Mid Nineteenth Century
1830: All fertile land on the island was occupied.
1831: No free grants of land. All land sold by auction. This attracted people with money. Most had experience of farming, money for tools and were more successful.
1840: Apple orchards planted in large numbers in the Huon.
1824: Cascade brewery began. Still operating.
1824: Van Diemen's Land a separate colony from NSW.
1830: Population of Hobart Town was 18,108 men and 6,171 women.
Main industries were whaling, sealing, wool, wattle oil, wheat and apples.
Many settlers to Hobart Town became rich with a big house and land. They were the new gentry.
Transportation to NSW had ceased. More convicts transported to Van Diemens Land. There was a campaign to end transportation to Van Diemens Land.
Hobart Town depended on trade. Sealing and whaling were in decline. Wool thrived. Ship building became very successful. Due to suitable timber, deep port and access to major trading routes.
1851: Gold rushes on the mainland led to shortage of labour for ship building. Ships were increasingly built of steel. Shipbuilding declined.
Era of building grand sandstone buildings:
1835: Customs House. Eventually become Parliament House.
1834-1836: The Scot's Church in Bathurst Street.
1838: St George’s Anglican Church in Battery Point.
1837: Theatre Royal.
1840: St Joseph’s.
Runnymede, Narryna House, Bellkirk, Lenna, Westella, Barton Cottage, Moina Cottage, Colville Cottage, and Cromwell Cottage. A row of sandstone houses in Macquarie Street.
1837: New Governor was John Franklin. Wife: Lady Jane Franklin. Their aims were cultural not business or commercial.
1838: Royal Hobart Regatta began.
Lady Jane Franklin ordered the building of a replica of the Parthenon in Lenah Valley. Now exists as the Lady Franklin Gallery.
The Franklins founded Christ College the first tertiary education place in Van Diemens Land.
Lady Jane began evenings discussing art, literature and science. They were not successful.
1843: The TMAG opened.
1853: End of transportation to Van Diemen's Land.
1856: Van Diemen's Land became an independent British colony.
1856: Self-government begins with a bicameral parliament. One of the first laws the parliament passed was to change the name of the colony from Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania. The reason was the name Van Diemen's Land was associated with convicts. They wanted to move on.
1831: No free grants of land. All land sold by auction. This attracted people with money. Most had experience of farming, money for tools and were more successful.
1840: Apple orchards planted in large numbers in the Huon.
1824: Cascade brewery began. Still operating.
1824: Van Diemen's Land a separate colony from NSW.
1830: Population of Hobart Town was 18,108 men and 6,171 women.
Main industries were whaling, sealing, wool, wattle oil, wheat and apples.
Many settlers to Hobart Town became rich with a big house and land. They were the new gentry.
Transportation to NSW had ceased. More convicts transported to Van Diemens Land. There was a campaign to end transportation to Van Diemens Land.
Hobart Town depended on trade. Sealing and whaling were in decline. Wool thrived. Ship building became very successful. Due to suitable timber, deep port and access to major trading routes.
1851: Gold rushes on the mainland led to shortage of labour for ship building. Ships were increasingly built of steel. Shipbuilding declined.
Era of building grand sandstone buildings:
1835: Customs House. Eventually become Parliament House.
1834-1836: The Scot's Church in Bathurst Street.
1838: St George’s Anglican Church in Battery Point.
1837: Theatre Royal.
1840: St Joseph’s.
Runnymede, Narryna House, Bellkirk, Lenna, Westella, Barton Cottage, Moina Cottage, Colville Cottage, and Cromwell Cottage. A row of sandstone houses in Macquarie Street.
1837: New Governor was John Franklin. Wife: Lady Jane Franklin. Their aims were cultural not business or commercial.
1838: Royal Hobart Regatta began.
Lady Jane Franklin ordered the building of a replica of the Parthenon in Lenah Valley. Now exists as the Lady Franklin Gallery.
The Franklins founded Christ College the first tertiary education place in Van Diemens Land.
Lady Jane began evenings discussing art, literature and science. They were not successful.
1843: The TMAG opened.
1853: End of transportation to Van Diemen's Land.
1856: Van Diemen's Land became an independent British colony.
1856: Self-government begins with a bicameral parliament. One of the first laws the parliament passed was to change the name of the colony from Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania. The reason was the name Van Diemen's Land was associated with convicts. They wanted to move on.