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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 544 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HOBART  , the

capital of
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Tasmania, in the county of Bucking-
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ham, on the
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southern coast of the island . It occupies a site of
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great beauty,
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standing on a series of low hills at the
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foot of Mount Wellington, a lofty
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peak (4166 ft.) which is snow-clad for many months in the
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year . The
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town fronts Sullivan's
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Cove, a picturesque
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bay opening into the estuary of the
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river Derwent, and is nearly square in form, laid out with wide streets intersecting at right angles, the chief of which are served by electric tramways . It is the seat of the
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Anglican bishop of Tasmania, and of the
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Roman Catholic archbishop of Hobart . The Anglican
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cathedral of St David
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dates from 1893, though its
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foundations were laid as early as 1817 . St Mary's Roman Catholic cathedral is a beautiful
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building; but perhaps the most notable ecclesiastical building in Hobart is the great Baptist tabernacle in Upper Elizabeth Street . The most prominent public buildings are the Houses of Parliament, to which an excellent library is attached; the town hall, a beautiful building of brown and white Tasmanian freestone in
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Italian style; the museum and
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national
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art gallery, and the general
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post office (1904) with its lofty
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clock-tower . Government House, the residence of the governor of Tasmania, a handsome castellated building, stands in its domain on the banks of the Derwent, to the north of the town . The botanical gardens adjoin . Of the parks and public gardens, the most extensive is the Queen's Domain, covering an
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area of about 700 acres, while the most central is Franklin Square, adorned with a statue of
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Sir John Franklin, the famous Arctic explorer, who was governor of Tasmania from 1837 to 1843 . The university of Tasmania, established in 189o, and opened in 1893, has its headquarters at Hobart . The town is celebrated for its invigorating
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climate, and its
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annual regatta on the Derwent attracts numerous visitors .

The

harbour is easy of access, well sheltered and deep, with
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wharf accommodation for vessels of the largest
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tonnage . It is a
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regular
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port of call for several intercolonial lines from
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Sydney and Melbourne, and for lines from
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London to New Zealand . The exports, of an
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average value of £85o,000 annually, consist mainly of fruit, hops, grain,
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timber and wool . The
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industries comprise
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brewing, saw-milling,iron-founding,
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flour-milling, tanning, and the manufacture of pottery and woollen goods . Hobart is the centre of a large fruit-growing
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district, the produce of which, for the most
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part, is exported to London and Sydney . The city was founded in 1804 and takes its name from Lord Hobart (see BUCKINGHAM-
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SHIRE, EARLS OF), then secretary of state for the colonies . It was created a
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municipality in 1853, and a city in 1857; and in 1881 its name was changed from Hobart Town to the
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present form . The chief suburbs are Newton, Sandy Bay, Wellington, Risdon, Glenorchy, Bellerive and Beltana . The population of the city proper in 1901 was 24,652, or including suburbs, 34,182 .

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