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Late Nineteenth Century 

​1856: Hobart the capital of Tasmania (a self-governing British colony).
1856:  Population of Tasmania 60,000 to 80,000.
 
1856: Hobart town was a busy port town. Constant ships. New Wharf and Salamanca Place hummed.
 
1857: Streets were lit at night by gas lights from the Hobart Gas Works.
 
1858: New Government House completed.
 
1866: New Town Hall completed.
 
1866: St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral opened.
 
Wapping changed. The Government attempted to decrease prostitution, gambling and excessive drinking. They pulled down shanties and slum areas.
Replacements included the wool store and the Hobart Gas Works.
 
Battery Point and Sandy Bay attracted the wealthy people and new buildings.
 
 
1870: The Shot tower was built in Taroona. Used gravity and molten lead to form gun shot.
 
1891: Henry Jones began his company.
 
1893: The Hobart Electric Tramway Company began. Very popular and new lines are added. The suburbs grew and followed the tram lines. Tram lines to North Hobart, Lenah Valley, Glenorchy, Cascade, and Sandy Bay. Double deck carriages.
 
1842: Sydney and Melbourne become cities.
 
1857: Hobart becomes a city.
 
1861: Hobart gets some pipped water. Much later than Melbourne and Sydney.
 
Launceston becomes the business capital of Tasmania. New farming (potato and dairy); expanded forestry and timber; new mining companies in the north of the island; a busier port in Launceston.
1876: Railway line connects Hobart and Launceston.
 
1901:  Population of Tasmania was 180,000.
 
The late nineteenth century was the time for infrastructure. Transportation, clean water supply, sanitation and street lighting. Hobart was delayed in acquiring some infrastructure because it was delayed in being made a city. The delay was because it was thought Hobart was full of ex-convicts. 

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  • Home
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    • Hadley's Hotel
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    • Wooden Boat Festival 2019
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    • Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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  • Explore
    • History >
      • Tasmanian Timeline
      • Early Tasmania
      • David Collins
      • Lachlan Macquarie
      • Robert Knopwood
      • Mid Nineteenth Century
      • John Franklin
      • Lady Jane Franklin
      • Late Nineteenth Century
      • 20th Century
      • Convicts
      • Tasmania’s aborigines
      • TT Flynn
      • Charles Darwin visits Hobart
    • Galleries >
      • Places >
        • Constitution Dock
        • Elizabeth St Mall
        • Elizabeth St Pier
        • Franklin Square
        • Hobart GPO
        • Hobart Town Hall
        • Parliament House
        • RHH
        • Salamanca Place
        • St David's Cathedral
        • St David's Park
        • Theatre Royal
        • Victoria Dock
        • Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
        • Kunanyi / Mt Wellington
      • Street art >
        • Street art 1
        • street art 2
        • Street art 3
        • Street art 4
      • Streets >
        • Argyle Street
        • Barrack Street
        • Brisbane Street
        • Bathurst Street
        • Brooker Highway
        • Campbell Street
        • Collins Street
        • Davey Street
        • Elizabeth Street
        • Goulburn Street
        • Harrington Street
        • Hunter Street
        • Liverpool Street
        • Macquarie Street
        • Murray Street
  • about this website
    • about another website
    • Acknowledgement
    • Contact
  • Blog
  • Walking Tours
    • Dave's Walking Tour
    • The Tench Walking Tour
    • Botanical Gardens Circuit
    • ​Alfred’s feeling religious walk
    • Baterry Point Sculpture Trail
    • Lachlan gets to the point
    • Street art: Luffy paints the town