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Haunted and beautiful, this wild Aussie coast is like no other

Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News·@RileyWilson·2 months ago
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A tragic history, world heritage wilderness, scenic coastal walks and wild terrain like no other await. Originally part of the 140,000 hectares designated in the early 19th century to the Van Diemen’s Land Company, the roughly 9000-hectare private property of Woolnorth is now home to about 40 wind turbines, each 60 metres tall, Cape Grim – the site of a horrific 1828 massacre that devastated the local Indigenous population – and the company’s heritage outbuildings. A two-hour tour with Woolnorth Tours is led by the outgoing and animated Laura Dabner and includes a walk to the northernmost tip of Tasmania and homemade morning tea in the old wool shed, where currawongs now nest. See woolnorthtours.com.au Sign up for the Traveller Deals newsletter Get exclusive travel deals delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up now. Rising above the historic town of Stanley, The Nut is a 143-metre-tall plug of a once-active volcano.…

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