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Lots of number from Hobart Town Almanack, 1829 put together so I can find them, and behind cuts because I have used tables which might screw up Friends page.

Population
as of 1 January 1829

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Weekly Provisions for a Servant

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I've scribbled a note on the same page that, if I can translate it, says:

Prisoners can have memorials & petitions prepared at the C.S. (Colonial Secretary's, I assume) Office at a cost of 14 d per page. Unless they are in the penitentiary or a chain gang, then they may have them prepared at the Superintendent's Office free of charge. (That includes requests of indulgences such as ticket of leave, permission to marry, applications for families to join them etc.)

Established Rates of Labourer's Wages

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This is taken from the Tasmanian Almanack, 1825. I like Almanacks, they have lots of lists and numbers, and I like this one because it counts as writing research, which is why I post bits from it here, so I can find them later. The list that interests me right now is a page of the significant buildings in the town (15 of them). I also have a street map from the same time with buildings marked on it. These should correspond. Also there's a picture:

Hobart 1825 part of series that form a panorama, by Augustus Earle.

So the list is:

New Government House, Macquarie St, fronting Elizabeth St.

Map puts it in (present day) Franklin Square. From memory, the present route of Elizabeth St runs through the site of the house. So "fronting Elizabeth St" seems you open the front door and look down Elizabeth St rather than being ON the street?
Supreme Court House containing civil and criminal courts, Murray St

Map has it on the corner of Murray and Macquarie St, which puts it in the complex of sandstone buildings at the end of Franklin Square, so that's right.
New County Gaol, opposite court house.

Not on map, but that is this place on Murray St, between Macquarie & Davey Sts. Oh, and there are plans, never know when you might need plans for the gaol. Three linkies there.
New Military Barracks, upper end of Davey St

That's Anglesea Barracks
Guard House, Macquarie St

Not on map. Have pictures of a guard house in Macquarie St, and plans of a guard house, cnr Macquarie & Elizabeths Sts, but they are from later.
New Government Stores, Kings Wharf
Old Kings Stores, Macquarie St

This is fun. Map has commissariat stores on Macqaurie St, where Argyle St intersects, which is the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery site. The Commissariat and Bond Store buildings on the TMAG site were built (I'm sure they used that on their website) were built 1808/10 and 1824. So is that old and new stores, or both old stores? I'm not sure where Kings Wharf is on the old coastline. *makes a note*
New Colonial Hospital, Collins St, entrance on Liverpool St.

That's the Royal Hobart Hospital site.
New Penitentiary/Prisoners Barracks, Campbell St

That would be the barracks/gaol that used to be here. Map (I think, numbers is hard to read) has penitentiary further along Argyle St. Not sure what that's about.
Female Factory, right side of gaol

On the gaol site.

I was going to say that until November I'm going to be a bit single-minded, but that's not true. I'll have two subjects on my mind. Double-tracked? Anyway, I'll assume this will be reflected here. You have been warned.

That's why today I was looking through the Tasmanian Almanack, 1825 (that's what it was called). I like Almanacks, they have lots of lists and numbers. This one has a list of significant buildings in Hobart Town. Sixteen of them. I'd ask you to guess what they are, but that's probably a bit hard. (Or is it? There's only one commercial establishment, but other than that, what are the significant buildings in a town of any size?) I also have a street map from the same time with buildings marked on it. I should be able to find all the first and mark them on the map, right? Right...

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