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| LUNCH AT RICHMOND ARMS |
MONDAY 2.1.2012: Spent time at Richmond, a village very reminiscent of Morpeth. Towards the end of 1803, a party from Lieutenant Bowen's settlement at Risdon Cove explored eastwards, hunting kangaroo and emu; they discovered coal and named the Coal River. Land grants to settlers encouraged settlement in the area. In 1823, the erection of the Richmond Bridge facilitated travel to the east coast, and the Tasman Peninsula, as settlers pushed further in search of land. In 1824, the township of Richmond was named, following a complex land deal in which the protagonist was David Lord. Richmond's convict buildings predate Port Arthur. 
Richmond Bridge (1823). Originally named Bigge's Bridge, Richmond Bridge is Australia's oldest bridge still in use. It was built by convicts from sandstone quarried at Butchers Hill and hauled by hand carts to the bridge site. The cutwaters were added in 1884. The bridge is said to be haunted by several ghosts, including Grover, a cruel flagellator.
Old Hobart Town is a unique multi award winning historic model village depicting life in Hobart as it was in the 1820’s. The town buildings have been constructed to a scale of 1:16. Stayed the night at Campania Floor Mill Park.
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| OLD HOBART TOWN |
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