Reg Watson on ACM Tasmania and Risdon Cove
Reg Watson, a Tasmanian writer and historian, talks about the constitutional monarchy, ACM, and Risdon Cove, an Australian historic site that has been mismanaged.
Reg Watson on Risdon Cove
Reg Watson talks about an Australian historic site that has been mismanaged.
Aboriginal Childrens Day Risdon Cove 2013
19.3.2016 35 Fisher Drive Herdsmans Cove Tasmania Pt 6
35 Fisher Drive Herdsmans Cove 19.3.2016
Hobart, the Capital of Tasmania
Hobart is the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania, as well as Australia's second oldest city after Sydney. Hobart is small and intimate compared to larger mainland Australian cities, reflecting the small size of the state. The metropolitan area stretches north and south along the Derwent River, crossed by several bridges. It has a mild temperate oceanic climate, with four distinct seasons.
Walking is the best way to explore the downtown area. It is easy to walk between the city centre, Salamanca, and the port/harbour area. If you are staying in the Salamanca area, you may not need any other form of transport. Between the City Centre and Sandy Bay via Battery Point is only half an hour to walk (although there are some hills).
Founded in 1804 by Colonel David Collins, Hobart is the second oldest city in Australia. It grew out of the penal 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. The city has many beautiful historic buildings and precincts, especially in the area around the river. There are many fine examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, such as Salamanca Place, which has a terrace of warehouses dating back to the whaling days of the 1830s. Nearby Battery Point, the original seamen's quarters of the city and Macquarie and Davey Street offer more than 60 buildings classified by the National Trust.
Hobart is one of the most easily accessible places to view the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis. Your chances depend on the space weather, and to have a good chance of seeing the aurora you'll want a K-Index above 6. You can see the current K-Index at the Australia Space Weather Services. They have forecasts there for space weather for the next several days.
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Tasmania, Australia's Only Island State
Tasmania is Australia's only island state. It has the smallest land area of any state, and has the smallest population, with roughly 500,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the Australian mainland by a body of water called the Bass Strait that has isolated it for thousands of years.
Tasmania is the smallest of Australia's six states, with an area of 68,400 sqaure kilometers. It is comparable in size to Ireland or the US state of West Virginia. Tasmania is separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait, from New Zealand by the Tasman Sea, and otherwise surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It is located right in the pathway of the notorious Roaring Forties wind that encircles the globe.
Most of Tasmania's population is concentrated around the south east and north coasts. The Midlands (the area between Hobart and Launcestion) is primarily used for argiculture. The Huon Valley and the area between Launceston and Burnie is used for both agriculture and horticulure. The Central Highlands, the West Coast and the South West are all mountainous forested areas, a majority of which are protected inside national parks.
Tasmania is the most mountainous state of Australia, its tallest mountain is Mount Ossa at 1,617 metres. Much of Tasmania is still densely forested, with the Southwest National Park and neighbouring areas holding some of the last temperate rain forests in the Southern Hemisphere.
The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was on 24 November 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. Captain James Cook landed at Adventure Bay in 1777. Matthew Flinders and George Bass first proved Tasmania to be an island in 1799.
The first European settling of Tasmania was by the British at Risdon Cove on the eastern bank of the Derwent estuary in 1804. Penal settlements were established at Sullivans Cove, Maria Island, Sarah Island, and Port Arthur. The colony changed its name from Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania in 1856. The Colony of Tasmania existed from 1856 until 1901, when it federated together with the five other Australian colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Risdon fire update
Gone all multimedia. Shot my first video for the Mercury today. The talented Sharyn Jones turned it into something intelligible.
L'Isola di Tasmania Australia
Le popolazioni aborigene
I primi ad abitare la Tasmania furono gli aborigeni tasmaniani: alcune testimonianze preistoriche dimostrano che i loro antenati vi giunsero non più tardi di 35.000 anni fa, quando ancora la Tasmania non era un'isola (la definitiva separazione dall'Australia avvenne infatti non meno di 10.000 anni fa).
All'arrivo degli europei all'inizio dell'Ottocento la popolazione degli aborigeni Tasmani ammontava a circa 5000 individui. A causa dell'isolamento geografico, la società tasmaniana era tra le più arretrate tra le società primitive. Il contatto con i coloni Europei fu fatale per i tasmaniani: nell'arco di un decennio si produsse un conflitto che degenerò in un vero e proprio genocidio della popolazione tasmana da parte dei coloni europei. Gli ultimi Tasmaniani furono confinati presso l'isola di Flinders, andando incontro all'estinzione nella seconda metà dell'Ottocento.
L'ultima tasmaniana di sangue puro è generalmente considerata Truganini (1812-1876).
