineers based within the Civil Engineering department.
		Senior Highway Engineer Job profile We are looking for a Senior Highway Engineer to join our Midlands and South Wales Division, located in thier Cardiff Office.
	www.totaljobs.com /Jobseeking/job17079257.html (974 words)

	PMB&Midlands Overview cont.
		Most, but by no means all, are found on the southern side of the main Midlands highway...beyond Midmar Dam.
		Splendour of the untamed variety lies within 2 500ha of thorn-bush valley at the Zulu Falls Game Farm, a natural heritage site where antelope and zebra roam, and visitors marvel at the spectacular waterfall from their rustic rondavel camp.
		Local textile manufacture - revitalised by the success of the Midlands Meander - is once again causing a stir...as are the 'million dollar' offspring of highly successful horse studs.
	www.kzn.org.za /kzn/about/21.html (929 words)

	Soaring Club of Tasmania Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This is in an area known as "The Northern Midlands", and is approximately midway between Hobart (Southern Tasmania) and Launceston (Northern Tasmania).
		Most gliding takes place in the "midlands" which for the most part is moderately elevated valleys with surrounding hills, and with extensively cleared areas for farming (mostly sheep grazing).
		Soaring conditions vary greatly from place to place, but we are fairly fortunate in that soaring is generally possible throughout the year with thermal, ridge and some wave lift in summer, and ridge and wave in winter.
	www.gwis.com.au /scot/homegwis.html (4054 words)

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