Tasmania
Tasmania Australia facts and information.
The Capital of Tassie is Hobart.
Tas is the only one of the Australian states not located on the Australian mainland.
The British established a penal colony on Tas (called Van Diemens Land at the time) in 1803 at Risdon Cove. Van Diemens Land became an independent colony separate from New South Wales in 1825. The transportation of convicts ended in 1853. The name Van Diemens Land was officially changed in 1856.
Tas is the 6th most populated of the Australian states with about 493,300 people living there, about 202,000 of these live in the Capital City of Hobart.
Other cities in the state are Launceston in the north and Devonport in the northwest.
Mining is a main industry in Tas, with iron, copper, tin and zinc being mined. Saw milling and wood chipping are major industries in Tas as well.
Dairy farming in the northwest and raising sheep for wool in the east are also important. Agriculture is limited almost totally to small farms.
Hobart is the Capital of Tas and is the 11th city in size in Australia and the 2nd oldest after Sydney. It is situated on the estuary of the Derwent River in the south east of Tassie.
Hobart was the first city in Australia to have a legal casino, called the Wrest Point Hotel Casino it opened on the 10th of February 1973.
Tassie's diverse landscape and astounding scenery of glacial mountains, cascading waterfalls, dense forests, rolling green hills and pristine wild beauty make it a favourite destination for nature lovers. Almost 37% of Tas is in reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites.
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A person from Tas is called a Tasmanian.
The colloquial term for a Tasmanian is an apple eater or a Taswegian.
The State Flag of Tas has been in use since 1875. It shows the Union Jack and the Tas State badge.
King George V granted the Tas Coat of Arms on 21 May 1917.
The Tas motto is "Fertility and Faithfulness".
Slogan for Tas: Apple Isle, Holiday Isle or Natural State
Floral Emblem of Tas: Blue Gum
Animal Emblem of Tas: Tassie Devil
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Introduction
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