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Discover Dundas in Australia

Dundas in the region of Tasmania is a town located in Australia - some 498 mi or ( 801 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dundas

Local time in Dundas is now 03:25 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Zeehan, Rosebery, Renison Bell, and Hobart. When in this area, you might want to check out Zeehan . 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 Dundas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Montezuma Falls - Part 1 - The Track In

4:21 min by MrYowie
Views: 1068 Rating: 5.00

Yep... another 4WD video. This one shows the track into Motezuma Falls. See part 2 for the walk to the falls ..

Monteuzuma Falls Track landslide

1:13 min by Tassyexplorer
Views: 944 Rating: 0.00

The four wheel drive track into the Monteuzuma Falls which is the old tramway known as the North East Dundas Tramway, which starts at Melba Flats is ofern needs track clearing is done by a local four ..


Montezuma Falls - Part 2

3:08 min by MrYowie
Views: 808 Rating: 5.00

Motezuma Falls in Tasmania 105 meter drop and the bridge is about 5 stories above the river bed See Part 1 for the drive in to the falls. ..

Convict Gold

2:39 min by TARKINE01
Views: 443 Rating: 5.00

Convicts Alexander Pearce and Thomas Jack Cox at Williamsford Gold field educate you on Gold mining. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dundas, Tasmania

Dundas was a historical mining locality, mineral field and railway location on the western foothills of the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania. It is now part of the locality of Zeehan. The town was located 5 kilometres east of the town of Zeehan, and almost 10 kilometres west of the Mount Read township. The North East Dundas Tram branched off the Emu Bay Railway approximately 3 kilometres north east of the Dundas railway connection.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.88 145.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Ghost towns in Tasmania, Mining towns in Tasmania, West Coast Range (Tasmania), Western Tasmania

Melba Flats

Melba Flats is a railway siding on the Emu Bay Railway east of Zeehan that served as a terminus for trains carrying copper ore from the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company in west coast Tasmania, once the Emu Bay Railway ceased services into the Zeehan townsite. The section of line near Melba Flats was operational by December 1900. The Rosebery to Zeehan connection closed on the 14 August 1965, however the Rosebery to Melba Flats section re-opened on the 15 January 1970.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.85 145.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rail yards in Australia, Western Tasmania

Montezuma Falls

Montezuma Falls are located on a minor tributary to Lake Pieman, north-east of Zeehan, on West Coast Tasmania, Australia. In historical context - on the route of the former North East Dundas Tramway not far from the old mining town of Williamsford at the foot of Mount Read. With a fall of 104 Metres, the falls are considered to be one of the highest in Tasmania

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.83 145.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Waterfalls of Tasmania, West Coast Range (Tasmania), Western Tasmania

Zeehan, Tasmania

Zeehan is a town on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia 139 kilometres south-west of Burnie. At the 2011 census, Zeehan had a population of 728. It is part of the Municipality of West Coast. The town was named after the nearby Mount Zeehan which had been named by George Bass and Matthew Flinders after Abel Tasman's brig Zeehaen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.88 145.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Mining towns in Tasmania, Towns in Tasmania, Western Tasmania

Mount Read (Tasmania)

Mount Read is a mountain in Tasmania, Australia, that is at the north west edge of what is known as the West Coast Range As colourful a history as that of Mount Lyell, Mount Read has had mines, settlements and other activities on its slopes for over a hundred years. The main copper and gold ore bearing deposits in the West Coast Range are known as occurring in the 'Mount Read Volcanics' relating to the complex geology of the area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -41.83 145.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Copper mines in Australia, Gold mines in Tasmania, Huon Pine, Mountains of Tasmania, Tasmanian forests, West Coast Range (Tasmania), Western Tasmania