Mangalore, Tasmania
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Mangalore is a small town in southern Tasmania. Equidistant between the township of Bagdad, Tasmania
and the City of Glenorchy
suburb of Brighton
, it is located the on the Midlands Highway
32km from the capital city of Hobart. At the 2006 census
, Mangalore had a population of 983.
Wybra Hall, Oakwood and Marlbrook form a string of gracious, private and historic homes along the Heritage Highway at Mangalore which are included in a newly proclaimed heritage precinct. They are also the legacy of an area that became prosperous from wheat growing in the early nineteenth century.
Wybra Hall was built about 1860 and the owner then returned to England where he was married. He and his wife were on their way back to this beautiful and elaborate home when their ship was wrecked and they both perished.
When driving along the Mangalore section of the Heritage Highway see Historic Shene Stables in the distance, a monument to the wealth of early settlers and excellent example of the skill of convict stonemasons
The highway follows its original route, Bell's Line of Road, through Mangalore.
Bagdad, Tasmania
Bagdad is a small town north of Hobart, Tasmania. It is located in the Southern Midlands Council.In the days of the horse and buggy, Bagdad was an important rest area and horse-changing place for those continuing their journey up Constitution Hill...
and the City of Glenorchy
City of Glenorchy
The City of Glenorchy is a Local Government Area of Tasmania which covers several northern suburbs of Hobart including the suburb of Glenorchy by the same name. The city is managed by Glenorchy City Council. Current mayor is Stuart Slade.- History :...
suburb of Brighton
Brighton, Tasmania
Brighton is a suburb 27km north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It lies between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midland Highway. At the 2006 census, Brighton had a population of 3,145.-History:...
, it is located the on the Midlands Highway
Midlands Highway
The Midland Highway is one of Tasmania's major inter-city highways, running for between Hobart and Launceston...
32km from the capital city of Hobart. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Mangalore had a population of 983.
Wybra Hall, Oakwood and Marlbrook form a string of gracious, private and historic homes along the Heritage Highway at Mangalore which are included in a newly proclaimed heritage precinct. They are also the legacy of an area that became prosperous from wheat growing in the early nineteenth century.
Wybra Hall was built about 1860 and the owner then returned to England where he was married. He and his wife were on their way back to this beautiful and elaborate home when their ship was wrecked and they both perished.
When driving along the Mangalore section of the Heritage Highway see Historic Shene Stables in the distance, a monument to the wealth of early settlers and excellent example of the skill of convict stonemasons
The highway follows its original route, Bell's Line of Road, through Mangalore.