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He entered politics in October 1859 as member for Hobart in the legislative council, and in January 1863 joined the Whyte cabinet as minister without portfolio. In 1868, at the time of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh , Wilson was mayor of Hobart and on 4 August 1869 became premier and colonial secretary in a ministry which lasted until ...
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 by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe, a sub-group of the Nuenonne, or South-East tribe. [1]
Pages in category "History of Hobart" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Eventually in 1818 and 1821, presumably in association with Geils' move to Scotland, his Tasmanian properties were offered for sale but apparently not selling at that time; eventually an offer for their purchase was made in 1832 by Thomas Gregson, an 1821 arrival in Hobart Town, briefly Tasmania's second Premier in 1857, and eventually a major ...
Hobart (/ ˈ h oʊ b ɑːr t / ⓘ HOH-bart [6]) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. [7] Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia.
The locality is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west of the town of Hobart. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1577 for the state suburb of Dynnyrne. [1] It is a suburb of Hobart, with views over the Derwent River, that is largely situated on a hill south-west of the city above the Southern Outlet, and the suburb of Sandy Bay. The ...
Raymond Tasman Donoghue GC (10 December 1920 – 29 April 1960) was an Australian tram driver posthumously awarded the George Cross for the gallantry he displayed in Hobart, Tasmania. His date of birth is recorded as December 1920, however several of his service history documents have this recorded as December 1919.
Argyle Street is a street in Hobart, Tasmania. The street was named by Lachlan Macquarie either in reference to Argyll, Scotland, where he grew up, or for the Duke of Argyll, head of Clan Campbell. [1] Lachlan's wife had been born Elizabeth Campbell. [2]