Bagdad (postcode: 7030, 42°37′ S 147°13′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=42_37_S_147_13_E_region:AU-Tas)) is a small rural community 40 km north of Hobart, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of around 650. For other places and things named Hobart, see Hobart (disambiguation). ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Area 90,758 km² (7th) - Land 68,401 km² - Water 22,357 km² (24. ...
During the early part of the Iraq war in April 2003 the town's website (http://www.tco.asn.au/oac/home.cgi?oacID=54) was being bombarded by confused internet users from around the world trying to contact Iraqis.
The early girlhood from Edwardian England to pioneer Tasmania and her further life abroad in England and Denmark had a great influence on Nan Chauncy's writing.
Lavishly illustrated potpourri of recollections and pictorial memories of life in Tasmania from 1900 to 1969, including oral histories and many old photographs.
Tasmania has a turbulent past of the sort to inspire many tales of the unknown.