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Tasmania - Hobart and the East Coast

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February 13th 2013
We arrived in Hobart "City of Sails" on a rainy, cool and cloudy day. Our appartment just outside the centre of Hobart was modern and comfortable. We had a great visit to the old penal settlement at Port Arthur. It was very interesting to hear about the convict life and how the colony established itself. The short boat trip to the "Isle of the Dead" was very interesting and we heard many ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more