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Hobart

Hobart is the capital of Tasmania, Australia, on the estuary of the Derwent River beneath Mount Wellington. Founded in 1804 by David Collins as a British penal settlement, it is Australia's second-oldest capital city after Sydney. It grew as a whaling and shipping port and the administrative centre of Van Diemen's Land.

Hobart
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Colony of Tasmania

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Hobart. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/hobart
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