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Q: Why did the first attempt to set up a penal settlement at Risdon Cove failed?
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Who was responsible for the settlement at Roanoke Island?

The settlement at Roanoke Island was led by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585. It was an attempt to establish the first English colony in the New World, but ultimately it failed, with the colonists mysteriously disappearing.


Where was Tasmania's first settlement back in 1803?

The city of Hobart, Tasmania's first settlement, began as a penal colony at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land in 1803. A year later it was moved to its current location at Sullivan's Cove.


What two early settlements were established in Tasmania?

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How is Jamestown different from Roanoke?

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