Short Stories of early Tasmania

[4 -12 page leaflets] see book list]

 

Madam De Hotman "Belle Vue" Davey St. Hobart Town 1770-1831

A women of colour, born in Mauritius and the wife of Captain De Hotman. She came to Hobart Town with Rowland Walpole Loane on the Union in 1809.

 

Historical Talk Hobart Town

Short history of the beginning of the first settlement in VDL.

Arthur Circus

St. Peters Hall

St. Mary's Hospital

Mariners' Church - St. Peters

 

The Forgotten Women Convicts of Macquarie Harbour 1821-1826

Details of the first 10 women who went to Macquarie Harbour

 

Macquarie Harbour 1805-1833 short stories on those connected with NI who were sent to Macquarie Harbour.

James Hunt Lucas

Margaret Keefe

William Peck

William & Jane Davis

Bartholomew Reardon

William Coventry

 

Van Diemen's Land, the first 10 years

Short history of the first 10 years of VDL

 

Frogmore Castle Sorell, home of Lt. Charles Jeffreys R.N.

Story of Lt. Charles Jeffrey's adventures in VDL 1814-1826

 

The Hobart Town Gazette A treasure-trove of Hidden Information

Short history of the first newspaper in Hobart, and suggesting how best to use it when doing research. 1810 - 1994

Memorial to Governor Arthur 1825

From the people of VDL regarding the qualifications of Father Coote (list of names)

 

St. Peter's Church South Bridgewater (north of Hobart)

Extracts of Burials at Granton 1847-1912. (List of burials)