La colonizzazione europea [modifica]
Il primo europeo ad avvistare la Tasmania fu, il 24 novembre 1642, l'esploratore olandese Abel Tasman, il quale battezzò la nuova terra Anthoonij van Diemenslandt, dal nome del finanziatore della sua spedizione, Anthony van Diemen, governatore delle Indie Orientali Olandesi. I britannici ne abbreviarono poi il nome, ribattezzando l'isola Terra di Van Diemen.
Il capitano inglese James Cook avvistò nuovamente l'isola nel 1777 e a lui seguirono molti altri esploratori europei, alcuni dei quali arrivarono a sbarcarvi.
Il primo insediamento britannico, voluto soprattutto per impedire ai francesi di rivendicare l'isola, risale al 1803: fu infatti in quell'occasione che un piccolo corpo di spedizione, partito da Sydney sotto la guida del luogotenente John Bowen, si stanziò a Risdon Cove, sulla riva orientale del fiume Derwent.
Nel 1804 si ebbe un nuovo insediamento, Sullivan's Cove, fondato dal capitano David Collins, 5 km più a sud del primo, sulla riva del Derwent. Mentre Risdon venne successivamente abbandonata, Sullivan's Cove si sviluppò (fino a diventare in seguito la capitale dell'attuale Stato) e fu ribattezzata Hobart Town o Hobarton (poi abbrevviata in Hobart), dal nome del segretario coloniale dell'epoca, Lord Hobart.La Tasmania è uno stato (68.401 km², 487.000 abitanti nel 2006) dell'Australia, con capitale Hobart. È costituito dall'isola omonima e da alcune isole minori, ed è posto circa 240 km a sud rispetto alla parte orientale del continente australiano (attraverso lo Stretto di Bass).
L'isola è lunga 364 km dal suo punto più settentrionale a quello più meridionale, e 306 km da quello più occidentale a quello più orientale ed ha una superficie di 62.409 km² .
Prende il nome da Abel Tasman, il navigatore olandese che la scoprì.
I principali centri urbani della Tasmania sono la capitale Hobart e le città di Glenorchy e Clarence, oltre alle cittadine di Launceston, nella parte settentrionale dell'isola, e di Devonport e Burnie, in quella nord-occidentale.
Il governo regionale della Tasmania ha anche in carico l'amministrazione dell'isola subantartica di Macquarie.
Circa il 37% del suo territorio fa parte di riserve, Parchi Naturali o aree protette, e questa caratteristica ha portato l'isola a promuoversi e presentarsi come importante meta turistica e naturalistic
Peggs Beach Shooting
The Tasmanian Police Force once again have failed to perform the duties of their job adequately by not charging the perpetrator in this shooting. This incident needs to be investigated, the police officers involved need to be charged with perverting the course of justice and stood down from their positions.
Any comments that are derogatory or discriminatory will be removed immediately and your user name blocked.
Hobart Travel Guide - Australia Amazing Adventure
Hobart Travel Guide - Australia Amazing Adventure
Hobart is the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania. Hobart is small and intimate compared to larger mainland Australian cities, reflecting the small size of the state. The metropolitan area stretches north and south along the Derwent River, crossed by several bridges. Notable for being one of the coldest Australian cities, it has a mild temperate oceanic climate, with four distinct seasons.
Founded in 1804 by Colonel David Collins, Hobart is the second oldest city in Australia. It grew out of the penal 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. The city has many beautiful historic buildings and precincts, especially in the area around the river. There are many fine examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, such as Salamanca Place, which has a terrace of warehouses dating back to the whaling days of the 1830s. Nearby Battery Point, the original seamen's quarters of the city and Macquarie and Davey Street offer more than 60 buildings classified by the National Trust.
Hobart is a harbour town – a port city where the world rushes in on the tide and ebbs away again, bringing with it influences from afar and leaving the locals buzzing with global zeitgeist. Or so the theory goes. These days, Hobart’s waterfront precinct is certainly abuzz, with old pubs alongside new craft-beer bars, myriad cafes, museums, festivals, ferries, fishing boats, yachts, accommodation and a floating pier upholding fine restaurants…all of it washed with sea-salty charm and a sense of history. On a sunny afternoon, there are few more pleasant places to find yourself.
Riding high above the city is kunanyi/Mt Wellington, a craggy basalt beast seemingly made for mountain biking and bushwalking. Known as kunanyi by local Aboriginal people, and just 'the mountain' by everybody else, this 1271m-high monolith both defines the city below and shelters it. Drive to the summit in any season – you're assured of either a show-stopping view or an out-of-time, lunar, cloud-shrouded experience, wandering around between snowdrifts, lichen-dappled boulders and the stunted plants that somehow survive in these lofty skies. Finally, barrel back down to the waterfront on a mountain-bike tour like no other.
