Founded
in1804
by Colonel
David
Collins,
Hobart
is the
second
oldest
city
in Australia.
It grew
out
of the
first
settlement
on the
island
at Risdon
Cove,
eight
kilometres
up river,
which
was
founded
in 1803
and
abandoned
five
months
later
for
the
present
site
of Hobart.
Ridson
Cove
remains
today
much
as it
was
190
years
ago
and
is an
unique tourist
attraction.
The
city
of Hobart
is unique
offering
all
the
amenities
of a
thriving
city
only
minutes
from
a wide
variety
of natural
beauties.
Situated
on the
west
bank
of the
Derwent
River
the
city
in many
ways
retains
the
flavour
of a
small
town
with
a leisurely
pace
and
a population
of 160
000.
One
of the
most
beautiful
capitals
in the
world,
Hobart
is set
under
the
towering
peak
of Mount
Wellington
and
has
a deep
water
port
rivaling
Sydney
Harbour.
There
are
many
fine
examples
of Georgian
and
Victorian
architecture,
including,
Salamanca
Place
which
has
a terrace
of wharehouses
dating
back
to the
whaling
days
of the
1830's.
Nearby
Battery
Point,
the
original
sea-mens
quarters
of the
city
and
Maquarie
and
Davey
Street
offer
more
than
60 buildings
classified
by the
National
Trust.
