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Beaconsfield Destination Guide

Discover Beaconsfield in Australia

Beaconsfield in the region of Tasmania with its 1,217 habitants is a town located in Australia - some 428 mi or ( 688 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Beaconsfield

Local time in Beaconsfield is now 01:49 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Hobart " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Winkleigh, Sidmouth, Rowella, Melbourne, and Low Head. When in this area, you might want to check out Winkleigh . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Beaconsfield ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Nikon D5000. Worth Buying?

2:52 min by NazreenCuthbert
Views: 703 Rating: 4.00

Our weekend trip to Low Head, Tasmania and going crazy as usual! Please visit us at www.narrazeevisuals.com ..

Fishing Trip Beauty Point Jan 21 - 2010

8:42 min by vk7ae
Views: 431 Rating: 0.00

Andre with John, fishing on the Tamar River near Bell Bay - Beauty Point area northern Tasmania. ..


Fairy Penguins

8:33 min by teachershazz
Views: 310 Rating: 0.00

These fairy penguins are found in southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. We took this video of the little penguins (only grow to 33 cm tall) coming in at night from the ocean as they waddle acr ..

Platypus House (Tasmania Dec-2010)

9:37 min by jq747
Views: 220 Rating: 5.00

This is a trip Platypus House at Beauty Point, Tasmania (Australia). This facility houses both platypuses and echidnas, two animal species which you'd swear were from another planet. The platypus view ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre

The Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre is located in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. It was originally called the Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum. It was formed in 1972 after discussions were held as to forming a district museum.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.20 146.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1984 establishments in Australia, Mining in Tasmania, Mining museums in Australia, Museums in Tasmania

Beaconsfield, Tasmania

Beaconsfield is a town near the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 40 kilometres north of Launceston on the West Tamar Highway. It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar. At the 2006 census, Beaconsfield had a population of 1,056.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.20 146.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Mining towns in Tasmania, Northern Tasmania, Towns in Tasmania

Beaconsfield Mine collapse

The Beaconsfield Mine collapse occurred on 25 April 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. Of the seventeen people who were in the mine at the time, fourteen escaped immediately following the collapse, one was killed and the remaining two were found alive using a remote-controlled device. These two miners were rescued on 9 May 2006, two weeks after being trapped nearly a kilometre below the surface.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.19 146.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2006 in Australia, 2006 mining disasters, Disasters in Tasmania, Mining disasters in Australia, Mining rescues

Beauty Point, Tasmania

Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45 km north of Launceston, on the West Tamar Highway and at the 2006 census, had a population of 1,116. It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar Council. Beauty Point is a tiny township originally established as the first deep water port on the Tamar River. The town was first established as a port to service the nearby gold mine town of Beaconsfield.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.17 146.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Fishing communities in Australia, Towns in Tasmania

York Town, Tasmania

York Town is a locality in northern Tasmania. It was the first attempt to establish a British presence in northern Tasmania, in 1804. It was a "bustling village" until 1808.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.15 146.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Devonport, Tasmania, North West Tasmania

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Beaconsfield