The Derwent Valley"s first settlers arrived soon after Europeans colonised Tasmania in 1803, but the main town of New Norfolk was not established until the evacuation of Norfolk Island in 1807–08. The district was originally called The Hills, but the settlers adopted the name "New" Norfolk. The town and district have a rich history.1
The Derwent Valley"s first settlers arrived soon after Europeans colonised Tasmania in 1803, but the main town of New Norfolk was not established until the evacuation of Norfolk Island in 1807–08. The district was originally called The Hills, but the settlers adopted the name "New" Norfolk. The town and district have a rich history.There was cause for celebration in Hobart Town. Van Diemen’s Land had become an independent Colony, no longer part of New South W
