SYMMONS PLAINS, TASMANIA
Apple Isle favourite
Story Jim Scaysbrook
PhotosBob Toombs, Keith Ward, OBA archives.
The Youl family has been entrenched in the history of Tasmania, and particularly Launceston, for more
than two centuries, after Reverend John Youl, an English missionary, arrived from Tahiti and settled in
the district. The family property was Symmons Plains Estate of 856ha, located just off the main
Launceston to Hobart highway about 30km south of Launceston.
Symmons Plains Tasmania
BLEFT Star of the opening meeting, Eric Hinton on one of his Nortons.
BELOW A good view of the track as it was for the opening combined
car/motorcycle meeting in March 1960.