Hobart has a profusion of eating establishments ranging from the cheap to the luxuriously expensive. Freshly caught seafood is a specialty of the region, and there are several excellent seafood restaurants. Deep-sea Trevalla is unique to Tasmania and must be tried. Tasmanian lobster is also excellent. Scallop pie is also unique to Tasmania and can be easily purchased from the Salamanca Market food stalls. Restaurants are concentrated in the Salamanca and North Hobart areas.
There are several good options when it comes to getting around Hobart. By and far the most convenient would be having a private vehicle but biking, walking, public transit, and taxis are all good options too. The public bus system in Hobart can actually be fairly complicated. There are more than a dozen different fare types (and prices) depending on route/location, planned destination, concession types, time of day (sometimes) and more. On the plus side, schedules tend to be clearly posted, buses tend to be on time, staff is generally very patient, friendly, and helpful, and drivers can give change, so exact coin when purchasing a ticket is not necessary.
A lot to see in Hobart such as :
Mount Wellington
Mona
Salamanca Market
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Wrest Point
Cascades Female Factory Historic Site
Salamanca Place
Constitution Dock
Zoodoo Zoo
Farm Gate Market
kunanyi / Mount Wellington
Tasman Bridge
Maritime Museum of Tasmania
Pennicott Wilderness Journeys
Brooke Street Pier
Hobart Convict Penitentiary
Sullivans Cove
Mawson's Huts Replica Museum
Salamanca Arts Centre
Cape Bruny Lighthouse
Shot Tower
Franklin Wharf
Narryna Heritage Museum
Salamanca Square
Iron Pot
Hobart Rivulet
Hobart Zoo
Derwent
St David's Cathedral
Franklin Square
St David's Park
Waterworks Reserve
Kelly's Steps
Mt Nelson Signal Station
Tolosa Park
Secret Falls
Art Mob - Aboriginal Fine Art
Handmark Gallery
Tasmanian Transport Museum
Runnymede Street
Long Beach
Taroona Beach
Risdon Cove
Hinsby Beach
Princes Park
( Hobart - Australia ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Hobart . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Hobart - Australia
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Tas Aboriginal WHA
Aboriginal community & the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
35 Fisher Drive Herdsmans Cove Tasmania
35 Fisher Drive being given a free pass from tasmania Police as usual.
if not out riding illegally driving unregistered cars. FB7407 red Ford
Laser 1993
Invasion day - stop the hurting, start the healing
This is short video highlighting the views of some Tasmanian Aboriginal people on what invasion day (Australia day) means to them.
Interviewees are (in order of appearance):
Denni Proctor
Dorothy Murray
Danny Gardner
Ricky James Maynard
Rachel Gibbins
Made by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, 2014
Music: 'Vinage Frames' by Kai Engel from the album Calls and Echoes
Tasmanian inmates living in the cbd
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Hobart's Lord Mayor criticises Aboriginal focus in MONA project
Hobart's Lord Mayor, Sue Hickey, warns against 'guilt-ridden' Aboriginal focus in MONA waterfront plan.
Hobart - Tasmania City Tour
Hobart (Listeni/ˈhoʊbɑːrt/)[4] is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1803 as a penal colony,[5] Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney, New South Wales. The city is located in the state's south-east on the estuary of the Derwent River, making it the most southern of Australia's capital cities and its harbour forms the second-deepest natural port in the world.[6]
In June 2013, the city had a greater area population of approximately 217,973.[1] Its skyline is dominated by the 1,271-metre (4,170 ft) Mount Wellington, and much of the city's waterfront consists of reclaimed land.[7] It is the financial and administrative heart of Tasmania, serving as the home port for both Australian and French Antarctic operations and acting as a major tourist hub, with over 1.192 million visitors in 2011/2012.[8] The metropolitan area is often referred to as Greater Hobart, to differentiate it from the City of Hobart, one of the five local government areas that cover the city
The first settlement began in 1803 as a penal colony at Risdon Cove on the eastern shores of the Derwent River, amid British concerns over the presence of French explorers. In 1804 it was moved to a better location at the present site of Hobart at Sullivans Cove. The city, initially known as Hobart Town or Hobarton, was named after Lord Hobart, the Colonial Secretary.
The area's indigenous inhabitants were members of the semi-nomadic Mouheneener tribe.[10] Violent conflict with the European settlers, and the effects of diseases brought by them, dramatically reduced the aboriginal population, which was rapidly replaced by free settlers and the convict population. Charles Darwin visited Hobart Town in February 1836 as part of the Beagle expedition. He writes of Hobart and the Derwent estuary in his Voyage of the Beagle:
Aboriginal Tradition - Hobart Indonesian Day
Risdon vale burn out part 2
risdon
2018. silence is autumn