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Frozen Fountain

This fountain is in Franklin Square in Hobart. The statue is of Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Van Dieman's land, who was appointed Lieutenant-G...
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This fountain is in Franklin Square in Hobart. The statue is of Sir John Franklin, Lieutenant Governor of Van Dieman's land, who was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen`s Land in 1837 and was in office until 1843. Before his Tasmanian appointment he had conducted two significant polar explorations, and he later lost his life on the greatest of his expeditions (1845-1847) in which he discovered the North West Passage.
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