Tassie ABCs (9)
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G is for - galahs.
Galahs are one of the prettiest of the Australian cockatoos. They have dove grey backs and a strawberry pink breast. They make popular pets. See one here. http://www.alleycatstudio.com/Gallery/co... Galahs weren't common in Tasmania until quite recently, and the small flocks seem to be descended from domestic escapees. Galahs seem to like people. Flocks often hang around school grounds.
G is for - Glenorchy.
Glenorchy was a suburb of Hobart but is now a city. After Hobart and Launceston, Glenorchy is the biggest population centre in Tasmania.
G is for - goats.
Goats thrive in Tasmania. Angora goats are bred for fleece, and the more common variety can be spotted tethered along roadsides in country areas, often accompanied by their distinctive little A-frame huts.
G is for - Grassy.
Grassy is a tiny town on King Island, which lies in Bass Strait between north west Tasmania and Victoria. Until the early 1990s, Grassy had a scheelite mine, but since it closed the town has dwindled.
G is for - Gray.
The tiny hamlet of Gray is on the east coast near St Marys. It has one of the highest rainfalls in Tasmania, and was named after an early pioneering family.
G is for - Great Lake
Great Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Australia. It is situated in the Tasmanian highlands, 1050 metres above sea level, and is a popular fishing spot, having been stocked with trout in the 1860s. Its associated settlement was once known as Great Lake as well, but was renamed Miena in 1920. Go to http://www.wwt.com.au/maps_central.htm to see it on the map.
G is for - Great Western Tiers
The Great Western Tiers is a mountain range in northern Tasmania. This site http://www.view.com.au/discover/abca.htm has some spectacular pictures of the area.
G is for - green
Tasmania is a very green state, with only Queensland able to rival it for natural - well - greenery! Apart from the native bush, Tasmania has a great many introduced deciduous trees, giving it a fine spring-time flush.
G is for Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party that came to prominence during the early 1990s. For a while they held the balance of power in the state.
G is for - Guide Falls
Guide Falls is one of the beauty spots of the Burnie area, a district peculiarly rich in waterfalls.
G is for - gumboot
Gumboots are - well, gumboots! Worn by farmers and gardeners and others who expect sloshy conditions. Always called "gumboots", never "rubber boots" or "wellingtons". Tasmania is well-populated by gumboots, having a large farming population and a penchant for winter mud.
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