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| Coordinates: 42°50′34″S 147°22′25″E / 42.84278°S 147.37361°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| Postcode | 7015 | ||||||||||||
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Flagstaff Gully is a suburb of the City of Clarence in Tasmania, Australia.[1] It is part of greater Hobart. It is located in the hills east of Lindisfarne. The Flagstaff Gully Reservoir is in the area.
There is a substantial Dolerite[2] quarry at Flagstaff Gully producing Blue Metal gravel for road surfaces.
Sport and recreation
[edit]The Clarence Mountain Bike Park[3] includes dirt jumps, mountain cross, dual slalom, downhill and a cross country track and is located on the Flagstaff Gully Road.
There are a few walking trails located in Flagstaff Gully (Geilston Gully Circuit,[4] Pilchers Hill Loop[5])
The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia Tasmania Inc have the Oakdale Pistol Club Inc[6] located on the Flagstaff Gully Road.
The Hobart Miniature Steam Locomotive Society has a 365 metre track on Flagstaff Gully Road.
History
[edit]In 1905, the Lane brothers settled on a piece of land on the hill between Flagstaff Gully and Lindisfarne and cleared the land and built a humpy. Shortly after, they spent two days splitting wood and built fence along the gully. A house named "The Turning" was built within the following years. By 1911, a farm had been built by a man named Hal and an orchard was built below the humpy that same year.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Postcode for Flagstaff Gully, Hobart, Tasmania". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Industrial Mineral Deposits of Tasmania" (PDF). Mineral Resources Tasmania. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Clarence Mountain Bike Park". Clarence City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Geilston Gully Circuit". Clarence City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Pilchers Hill Loop". Clarence City Council. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Oakdale Pistol Club Inc". The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (Tasmania) INC. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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