Coal River
Coal River is a river in southern Tasmania. With headwaters near Tunnack, it flows through the Coal River Valley and the town of Richmond, and empties into Pitt Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southern Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Coal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Bridge and Richmond Gaol Historic Site.
Richmond Bridge
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The Richmond Bridge is a heritage-listed arch bridge located on the B31 in Richmond, 25 kilometres north of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is the oldest stone span bridge in Australia. Richmond Bridge is situated 3½ km north of Coal River.
Richmond Gaol Historic Site
Museum
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The Richmond Gaol is a convict era building and tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833. Richmond Gaol Historic Site is situated 3½ km north of Coal River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Richmond and Grasstree Hill.
Richmond
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Richmond is a sizable historic village of around 900 inhabitants in the southwest of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is part of the Greater Hobart region.
Grasstree Hill
Hamlet
Grasstree Hill is a rural locality in the local government area of Clarence in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 15 kilometres north of the town of Rosny Park. Grasstree Hill is situated 7 km west of Coal River.
Cambridge
Village
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Cambridge is a suburb in the greater area of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. The suburb is situated in close proximity to Hobart Airport and the Cambridge Aerodrome, and is approximately 18 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway. Cambridge is situated 7 km south of Coal River.
Coal River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Coal River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Coal River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Coal”
- Japanese: “コール川”
- Russian: “Кол”
- Swedish: “Coal River, Tasmanien”
- Swedish: “Coal River”
- Ukrainian: “Кол”
- Welsh: “Afon Coal”
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Highlights include Samphire Island and Pitt Water Nature Reserve.
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