Derby - Tasmania - Focus on Tasmania

DERBY ( pop. 200 )

( North-East )

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TOWNSHIP Derby is a small historic town nestled in a valley in the heart of the North East of Tasmania. The population of traditional and alternative lifestyle inhabitants numbers approximately 250.

Derby was the largest open cut tin mine in the Southern Hemisphere, with a population if over three thousand. The mine closed at the end of world war two.
The face of the open cut is still visible from the town and the workings have left a beautiful lake which can be used for most water sports.
In 1929 the Briseis dam which supplied the water to work the mine burst causing the death of fourteen people.
Today the main source of revenue for the business houses is tourism. Derby is situated on the Tasman Highway between Scottsdale and St Helens. It has a Mining Museum, craft, antique, woodwork, coffee and pizza shop plus two hotels. A park offering free camping is available on the river bank, the river is abundant with fish and four wheel drive tours can be arranged for the area. Derby is great for nature activities like bushwalking, bird watching etc.

(kindly supplied by the Derby Community Development Association Inc.)

DISTANCES Scottsdale - 33 km, 23 mins
St Helens - 66 km, 55 mins
Launceston - 104 km, 1 hr 25 mins

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TOWNSHIP		Derby is a small historic town nestled in a valley in the heart of the North East of Tasmania. The population of traditional and alternative lifestyle inhabitants numbers approximately 250.
	Derby was the largest open cut tin mine in the Southern Hemisphere, with a population if over three thousand. The mine closed at the end of world war two. The face of the open cut is still visible from the town and the workings have left a beautiful lake which can be used for most water sports. In 1929 the Briseis dam which supplied the water to work the mine burst causing the death of fourteen people. Today the main source of revenue for the business houses is tourism. Derby is situated on the Tasman Highway between Scottsdale and St Helens. It has a Mining Museum, craft, antique, woodwork, coffee and pizza shop plus two hotels. A park offering free camping is available on the river bank, the river is abundant with fish and four wheel drive tours can be arranged for the area. Derby is great for nature activities like bushwalking, bird watching etc. (kindly supplied by the Derby Community Development Association Inc.)
DISTANCES	Scottsdale - 33 km, 23 mins St Helens - 66 km, 55 mins Launceston - 104 km, 1 hr 25 mins
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