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Recreation Day is a public holiday in northern Tasmania. It is held on the first Monday in November, and was instituted to compensate northern Tasmanians in place of Regatta Day, which is celebrated in southern Tasmania. It is observed in all parts of Tasmania north of (but not including) Oatlands and Swansea.
[3] [4] The Thursday is a public holiday in the south of the Tasmania, known as Hobart Show Day. The Friday night traditionally has fireworks. [ 5 ] The Saturday is known as family day and usually involves many discounts and savings on showbags and rides from the other days.
Queen Elizabeth II visited the state in 1954, and the 50s and 60s were charactered by the opening of major public services, including the Tasmanian Housing Department and Metro Tasmania public bus services. A jail was opened at Risdon in 1960, and the State Library of Tasmania the same year. The University of Tasmania also moved to its present ...
Most public holidays include a second public holiday on a week-day if they happen to fall on Saturday or Sunday. In which case, both days are public holidays. [46] New Year's Day: 1 January, or if 1 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday. Australia Day: 26 January, or if 26 January is a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday.
The Royal Hobart Regatta is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and is Tasmania's oldest sporting event. The regatta began in 1838. [1] [2] The event runs for three days and incorporates a public holiday observed in Southern Tasmania on the second Monday in February. [3]
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Tasmania is the smallest Australian state, with a population of 557,571 as of the 2021 Australian census [1] and an area of 68,401 square kilometres (26,410 sq mi). [2] Official population statistics are published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which conducts a census every five years, [ 3 ] the most recent for which data is ...