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4 unusual facts about Wynyard


Mathew Goggin

He also won the 1995 Tasmanian Amateur, played at Seabrook Golf Club in Wynyard, Tasmania, over fellow Tasmanian Peter Toogood.

Wynyard, Tasmania

Regional Express Airlines operates scheduled passenger flights to Melbourne at least 4 times a day using small 33 or 34 seat Saab 340 turboprop aircraft.

Devonport, the southern terminus of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to the mainland, is 40 minutes east by car.

Additionally Sharp Airlines offers multiple daily flights between Wynyard and nearby King Island with 19 seat Metroliner turboprop aircraft.


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.

Geography of Sydney

Densely concentrated skyscrapers and other buildings including historic sandstone buildings such as the Sydney Town Hall and Queen Victoria Building are interspersed by several parks such as Wynyard and Hyde Park.

Kandahar, Saskatchewan

Kandahar is a small hamlet on Highway 16 near Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada, named by Canadian Pacific Railway executives in the late 19th century for a British military victory in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Kellyville, New South Wales

The now defunct Sydney CBD Rail Link, which would have provided for a second crossing of Sydney Harbour and up to four new CityRail stations within the city, would also have brought faster, more reliable services to every reach of the existing network by easing capacity on the severely congested City Circle, in particular Town Hall and Wynyard stations.

Richard Wynyard

Living in Devonport, Wynyard was part of the North Shore Rugby Club and won selection for Auckland when aged only 20.

Taurekareka Henare

His father, Henare Wynyard, was said to be the son of Robert Wynyard, acting governor of New Zealand.

William Wynyard

Living in Devonport, Wynyard was part of the North Shore Rugby Club.

Wynyard Cricket Club

Wynyard Cricket Club has produced some outstanding players, and many state representatives, including Jamie Cox, Dene Hills, Shaun Young, Phillip Blizzard, John Coughian, Peter Mancell and Les Allen.


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