Founded 16 years after Sydney, Hobart is located by the banks of the tranquil Derwent River with 1270 meter high Mt. Wellington forming a rugged backdrop to a city which contains many reminders of its colorful past.
The last convict vessel docked at Hobart town on 26th May 1853, closing one chapter in the colony's history but leaving many examples of architecture built by forced labour. Some of Hobart's finest buildings were built at Battery Point, originally a gun emplacement to ward off possible French attacks in the early days of the settlement. It eventually became the town's first residential district, the size of homes reflecting the person's status in life, ranging from the tiny cottages at Arthurs Circus to the more lavish mansions nearby. Salamanca Place, a unique row of warehouses built between 1835 and 1860 now houses craft shops, restaurants and an open-air market.
There are many handsome Georgian buildings to be seen from the 1800's, when Hobart quickly became the largest whaling port in the British Empire, attracting Merchants and seamen from all over the world.
Today Hobart is a bustling city of multi-storied office blocks, modern shopping facilities, the sophisticated Wrest Point Federal casion and the many craft and antique shops that Hobart is renowned for, the new successfully blending in with the old world charm of the 1800s.
The superb harbor is not only a commercial traffic lane but aquatic
playground for Hobart's thousands of boat owners with the Sydney
to Hobart bluewater yachting classic finishing here each year.
Murray Street
St. Davids Cathedral
Candel Light Festival
- X'mas
View from Mt. Wellington
Kelly Street
Salamanca Place
Victoria Dock
Cenotaph
Hobart & Mt. Wellington
Tasman Bridge