Kingston Beach, Tasmania
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Kingston Beach is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of
It is a suburb of the greater Hobart area. It is located on the
The beach is patrolled by Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club between the months of December and April. Other facilities include a dog beach, bike park, barbecue area, sailing club, playgrounds and various shops. The local Progress Association served between 1925 and 1992, known as either the Kingston Beach Progress Association, Kingston Beach Regatta Association, or the Kingston Beach Progress and Regatta Association.[9]
History
Kingston Beach was gazetted as a locality in 1960.[10]
Geography
The waters of the
Road infrastructure
Route B68 (Channel Highway) passes to the north-west. From there, several roads provide access to the locality.[10][12]
Notes
- ^ a b "2021 Census Quick Stats Kingston Beach (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Tasmania. Town and Country Planning Commission; Bolt, Frank, 1928- (1956), Kingston, Kingston Beach, & Blackmans Bay (Add. Sept. '56 ed.), Office of the Town and Country Planning Commissioner, retrieved 3 April 2016
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bird, Thomas". Trove.nla.gov.au. 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023. Thomas Bird's painting
- ^ Browns River History Group (Tas.); Kingborough (Tas. : Municipality). Council (author) (2013), Kingston Beach history walk, [Kingston, Tasmania] Browns River History Group, retrieved 3 April 2016
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has generic name (help) - ^ Gardam, Julie (2009), Brown's River to Kingston, Julie Gardam, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ Tasmanian Illustrated Mail, Photographs of beach scenes, East Coast and Kingston Beach, Tasmania, 1930, University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ISBN 978-0-7316-3959-5
- ^ Photograph – Family picnic on Kingston Beach near Brown's River, LINC Tasmania, 1915, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ Kingston Beach Progress and Regatta Association NG813 [Records], LINC Tasmania, 1925, retrieved 3 April 2016
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Kingston Beach". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "1067E", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Google (2 April 2021). "Kingston Beach, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2021.