Risdon Cove Area - A Timeline

By Risdon

  • 1803

    First European settlement of Tasmania at Risdon Cove established, named Hobart Town.

  • 1804

    Soldiers refused guard duties at Risdon due to fear of convict rebellion; Aborigines mistakenly killed by soldiers in Risdon, settlement abandoned

  • 1805

    Supply ships fail to arrive resulting in famine forced rationing

  • 1809

    Deposed New South Wales Governor William Blight arrived in Hobart and temporarily disrupted David Collins authority as lieutenant-governor

  • 1812

    First convicts arrive from Britan

  • 1824

    Australia's longest running brewery Cascade brewery Opened

  • 1816

    First free settlers arrive

  • 1825

    Tasmania becomes separate from NSW

  • 1842

    Hobart made a city

  • 1851

    Influenza epidemic swept through Tasmania