Taxonomy Term

Brighton (TAS)

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Brighton is both a suburb or town and a district in Tasmania. [The] Brighton suburb [is] 27 km north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It is between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midland Highway. At the 2006 census, Brighton had a population of 3,145. From 1826 onwards, the township was the site of the Brighton Barracks, a military accommodation facility until sold off for subdivision in the early 2000s. A Brighton Post Office opened on 1 June 1832. This was renamed Pontville in 1895 and closed in 1973. The current Brighton office opened on 22 May 1964. Source: Wikipedia

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Part Eighteen

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The Authors and Editors pays respect to the resilience and strength of Ancestors and Elders past, present, and emerging and extends that respect to all First Tasmanian peoples.

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