Kempton, Tasmania
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Kempton is a township on the Midland Highway north of Hobart
, Tasmania
. At the 2006 census
, the town had a population of 358. A low rainfall region of plains and low hills, it is mostly used for grazing sheep.
Originally the home of the Big River tribe of Aboriginal people, Kempton was first settled by Europeans in the 1820s, when it was known as Green Ponds. In 1838 the town was renamed after early administrator and businessman Anthony Fenn Kemp
who established the property Mount Vernon immediately to the north of where the township later grew. The hotel at Kempton was a popular first night stop for the trip from Hobart
to Launceston
.
A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, the town had a population of 358. A low rainfall region of plains and low hills, it is mostly used for grazing sheep.
Originally the home of the Big River tribe of Aboriginal people, Kempton was first settled by Europeans in the 1820s, when it was known as Green Ponds. In 1838 the town was renamed after early administrator and businessman Anthony Fenn Kemp
Anthony Fenn Kemp
Anthony Fenn Kemp was a soldier, merchant and a deputy judge advocate of the colony of New South Wales . He was one of the key participants in the "Rum Rebellion" that removed William Bligh, the appointed governor of the colony, and established an interim military government...
who established the property Mount Vernon immediately to the north of where the township later grew. The hotel at Kempton was a popular first night stop for the trip from Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
to Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
.
A railway line connected the town with Hobart from 1891 until 1947.