West and South West Tasmania. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zeehan....once a thriving mining town. |
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Strahan....a fishing port and a tourist centre for river cruises. |
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Part of gigantic sand dunes a few miles from Strahan. |
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Queenstown. A once thriving mining town which is slowly being wound down. |
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The hills surounding Queenstown. All vegetation was killed with the waste products of the copper mines, but is very slowly re-appearing. |
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The Pieman River. Water from here is used to generate some of our electricity. River cruises are available. |
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Lake Gordon, which is situated at Strathgordon. Water is used in the underground power station. Visitors welcome. |
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A Huon Pine tree...a much sort after timber. This particular tree is estimated to be over 2,500 years old. |
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Maydena. This was once a prospering Logging town until the late 1980s. Timber was supplied to the Australian Newsprint Mills. |
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