South Launceston, Tasmania
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| South Launceston Launceston, Tasmania |
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| Population: | 4,259 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 7249 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 2 km (1 mi) from Launceston | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Launceston | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Bass | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Bass | ||||||||||||
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South Launceston is a suburb of Launceston in the Australian state of Tasmania, it also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).
[edit] History
It started life as a small place called Galvin Town[2], by the 1890's it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston. In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "South Launceston (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC62096&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "word document". http://www.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/word_doc/15108/Properties_in_Launceston.doc. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
Coordinates: 41°27′19″S 147°09′04″E / 41.45528°S 147.15111°E
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