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Tasmanias capital city, Hobart, population 195 000, lies in the southeast at the foot of Mount Wellington near the mouth of the River Derwent and holds a strong sense of its colonial, nineteenth century heritage.
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Hobart was established in 1803 in response to the Governor of New South Wales fear that the French would colonise the island first.
Not far from Salamanca is the oldest military establishment in Australia, Anglesea Barracks.
One of the interesting features in Hobart are its street signs - many streets were named after important local figures and the signs have portraits and biographies of them.
Central Hobart South TAS - Tasmania
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Tasmania - Map of Hobart Australia
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