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Ross - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Centrally located on
the Heritage Highway in prime sheep grazing area, Ross is in Tasmania’s Midlands
and only 78 km south of Launceston
and 117 km north of Hobart.
Once an important stopover point between Hobart and Launceston, Ross is
considered one of the most beautiful examples of an historic town in Tasmania.
With its 19th century colonial buildings, Ross still retains a charming village
atmosphere. As you cross the famous Ross Bridge with its intricate sandstone
carvings, and then stroll down streets lined with trees and old sandstone
buildings, you have a sense of a bygone era.
For up-to-date accommodation, attraction, tours and
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Ross
Bakery Inn
• 15 Church St, ROSS TAS 7209 • Ph: 03
6381 5246 • Fax: 03 6381 5360
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• This classic Georgian building was
built from Ross quarried sandstone in 1832 by convicts for John Dickinson, a
free settler from Nottinghamshire, England. Originally named the Sherwood Castle
Inn, it served as a coaching inn and horse change on the Hobart Road. Listed on
the Tasmanian Heritage Register and classified by the National Trust of
Australia, its current name The Ross Bakery Inn, comes from the Ross’s original
bakery that had operated alongside the inn for over 100 years.
Today, the tradition continues, offering travellers comfortable accommodation,
and the smell of fresh baked bread. The Inn also offers private meeting rooms
for business and social meetings.
The Tasmanian Scottish Centre
For all you homesick Scots, the owners also run ‘The Tasmanian Scottish Centre’
alongside the Inn stocked with tartans, crests, scarves, ties, books, music,
clan information and Scottish sweets. They are also licensed to sell Scottish
and Tasmanian Whisky. So check them out.
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Ross Female Factory
• Built in the early 1840’s,
incarcerated female convicts from 1847 to 1854. It was one of four females
factories established in Tasmania. The name, ‘Female Factory’ was abbreviated
from the British institutional title ‘Manufactory’, and referred to the prisons’
role as a work house.
Today, the Ross Female Factory is a protected historic site, managed by Parks
and Wildlife Service and the Tasmanian Wool Centre of Ross.
Open to the general public, the Overseer’s Cottage has a display on the history
of this unique convict site, including a model of the Female Factory in 1851.
For details on the Ross Female Factory Archaeological Project
click here...
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Ross Bridge
• Spanning the Macquarie River, the
historic Ross Bridge was made from locally quarried sandstone. Completed in 1836
by convict stonemasons, it is regarded as the finest masonry bridge of its
period. Australia’s third oldest bridge, it is renowned for its decorative
carved stonework depicting Celtic symbols and images of contemporary figures.
There are 186 carvings, consisting of abstract shapes depicting animals, birds,
insects, plants and Celtic Gods and Goddesses, as well as heads of friends and
foe, including the Governor of the day, George Arthur.Source:
Heritage Highway
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Distance to Ross
• Following are some approximate distances by
road to Ross:
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Distances given are only approximation, they should be verified with the appropriate
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Heritage
Highway
• Ph: 03 6254 1212 •
• The Heritage Highway of Tasmania -
visit the past, relax, unwind and be enriched with the sights and sounds of
times gone by.
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