The Mercury Friday 20 February 2004,

200 Years ago Lt David Collins led his party ashore to establish Hobart.

February 20, 1804
AS the first light of dawn strikes the River Derwent, several longboats with convicts and soldiers leave the supply ship Ocean and make for the entrance of the rivulet marked by a small rocky island.
Soon the creek takes a sharp turn to the left and then the boats come to rest against a sandbar close to dry ground, where the first sailors jump ashore to fasten their boats. ( A bronze plaque in the footpath at the corner of the City Hall facing the Hope and Anchor Hotel refers to this spot.)
Ref "The Founding of Hobart" by Frank Bolt

Established in 1807, The Hope and Anchor Tavern in Hobart is probably Australia's oldest Pub, well, there were a couple of older pubs in early Sydney Town, but they are no longer around or had significant breaks in their trading histories, so we reckon we're on the money when we say we're the oldest because we are the longest trading. And our Tavern is also a museum full of Maritime history, Wartime decorations and memorabilia, historic tools, cooking implements and firearms.

"it is reputed to be the oldest continuously licensed pub still operating in Australia. It was shown in a recent edition of the TV "Getaway" programme - a segment on a walking tour of historic waterfront pubs in Hobart."

Hear John Remess introduction to the book, Pubs in Tasmania: In Search of the Holy Grail" and some highlights of the history of Tasmanian Pubs. HERE