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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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July 2004
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Living in Hobart
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Tue, 04 October 2005 09:00
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just a few questions for all the tassies out there
if say... hypotheticaly i was to take a job in tasmania... id need somewhere to live of course... id be looking at a 1 or 2 bedroom studio style apartment. want something uber swank / inner city a must.. rental pricetag of around 250-350 a week.. where would i be looking? what inner city suburbs? particular agents? is it all redeveloped apartments or older tenaments?
also.
whats it cost for me to get my car across on the ferry from melb?
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Location:
Tasmania
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April 2003
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Tue, 04 October 2005 13:09
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Hi,
You'll want to look at the following:-
1. Salamaca Mews
2. Zero Davey Street
A guy I play cricket with lives at Zero Davey. It would be my first pick. Very sweet 
You can get new and rebuilt apartments.
Suburbs would be Battery Point, Glebe and Hobart for your criteria. These are no more than 10 minutes quick walk to the city centre.
Haven't crossed Bass Straight for a while. Google TT-Line, they
operate the ferry. If you can afford it, I would recommend getting a cabin. The boat has airline style seats, and they suck to try and sleep on. If you go the seats, get the business ones. DON'T get the economy ones!!! Ear plugs might be good if you get stuck next to a snorer, or there is a teething baby crying at 3am.
Key streets to look for are Macquarie, Davey, Liverpool, Bathurst. I've lived on three of those, and they were all a nice stubby walk to Salamanca!!! This is basically were Hobart goes off 
I'll post the names of the other places to look at tomorrow. Your price will get you a good place.
Cheers
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Tue, 04 October 2005 13:28
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cheers for that, how longs the ferry take? i thought it was only 3 or 4 hours or so..?
salamaca and zero davey are in hobart city i presume?
im scoping it out due to a possible job change 
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Location:
Tasmania
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Tue, 04 October 2005 13:39
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Hi,
They are both in the city centre. 5 minutes tops to the city centre. 5 minutes walk to Salamanca as well.
Ferry is an overnight thing. You get on in the afternoon, and it arrives in the morning. The ride can be very rough. If you get sea sickness or motion sickness, take some medication.
I've been over and back 4 times, and I didn't think it was too bad.
Cheers
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Tue, 04 October 2005 14:34
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$59 bucks one way for a car dude. Just went there for a holiday recently. Many different fares for passengers though depending on what you want.
10 hour boat ride (leave Melbourne at around 9pm, get to Devonport at like 6ish am).
Oh, watch out for the wildlife; I've never seen so many roadkills on a highway before... ever. I came within 5 cm of hitting a wallaby at like 80km/h.
Yian
Oh... one more thing Hobart drivers are shocking... might wanna remember that  The rest of the state is ok.. just Hobart.
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
Registered:
January 2005
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 01:26
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cheers for this. a wealth of info indeed.
hopefully i wont contribute to tassie's roadkill problem
now for that interview..
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:01
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YEA bring on tassie WOOT! u can coeme and enjoy some of australias highest petrol prices! and not have any fuel better than Premium, unless u goto a specialised garage and pick up some 98ron for over $1.60/L 
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:36
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I am flying into Tassie in a months time, I hope the people down there look as interesting as everyone on the mainland says they do
Where is a good place to go on a Saturday night in Hobart?
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Location:
1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:37
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| hamgatan wrote on Tue, 04 October 2005 19:00 |
want something uber swank /
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In Tas???
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
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December 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:38
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Depends wat your into ? if u want clubs and stuff like that check out surreal, u get free entry before 11pm, or same for iso, if yer more interested in bars, check out the Telegraph, knopwoods, irish murphys, syrup. Otherwise u could head out of town and head to some dirty old shitty pub somewhere! casino is usually alright aswell! these are just to name a few, just have a walk around salamanca there is some god resturants and bars etc, and most look pretty inviting and open!
[Updated on: Wed, 05 October 2005 02:41]
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:44
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Thanks for the advice, I will be there with a heap of mates so we will go for a wander and see what's happening.
Where is the best place to go to get a few photos of inbred looking people?
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Location:
Hobart
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August 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:47
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| ke382TG wrote on Wed, 05 October 2005 12:44 |
Where is the best place to go to get a few photos of inbred looking people?
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You may want to head back to the ACT for that!
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May 2002
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:52
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Launceston is a good place to start no just JK ermmm i dunno if i can help u there!
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Location:
Hobart
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August 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:55
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You'll be lucky to catch a movie down here - we've only just had that darned lectricity and inbrednet connected!
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 02:58
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Are you guys on the decimal system yet?
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Location:
Hobart
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August 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Wed, 05 October 2005 03:11
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Decimal all the way!!
On topic: I'd also try Sandy Bay for apartments too! (G/L with the interview!)
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
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January 2005
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 00:22
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For inbreds in the Hobart area... Head to:
Chigwell
Claremont
Rokeby
Clarendon Vale
Risdon Vale
Good luck in your search for talent and dont blame me if they take your hub caps, tires and inhale all your petrol.
In Launceston you might like to check out:
Ravenswood
Invermay
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 00:44
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Thanks for the info
If I wanted to stay close to Glenorchy in reasonable accomodation what areas/suburbs should I be looking for?
Thanks guys, you're better than an online Tassie tourism info centre 
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 01:40
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There is some good places under northgate!
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 01:42
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I know nothing about "Northgate" but I assume you are inferring that I sleep under a bridge?
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 14:36
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Stay at the Martin Cash!
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Location:
Hobart, Tasmania
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Thu, 06 October 2005 23:52
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| ke382TG wrote on Thu, 06 October 2005 11:44 |
Thanks for the info
If I wanted to stay close to Glenorchy in reasonable accomodation what areas/suburbs should I be looking for?
Thanks guys, you're better than an online Tassie tourism info centre
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Hey matey, you might like to look at Moonah, Montrose and over the back of Glenorchy. All areas are close to industrial/shopping and not the most respected place in the Hobart area, but certainly not the worst though either! I work out that way and don't have any problems... Good pubs out here as well!
There should be plenty of options as well, there are heaps of places!
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Fri, 07 October 2005 05:10
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if u wanna see alot of inbred ppl together go to a pub called "wild west sport saloon" i can promise you that u will see at least one fight and somewhere between 10/50 inbred ppl.
if u want somewhere nice i'd say salamanca or maybe even west hobart as it's quieter than the middle of town but there is only 5 mins different between them.
what kinda job u going for ?
I'd say well away from where the places rainey mentioned aswell.
but nice areas are
sandybay
west hobart
battery point
south hobart
north hobart
the glebe (the houses there are all old and kind of small)
if you have a car it's well worth living somewhere out of the middle of town and maybe 10 mins away.
I was given the option to live in one of the ZERO apartments and i wasn't impressed at all. the wall are too thin for a 20 year old guy.
they do have a conssierge desk tho.
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On Probation
Location:
launceston tas
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: Living in Hobart
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Sun, 09 October 2005 10:21
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| Rainey wrote on Thu, 06 October 2005 10:22 |
For inbreds in the Hobart area... Head to:
In Launceston you might like to check out:
Ravenswood
Invermay
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not so much invermay but definatly Ravenswood and Rocherlea
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