Hobart. The oldest Jewish synagogue in Australia built in Hobart Tasmania in 1824 in the Egyptian style by architect John Lee Archer. Image by denisbin Salamanca Place. In the 1830s as trade opened up in VDL the wharves were on Hunter Island, now Hunter Street. But the waters were more sheltered on the Salamanca side of the harbour so convicts were employed to mine the … [Read more...] about Hobart. The oldest Jewish synagogue in Australia built in Hobart Tasmania in 1824 in the Egyptian style by architect John Lee Archer.