Risdon Cove was the site of the first European settlement in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania, the smallest Australian state. A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ...

In 1803 Lieutenant John Bowen was sent to establish a settlement in Van Diemen's Land. The Lady Nelson anchored at Risdon on Wednesday September 8 1803, five days before the whaler Albion arrived with Lt. Bowen on board. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Lady Nelson was a vessel used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... The white cliffs of Dover Albion (in Ptolemy Alouion), is the most ancient name of Great Britain, though often used to refer specifically to England. ...

In 1804 Lieutenant Colonel David Collins arrived in the Derwent from Port Phillip. Within a few days he rejected Risdon Cove as a suitable settlement site and moved his party across the river to Sullivan's Cove. The military and convicts disembarked from the Ocean near Hunter Island on the 20-21 February 1804 and thus beginning what is now Hobart. The free settlers were landed from the Lady Nelson at New Town Bay on 22 February. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Lieutenant-Governor David Collins R.M. was the inaugral Governor of the Colony of Van Diemens Land, founded in 1804, which in 1901 became the state of Tasmania in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Sullivans Cove, on the Derwent River, Tasmania, was the initial landing site of what is now the city of Hobart. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...