LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.hobartcity.com.au/

Population:
47,319 (2001 census)

Founding Date:
1804

Founded 1804 as a prison town.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Tasmania

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Maritime Museum of Tasmania	1974
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery	1843

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Essie Davis	Actor	1970		Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson	Royalty	5-Feb-1972		Future Queen of Denmark
Errol Flynn	Actor	20-Jun-1909	14-Oct-1959	Robin Hood

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James McAuley	Poet	12-Oct-1917	15-Oct-1976	Australian poet, Ern Malley hoaxer

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