Located on the western banks of the tamar river, beaconsfield was once tasmania s richest gold town with a mining heritage that continues today. The site of the present town was originally known as cabbage tree hill. As well as the standard mapping, you will find the main points of interest for the city along with their michelin green guide distinction, if your destination is covered, local michelin guide listed restaurants and realtime traffic and weather information. The distance between launceston to beaconsfield is 41 km by road. Play with treasures from the past and embark on a historical journey to a place where life is simple. Visit the new mine yard where you can access the iconic headframe and miners cage.
Luxury escapes tasmania 15km away more hotels near beaconsfield. The best things to do in beaconsfield updated 2020 must. The actual dimensions of the tasmania map are x 13 pixels, file size in bytes 224684. The heritage centre also tells the story of beaconsfield and how the original tasmania gold mine, although it. This place is situated in west tamar, tasmania, australia, its geographical coordinates are 41 12 0 south, 146 49 0 east and its original name with diacritics is beaconsfield. A summary of the beaconsfield, lefroy, back creek and. It wasnt until the late 1800s that beaconsfield experienced its gold rush. Beaconsfield is a small town on the main road which runs up the western side of the tamar river. Beaconsfield accommodation top beaconsfield hotels 2020. Map of beaconsfield, tasmania, australia and beaconsfield travel guide.
Beaconsfield is a goldmining town in the heart of the tamar valley wine region with a past tinged with stories of gold, wealth and survival. Alluvial gold in tasmania there are four main groupings of alluvial deposits in tasmania. Follow the tamar river from launceston to bass strait past vineyards, orchards, dairies, truffle woods and olive groves. Beaconsfield is a small township located approximately 40 kms. Search for a memorial or contributor by id include the name of a spouse, parent child or sibling. Our beaconsfield neighbour house newsletters have even more detail about whats happening. You can also find the distance from launceston to beaconsfield using other travel options like bus, subway, tram, train and rail. The gold rush ensured that beaconsfield became one of tasmania s most populated towns in the early 1900s. Fossicking for gemstones in tasmania gemstones in tasmania offering locations and descriptions of tasmanian gems, this free 32 page publication occurrences of gemstone minerals in tasmania in pdf, from mineral resources tasmania is well worth downloading. Within the context of local street searches, angles and compass directions are very important, as well as ensuring that distances in all directions are shown at the same scale. The gold mine closed in 1914 due to regular flooding of the shafts but reopened in 1999 with mixed success. This place is situated in communauteurbainedemontreal, quebec, canada, its geographical coordinates are 45 26 0 north, 73 50 0 west and its original name with diacritics is beaconsfield. Use this map type to plan a road trip and to get driving directions in beaconsfield.
Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Devonport pdf, 555 kb penguin pdf, 192kb queenstown pdf, 253kb smithton pdf, 160kb stanley pdf, 2 kb strahan pdf, 208kb ulverstone pdf, 197kb wynyard pdf, 216kb zeehan pdf, 170kb tasmanian travel times pdf, 236kb mapping indexes. The discovery led to the development of the tasmanian gold mine which operated until 1914 when the mine. Tertiary to recent deposits associated with mineralised lodes and beds in precambrian rocks e. Holwell is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of west tamar, in the western tamar valley region of tasmania. By 1881, the bruen waterwheel had been constructed and beaconsfield was the richest town in tasmania. The visitors guide tasmania contains everything you need to know. Discover beaconsfield, tasmania with the help of your friends. The best things to do in beaconsfield updated 2020. Browse the latest properties for sale in beaconsfield and find your dream home with. The best things to do in beaconsfield 2020 with photos. Direction map travel time latlong flight d flight t howfar route tripcost.
S o u t h r n o c e a n the tasmanian visitor information centres are nationally accredited. The distance between devonport to beaconsfield tasmania australia is 82 km by road. Large tasmania maps for free download and print high. See the most recent property sales and auctions in beaconsfield, tas 7270. Beaconsfield tasmania beaconsfield tasmania location map 2. This destination may have covid19 travel restrictions in place, including specific restrictions for lodging. Maps of directions of beaconsfield tas, 7270 for locals and travellers. Map of beaconsfield, tas 7270 beaconsfield is a former gold mining town near the tamar river, in the northeast of tasmania, australia. A small part of the locality is in the latrobe council area.
Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in tasmania. Beaconsfield exeter railton latrobe barrington burnie urners beach. Named after a property known as beaconsfield located in the area in the 1880s, the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 august 1894. Beaconsfield general cemetery in beaconsfield, tasmania. Best of beaconsfield, australia tourism tripadvisor. Get the billiongraves app now and help collect images for this cemetery. Map of beaconsfield michelin beaconsfield map viamichelin. At the 2006 census, beaconsfield had a population of 1,056. Tamar valley selfdrive itinerary discover tasmania. Apart from the trip distance, refer directions from launceston to beaconsfield for road driving directions. It is located about 43 kilometres 27 mi northwest of the town of launceston. Beaconsfield tasmania pty ltd which together held the remaining 48. Map of beaconsfield, tasmania road map, satellite view and street. Records images cemetery page showing maps, records, and images of headstones in the beaconsfield cemetery, beaconsfield, tasmania, australia billiongraves cemetery and images.
Location maps beaconsfield mine tasmania mine mindat. Find local businesses and nearby restaurants, see local traffic and road conditions. Tasmania is known for its beautiful, untouched wilderness areas, world class hikes, the cleanest water and air in the world, best food and fresh produce and more recently museum of old and new art mona. Beaconsfield is a town near the tamar river, in the northeast of tasmania, australia. Beaconsfield exeter railton latrobe barrington burnie urners beach somerset yolla ridgley hampshire port.
Beaconsfield mine and heritage centre discover tasmania. Beaconsfield postcode, see a map of beaconsfield, and easily look up postcodes in tasmania or other australian states at. At the beaconsfield mine and heritage centre tasmanian history is alive, and gold is under your feet. Beaconsfield postcode tas beaconsfield s postcode is 7270. Find any address on the map of beaconsfield or calculate your itinerary to and from beaconsfield, find all the tourist attractions and michelin guide restaurants in beaconsfield. Beaconsfield is a former gold mining town near the tamar river, in the northeast of tasmania, australia. Beaconsfield cemetery, beaconsfield, tasmania, australia. It lies 40 kilometres north of launceston on the west tamar highway.
Australia for more detail on roads, visitor attractions and services, refer to visitors map of tasmania available at service tasmania outlets, visitor information centres and selected retail outlets statewide. It lies on the west bank of the tamar river, 29 miles 46 km northwest of launceston. Postcode for beaconsfield, tasmania near launceston. Devonport is just an hours drive away while hobart is a 3hour drive to the south by land beaconsfield is now a small town on the western banks of the tamar river, but it was not always small. Beaconsfield primary school, beaconsfield, tasmania. These indexes show the production year of the latest edition available of each map. The 2016 census determined a population of 65 for the state suburb of holwell. Bible map tr visitors touring guide to tasmania, australia.
Beaconsfield is located 39 km northwest of launceston on the west tamar highway. Beaconsfield mine and heritage centre home facebook. Tasmania is an easy place in which to drive, but distances can be deceptive. If you click on street name, you can see position on the map. Centres are located to provide visitors with quality booking and information services 7 days a week. Read about the styles and map projection used in the above map detailed road map of beaconsfield. These were all absorbed by the owners of the tasmania mine. Beaconsfield is in the federal division of lyons and is just 40 minutes north of launceston by car. Check any national, local and health advisories for this destination before you book. Map of beaconsfield, wa 6162 beaconsfield is a suburb of perth, western australia, located within the city of fremantle.
Although the town has struggled with problems of underground water seeping into the mine shafts, it still can claim that at its height it was the third largest town in tasmania and that its gold production helped the economy of the island in a. Everything looks close on the map of tasmania, but you should work out driving. Get directions, maps, and traffic for beaconsfield, qc. Detailed and highresolution maps of tasmania, australia for free download. Tasmania development and resources mineral resources tasmania report 199403 a summary of the beaconsfield, lefroy, back creek and gladstone goldfields compiled by m.
Each contributor can upload a maximum of 5 photos for a cemetery a cemetery can have a maximum of 20 photos. Beaconsfield mine and heritage centre west street, beaconsfield, tasmania 7270 rated 4. Beaconsfield road map and satellite view with street view, gps navigation. Tertiary to recent deposits associated with late devonian veins in lower paleozoic rocks e. Gold was first discovered in the beaconsfield area in 1877, its host source being a geological structure known as the tasmania reef. It was renamed brandy creek when gold was found nearby in 1870. Beaconsfield became the richest gold town in tasmania.
Visit the beaconsfield mine and heritage centre and lose yourself in history. Beaconsfield findings mine accidents and disasters. West tamar interim planning scheme 20 zones 25 january 2018. Browse beaconsfield, tas 7270 sold property prices and auction results. Beaconsfield sheffield route planner distance, time and. Beaconsfield map beaconsfield michelin maps, with map scales from 11 000 000 to 1200 000.
1166 919 826 1138 1597 937 1355 1406 417 1089 943 519 1518 1219 1115 67 1658 591 430 1387 822 691 97 1006 1413 302 1642 531 1453 1576 425 520 533 11 832 183 695 989 790 209 932 821 130 517 1472 467