Question: when did the last convict ship reach tasmania
Answer: 1851 : Black Thursday bushfires in February 1851 : Influenza epidemic 1851 : First election for 16 non-appointed members of Legislative Council 1851 : Hobart Chamber of Commerce established 1851 : Launceston host for first intercolonial cricket match ( Van Diemen 's Land v Port Phillip district ) 1851 : Maria Island 's Darlington penitentiary abandoned 1852 : Elections for first Hobart and Launceston municipal councils 1852 : Payable gold discovered near Fingal 1853 : Jubilee festival in Hobart celebrates end of convict transportation after arrival of last ship , the St Vincent 1853 : First Tasmanian adhesive postage stamp issued 1854 : Severe floods , fires hit city 1854 : The Mercury founded as bi-weekly publication 1855 : Horse - drawn `` buses '' ( large carts ) begin services , mainly on city -- New Town route ; they later become enclosed vehicles 1855 : Henry Young becomes first vice-regal representative to have title of Governor 1856 : Name of Van Diemen 's Land