South Launceston, Tasmania
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South Launceston is a suburb of Launceston
in the Australia
n state of Tasmania
, it also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).
In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, it also contains the minor suburbs of Glen Dhu and Sandhill (Five Ways).
History
It started life as a small place called Galvin Town, by the 1890's it was included in Launceston as the suburb South Launceston.In 1906 South Launceston grew to include Sandhill.