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Tasmania is an island, the Australia's least populous state, with 569,825 residents as of December 2021. As Tasmaniau2019s most important historic town, Richmond is one of the stateu2019s most popular destinations
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With more than 50 19th-century buildings and just 27km from Hobart, Richmond is arguably Tasmania's premier historic town
St Johns Church, beside the Coal River and across the bridge from the town, is the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Australia
The church was designed by the ex-convict architect, Frederick Thomas, and the nave was completed in 1836 and opened on 31 December 1837
Straddling the Coal River and on the old route between Hobart and Port Arthur, Richmond was once a strategic military post and convict station
Built by convicts in 1823, and hence the oldest road bridge in Australia, Richmond Bridge formed a vital link for the young colony and encouraged construction of the many old buildings seen today
The town is surrounded by Tasmania's fastest-growing wine region - known as the Coal River Valley - and there are wineries in all directions
Although flightless, this bird is capable of running quickly and has been recorded running at speeds up to 30 miles per hour (approx. 48 km/h), It uses its wings when running fast to help it to balance (the common name is Turbo chook) The Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii) is a flightless rail, one of twelve species of birds endemic to the Australian island of Tasmania
With the completion of the Sorell Causeway in 1872, traffic travelling to the Tasman Peninsula and the east coast bypassed Richmond.
The town remained the focus of a farming community but ceased to grow - in fact, for more than a century it changed very little
Peruvian Pepper (Schinus molle, also known as American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, false pepper, is a quick growing evergreen tree that grows to 15 meters
The bright pink fruits of Schinus molle are often sold as "pink peppercorns" although Schinus molle is unrelated to true pepper (Piper nigrum)
It has, however, become widely naturalized around the world where it has been planted as an ornamental and for spice production
This tree is invasive throughout much of Australia in a range of habitats from grasslands to dry open forest and coastal areas, as well as railway sidings and abandoned farms
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