- Sheffield, Tasmania
Infobox Australian Place
type = town
name = Sheffield
state = tas
caption = Mount Roland from lookout at Sheffield
pop = 1,034
pop_footnotes =
elevation= 280
elevation_footnotes= [ [http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_091091.shtml Bureau of Meteorology] Retrieved on2007-11-14 .]
maxtemp = 19.2
mintemp = 8.7
rainfall = 1179.1
est =
lga =Kentish Council
stategov = Lyons
fedgov = Lyons
dist1 = 242
dir1 = N
location1=Hobart
dist2 = 88
dir2 = W
location2= Launceston
dist3 = 31
dir3 = S
location3= DevonportSheffield is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of
Tasmania ,Australia 's island state. At the 2006 census, Sheffield had a population of 1,034.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL616000 |name=Sheffield (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-11-14|quick=on] Sheffield was one of the many early townships to be settled.It has become a major tourist attraction due to it becoming a town of murals, based upon the instrumental contribution of local tourism pioneer
Brian Inder .Gill Vowles, " [http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,17449981-3462,00.html Maze venture shows the way] "Hobart Mercury, December 4, 2005. Accessed October 8, 2008] Murals helped to increase the town population. The township has a population of approximately 1,000.Cradle Mountain is located approximately one hour south-west of the township.Hydro control centre
Most of the South West and West Coast
Hydro Tasmania power stations are controlled from the Hydro control centre in Sheffield [ [http://www.hydro.com.au/home/Tourism+and+Recreation/Pieman+Catchment/ Hydro Tasmania - default ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDT60801/IDT60801.94955.shtml The weather in Sheffield now]
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