| Risdon Hobart, Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Risdon | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°49′28″S147°19′3″E / 42.82444°S 147.31750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 296 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7017 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Clarence | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Franklin | ||||||||||||||
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Risdon is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania. It is west of Risdon Vale.
It derives its name from Captain William Bellamy Risdon, second officer of the ship Duke of Clarence, [2] which visited the area as part of Sir John Hayes' expedition in 1793. [3] Risdon Post Office opened on 1 July 1864. It was named "Gregson" during 1911. Historical landmarks in Risdon include Cleburne Homestead, a house next to the Bowen Bridge built in the 1820s, Saracen's Head Inn, a charming sandstone hotel built in c. 1828, Risdon Brook Bridge, a sandstone-arched bridge over the Risdon Brook built in 1858, and finally St. Margaret's Church, an abandoned wooden church that opened in 1867. [4]
Between 1916 and 1920 Electrolytic Zinc developed a zinc refinery, known as the "Risdon works", and an eponymously named suburb.
In 1956, as part of the refinery complex, EZ started a sulphate of ammonia plant. [5]
The owners of the plant in 1987 considered expansion of the refinery. [6]
Currently the zinc works and former workers housing area [7] are found in Lutana. [8]
Eucalyptus risdonii is native to this location and was the emblem of Geilston Bay High School.
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