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Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Ross is a small historic town in the centre of the Tasmanian Midlands, 120 km north of Hobart and 80 km south of Launceston. Ross was first settled in 1821 as a garrison town for soldiers, as a coaching stop on the Midlands Highway and as a market town. It's especially popular with Japanese travellers, as the bakery was the template for a Japanese comic series ("Kiki's bakery").
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Female convicts camp. Visit this to see how the prisoners in Tasmania endured their lives.
Learn about Tasmanian wool production.
Built in 1836 by convict labor. This is one of the oldest bridges in Australia and is made from sandstone.
A great place to sample a Tasmanian specialty, the scallop pie.
Lovely sandstone cottages around the village and a bed and breakfast cottage as well.
Sizeable range of men's and women's woollen garments, yarn, etc.
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Launceston (Western Junction) · Regional · LST
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