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Melton Mowbray, Tasmania, Australia
Located at the junction of the Midland Highway and Lake Highways, the hamlet of Melton Mowbray consists of a small number of early cottages, two churches, the Melton Mowbray Hotel, a seasonal rodeo ground and a defunct rail line easement with associated goods shed. The surrounding area is rural, predominantly dry land sheep grazing. This is changing rapidly following the recent introduction of large scale irrigation made possible by water piped from the adjacent highlands. A number of important historical figures have been resident of Melton Mowbray and the surrounding area. Among the first Australian Victoria Cross recipients were Lieutenant's John Hutton Bisdee and Guy George Egerton Wylly, both residents on farms in the Melton Mowbray area. Captain Anthony Fenn Kemp, sometimes referred to as the father of Tasmania, was resident at Mount Vernon. Woodlands, another large grazing property opposite the Melton Mowbray Hotel is associated with the Batt family, including Charles Batt, a long serving Legislative Council member in the Tasmanian Parliament. Samuel Blackwell built the Hotel in 1858 to a design by James Alexander Thomson. Blackwell was prominent in the horse racing industry and owner of ""Panic"", second place winner at the Melbourne Cup [date?]. He owned and operated the Bothwell Conveyance, a daily horse drawn coach service from the Melton Mowbray Hotel to the highland town of Bothwell, linking it with the north to south coach services from Hobart to Launceston. He was also convener of the South Hunt, a hunt based on the English style of hunt in which rider chase a quarry across the country on horse back. It was notable in that foxes do not exist in Tasmania so deer were pursued instead.
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