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Charles Hardwicke - Definition

Captain Charles Browne Hardwicke (1788-1880) was an explorer, later a farmer. He was born in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England. He settled in Launceston, Tasmania in 1816. He is best known for his claim that Tasmania's north-west coast was "quite impenetrable and totally uninhabitable".

External link

Pioneer both of sea and on land (http://www.elaunceston.com/launcestonhistory/hardwicke.htm)

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