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At the south western end of Australia is Tasmania, the Apple Isle. It’s the largest island and was one of the first penal settlements so has a colonial history.
Hobart is the main city. The western half of the island is wilderness and quite wild.
It takes about 3 hours to drive between the island’s cities, Hobart and Launceston. Both places as well as the towns in between have many historical homes.
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