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just to the south-east. Most of the locality is within the
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1906 Federation architecture in Cross Street, New Town
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628:"Home - New Town Primary School"
558:Richards, Blair (24 July 2019).
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455:"New Town (Qld) (State Suburb)"
451:Australian Bureau of Statistics
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1342:Localities of City of Hobart
597:Newtown High School web site
586:Ogilvie High School web site
304:Hobart local government area
262:is a suburb of the city of
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513:Premier Postal History.
1303:Derwent Valley Council
459:2016 Census QuickStats
111:42.85944°S 147.30556°E
366:Centro New Town Plaza
614:Sacred Heart College
565:The Mercury (Hobart)
358:New Town High School
116:-42.85944; 147.30556
1144:Kingborough Council
354:Ogilvie High School
339:opened the largest
306:, with 2.5% within
174:Federal division(s)
162:State electorate(s)
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515:"Post Office List"
492:ourtasmania.com.au
1332:Suburbs of Hobart
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374:Coles Supermarket
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1182:Huntingfield
1089:Roches Beach
1059:Mount Rumney
1029:Geilston Bay
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288:Mount Stuart
284:North Hobart
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239:Mount Stuart
234:Lenah Valley
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1311:New Norfolk
1255:Green Point
1240:Bridgewater
1162:Bonnet Hill
1084:Risdon Vale
1069:Opossum Bay
1049:Montagu Bay
1044:Lindisfarne
976:West Moonah
921:Collinsvale
874:West Hobart
571:10 November
401:Mary Reibey
298:, with the
200:West Moonah
140:Postcode(s)
132:2016 census
114: /
102:147°18′20″E
89:Coordinates
1326:Categories
1197:Lower Snug
1109:Rosny Park
1054:Mornington
1039:Lauderdale
994:Acton Park
906:Berriedale
610:"Homepage"
437:References
393:Italianate
389:Federation
337:Video City
127:Population
99:42°51′34″S
1260:Old Beach
1250:Gagebrook
1222:Tinderbox
1172:Electrona
1167:Coningham
1124:South Arm
1004:Cambridge
999:Bellerive
941:Glenorchy
916:Claremont
859:Sandy Bay
819:Fern Tree
546:1320-6680
423:Glenorchy
412:Claremont
308:Glenorchy
272:Australia
1245:Brighton
1187:Kingston
1152:Barretta
1129:Tranmere
1114:Sandford
1099:Rose Bay
1064:Oakdowns
1019:Cremorne
961:Montrose
946:Goodwood
936:Glenlusk
911:Chigwell
854:Ridgeway
844:New Town
814:Dynnyrne
799:Cascades
778:Tasmania
464:14 April
397:Art Deco
385:Georgian
381:Colonial
362:Catholic
268:Tasmania
260:New Town
221:New Town
72:New Town
34:Tasmania
25:New Town
1217:Taroona
1207:Margate
1134:Warrane
971:Rosetta
951:Granton
770:Suburbs
687:Gallery
521:16 June
314:History
191:Suburbs
32:,
1293:Sorell
1177:Howden
1094:Rokeby
1079:Risdon
1034:Howrah
966:Moonah
956:Lutana
774:Hobart
674:2 June
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498:25 May
403:, and
296:Moonah
264:Hobart
205:Moonah
150:LGA(s)
30:Hobart
1288:Penna
1104:Rosny
1074:Otago
824:Glebe
724:1835
370:Kmart
348:Today
179:Clark
167:Clark
1212:Snug
676:2011
573:2022
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