Day 113 - Ross and Penguin, Tasmania, Australia 2. Man O Ross Hotel

Day 113 - Ross and Penguin, Tasmania, Australia

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March 11th 2014
.Tuesday 11th March 2014. Ross and Penguin, Tasmania, Australia We left Hobart and headed towards the north coast. On the way we stopped at a town called Ross. We had been there before in 2008 but as it is an historic town we decided to take another look around. Ross is in the Midlands of the state of Tasmania. On the Macquarie River, it is located 78 km south of Launceston and 117 km north of ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more