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unusual facts about Burnie



Boat Harbour Beach, Tasmania

Boat Harbour Beach, nestled between a dramatic hinterland and azure waters is just 15 minutes from Burnie/Wynyard airport, 45 minutes from the Spirit of Tasmania ferry terminal and 55 minutes from the airport in Devonport, each providing easy daily connections to Melbourne and beyond.

Burnie Gift

Burnie Carnival is the premier running carnival in Tasmania and is on a par with Victoria's Stawell Gift and the Bay Sheffield in South Australia.

Devonport Airport

Devonport and Burnie Councils have both been vying for the attention of Virgin Australia.

FitzGerald's Department Stores

FitzGerald's also had substantial stores in Launceston and Burnie (occupying the site of a former theatre), as well as stores in suburban Hobart (Eastlands and Moonah) and a small (600 square metre) store in New Norfolk (occupying a general store built in 1914).

Maryland Transit Administration

This service travels from a corporate, hotel, and shopping complex in Baltimore County’s Hunt Valley, through the suburbs north of Baltimore and northern Baltimore City and into the heart of downtown Baltimore's shopping, sightseeing, dining, and entertainment districts, past the harbor and through southern Baltimore City and finally to BWI Marshall Airport and Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie in Anne Arundel County.

McShane

McShane Bell Foundry, church bell manufacturer, located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA

Melba Line

While at present the Line travels from Burnie to Melba Flats, it initially ran through to Zeehan carrying minerals and passengers as an essential service for the West Coast community.

MV Ark Futura

Between 2000 and 2011, as well as conuing on North Sea services, she was chartered out to a number of other operators, including Toll Shipping, between Melbourne and Burnie, Australia (during which she was transferred to the Isle of Man register), Cotunav (Genoa to Radès, Tunisia), Cobelfret ( between Zeebrugge and Purfleet), Acciona Trasmediterránea (Balearic services).

WWIN

WWIN-FM, a radio station (95.9 FM) licensed to Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States


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