Have had another look at TROVE, and it seems that the first Road Trusts may have been introduced in the mid-1840s, according to this article from the Examiner. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/36240630/3?print=n The mention of tollbars is interesting. Tere are several old cottages round Launceston that used to be the residences for the toll-keepers. One is on High St, just north of Wentworth St. Judy

There is an old toll cottage in New Town too, much refurbished. Helen Sent from my iPad > On 29 May 2014, at 10:37 am, "Judy H" <jahol26@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Have had another look at TROVE, and it seems that the first Road Trusts may > have been introduced in the mid-1840s, according to this article from the > Examiner. > > http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/printArticlePdf/36240630/3?print=n > > The mention of tollbars is interesting. Tere are several old cottages round > Launceston that used to be the residences for the toll-keepers. One is on > High St, just north of Wentworth St. > > Judy > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message