Place:

New Town, Tasmania, Australia

Date:

1923

Historical Information:

This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives UK.

New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, about 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of the central business district of Hobart. At the time of Hobart’s re-settlement on the western shore of the Derwent River in 1804, the first free settlers were landed at New Town Bay a day after the military and convict landing on Hunter Island on 20/21 February. Some early buildings remain including Pitt Farm which is the second oldest farmhouse in Australia.

Description:

Showing New Town, Tasmania, Australia. Original photo published 1923.

From the collection of:

The National Archives UK