Exeter, Tasmania

Exeter, Tasmania

Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.

Features

The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest Methodist Church in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is 5 km south of Exeter on the West Tamar Highway. It was used by the infamous bushranger Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.

Education

Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road. [ [http://www.education.tas.gov.au/dept/contact/schoolsatoz/exeterh "Exeter High School"] , Department of Education (Tasmania), "accessed 21 July 2008"] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District High School. [ [http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=A&id=TA01410 "Exeter District High School"] , Archives Office of Tasmania, "accessed 21 July 2008"]

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