Risdon Cove
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risdon-cove-202-1155115
title:
Risdon Cove
text:
Risdon Cove is a cove located on the east bank of the Derwent River, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Hobart, Tasmania. It was the site of the first British settlement in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, the island state of Australia. The cove was named by John Hayes, who mapped the river in the ship Duke of Clarence in 1794, after his second officer William Bellamy Risdon. In 1803 Lieutenant John Bowen was sent to establish a settlement in Van Diemen's Land. On the advice of the explo
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description:
Cove near Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risdon_Cove
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date modified:
2023-12-13T07:52:14Z
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