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The Longford Circuit was a temporary motor racing course laid out on public roads at Longford, 23-kilometre (14 mi) south-west of Launceston in Tasmania, Australia. [1] It was located on the northern edges of the town and its 7.242 km (4.500 mi) lap passed under a railway line viaduct, crossed the South Esk River via the wooden Kings Bridge, turned hard right at the doorstep of the Longford ...
Baskerville Raceway is a 2.010 km (1.249 mi) permanent motor racing circuit located at 473 Baskerville Rd, Old Beach - a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, [1] Australia. Founded in 1954, the Hobart Sporting Car Club built the circuit in a natural amphitheatre on land provided by Calvin Morrisby (after whom turn 7 is named).
Symmons Plains Raceway is a 2.411 km (1.498 mi) motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 km (19 mi) south of Launceston, Tasmania.Since the closure of the Longford Circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility.
Australia ' s Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the country, joining all mainland capital cities except the national capital of Canberra.At a total length of approximately 14,500 km (9,000 mi) it is the longest national highway in the world, surpassing the Trans-Siberian Highway (over 11,000 km or 6,800 mi) and the Trans-Canada Highway (8,030 km or 4,990 mi).
In 1956 the Tasman Limited became an important link in the distribution of interstate mail across Tasmania. This increased markedly after the MS ‘Princess of Tasmania’ commenced sailing between Melbourne and Devonport in 1959. A Grover bogie van (EP Class) was coupled to the rear of the train on ferry days to carry the additional mail.
Shane Mc Lachlan, March 1975, Honda 350cc, kilometres not recorded. 14 days 4 hours 30 minutes. Barry Renton, September 1975. Kawasaki 400cc, kilometres not recorded. 10 days 9 hours or 10 days and 10 hours [12] Rich Willey, November 1976. Kawasaki 650cc, 15300 kilometres. 10 days. 7 hours 54 minutes. [13] [14] [15] Warwick Schuberg, October 1977.
Longford has a Service Tasmania shop, supermarkets, a bakery, a butcher's shop, two banks, a post office, antique shops, hotels, cafés, take-aways, hairdressers and service stations. [14] A kindergarten and large primary school provide education for younger children; secondary students travel to the District High School in Cressy or to one of ...
A Pandani near Cradle Mountain, a Gondwanan species endemic to Tasmania Currawong near Windermere. The Overland Track traverses Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, which is a significant habitat for Tasmania's endemic species. An estimated 40–55% of the parks documented alpine flora is endemic. Furthermore, 68% of the higher ...