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The History of Claremont Army Camp and the Cadbury peninsula
5 March 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
John Wadsley has a background as a professional heritage consultant and historian. He has a strong interest in Australian military history and co-authored the bicentennial history of Anglesea Barracks in Hobart published in 2011. The presentation will explore the history of Triffitts Point, later known as Cadbury peninsula. From its early colonial history as farm land, through its time as an army camp and then industrialisation with the coming of Cadbury to Tasmania to the present with a proposal to for a housing development.