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When was Hobart discovered?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Cities do not get discovered: the site of the city is discovered and settled.

Hobart began as a penal colony at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River in 1803 in a bid to discourage the presence of French explorers and those who sought to colonise the island. A year later it was moved to its current location at Sullivan's Cove. The name Hobart Town was adopted by the settlement in June 1804, after Lord Hobart the Colonial Secretary.

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