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 .
Local time in Dundas is now 06:15 AM (Saturday) . 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
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
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
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
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.
Located at -41.88 145.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at -41.85 145.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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
Located at -41.83 145.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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.
Located at -41.88 145.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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.
Located at -41.83 145.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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