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The modern history of the Australian city of Hobart (formerly 'Hobart Town', or 'Hobarton') in Tasmania dates to its foundation as a British colony in 1804. Prior to British settlement, the area had been occupied definitively for at least 8,000 years, and possibly for as long as 35,000 years, [1] by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuenonne, or South-East tribe. [2]
The latter settlement became known as Hobart Town, later shortened to Hobart, after the British Colonial Secretary of the time, Lord Hobart. The settlement at Risdon was later abandoned. The early settlers were mostly convicts and their military guards, with the task of developing agriculture and other industries.
Town/City State/Territory Notes 1801 Newcastle: New South Wales Original settlement abandoned in 1802. Resettled in 1804. 1803 Hobart: Tasmania: Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city. Largest city and capital of Tasmania. [6] Originally settled at Risdon Cove, the settlement was moved to Sullivans Cove in 1804. 1803 George Town ...
Oatlands, Tasmania. View of Callington mill. Oatlands is an important historical village on the shores of Lake Dulverton in the centre of Tasmania, Australia. Oatlands is located 84 km north of Hobart and 115 km south of Launceston on the Midland Highway. At the 2021 census, Oatlands had a population of 728.
Sullivans Cove. Coordinates: 42°53′07″S 147°20′04″E. Sullivans Cove, Hobart. Sullivans Cove is on the River Derwent adjacent to the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania. It was the site of initial European settlement in the area, and the location of the earlier components of the Port of Hobart.
The military and convicts disembarked from Ocean near Hunter Island on 20–21 February 1804 and thus beginning what is now Hobart. Lady Nelson landed the free settlers at New Town Bay on 22 February. One of the first land grants at Risdon Cove was made to Dr William F A I'Anson, the chief surgeon who arrived with Lieutenant-Governor Collins in ...
Westbury, Tasmania. Westbury is a town in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 30 km west of Launceston on the Bass Highway, and at the 2021 census had a population of 2,272. [1] It is part of, and the headquarters of, the Meander Valley Council area. The town of Westbury uses its location, within 2 hours drive of most tourist ...
Bookstores have opened up a new chapter for the tiny town of Hobart, N.Y. / Credit: CBS News. There's a shop that specializes in mysteries (Quarry Books). Behind the children's library (The Book ...