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1825–1856 British colony, later called Tasmania
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania during the European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The
Van_Diemen's_Land
2009 Australian film
suffering brutal treatment at the Macquarie Harbour penal settlement on Van Diemens Land, as Tasmania was then known (until 1856), escape into the wilderness
Van_Diemen's_Land_(film)
The Van Diemen's Land Ensign is an unofficial merchant flag, which was used in the colony (later renamed Tasmania) prior to the adoption of the current
Van_Diemen's_Land_Ensign
Topics referred to by the same term
Van Diemen's Land is the former name for Tasmania. Van Diemen's Land may also refer to: Darwin and Kimberley in northwestern Australia, an area known as
Van Diemen's Land (disambiguation)
Van_Diemen's_Land_(disambiguation)
1988 studio/live album and documentary film by U2
– U2 – Rattle and Hum" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 26 July 2020. Enter Rattle
Rattle_and_Hum
Farming corporation
The Van Diemen's Land Company (also known as Van Dieman Land Company) is a farming corporation in the Australian state of Tasmania. It was founded in 1825
Van_Diemen's_Land_Company
Former commercial bank in the Colony of Tasmania
Founded in 1823, the Bank of Van Diemen's Land was the first financial institution to be established in Van Diemen's Land. Affectionally referred to as
Bank_of_Van_Diemen's_Land
Vice-regal representative of the monarch in Tasmania
commandant and lieutenant-governor in the colonial administration of Van Diemen's Land. The territory was separated from the Colony of New South Wales in
Governor_of_Tasmania
1954 book
The Viking of Van Diemen's Land: the stormy life of Jorgen Jorgensen is a 1954 Australian book by Frank Clune and P. R. Stephensen about Jørgen Jørgensen
The Viking of Van Diemen's Land
The_Viking_of_Van_Diemen's_Land
Folk song
Van Diemen's Land or Henry the Poacher, Young Henry's Downfall, Beware Young Men (Roud 221). is an English transportation ballad. It was widely published
Van_Diemen's_Land_(folk_song)
Dutch colonial governor (1593–1645)
Anthony van Diemen (also Antonie, Antonio, Anton, Antonius; 1593 – 19 April 1645) was a Dutch colonial governor. Van Diemen was born in Culemborg (now
Anthony_van_Diemen
Transportation of convicts to Australia
on the continent. Other penal colonies were later established in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1803 and Queensland in 1824. Western Australia – established
Convicts_in_Australia
Indigenous Tasmanian traveller to England
Tasmanian Aboriginal boy who was acquired by the Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, William Sorell in 1819 and later sent to England to be educated under
George_Van_Diemen
British race car manufacturer
championships, driving Van Diemen chassis. After winning these two championships he graduated into Formula Ford 2000, again driving Van Diemens. In 1982 Senna
Van_Diemen
1851 cricket match in Australia
On 11 and 12 February 1851, teams from Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and Port Phillip District (now Victoria) played the first cricket match between
Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851
Van_Diemen's_Land_v_Port_Phillip,_1851
Tower-based signaling network
this as a violent desecration of the sacred structures. In southern Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) a signalling system to announce the arrival of ships was
Optical_telegraph
State of Australia
Frank Bolt, The Founding of Hobart 1803–1804, ISBN 0-9757166-0-3 "Van Diemens Land". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 3 September
Tasmania
Indigenous people of the Australian island state of Tasmania
law : a history of the dispossession of the Mairremmener people of Van Diemens Land 1803-1832 / Graeme Calder, Fullers Bookshop, ISBN 9780646530857, retrieved
Aboriginal_Tasmanians
British Colonial Office secretary
Secretary of Van Diemen's Land (later Colonial Secretary of Tasmania) was the representative of the British Colonial Office in Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania)
Colonial Secretary of Tasmania
Colonial_Secretary_of_Tasmania
Australian politician
Wilkinson arrived in the Port Phillip District in April 1840 via Van Diemens Land. He was the founder of the Portland Guardian newspaper. On 10 September
Thomas Wilkinson (Australian politician)
Thomas_Wilkinson_(Australian_politician)
Australian outlaws active during the 19th century
Convict bushrangers were particularly prevalent in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now the state of Tasmania), established in 1803. The island's most
Bushranger
British colony (1856–1901)
to each of the six Australian colonies. The Legislative Council of Van Diemen's Land drafted a new constitution which they passed in 1854, and it was given
Colony_of_Tasmania
History of the Australian state of Victoria
Nelson which had been surveying Port Dalrymple on the north coast of Van Diemens Land. The party was transferred to the fledgling settlement of Hobart, founded
History_of_Victoria
Court in the Australian state of Tasmania
Court's Appeal division sits only in Hobart. The Supreme Court of Van Diemen's Land (as Tasmania was then known) was established by The Royal Letters
Supreme_Court_of_Tasmania
the Pastoralists of Van Diemens Land and William Cross, fired by his pioneer spirit and his youth, decided to cross to the 'land of promise'. Yuille sailed
William_Cross_Yuille
British colony (1788–1901)
morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected a flag pole, raised the
Colony_of_New_South_Wales
British military officer and colonial administrator (1756–1810)
deemed the site unsatisfactory and transferred this settlement to Van Diemen's Land (later known as Tasmania), where he was appointed Lieutenant Governor
David Collins (lieutenant governor)
David_Collins_(lieutenant_governor)
Newspaper in Hobart, Tasmania
Town Courier. It changed its name to The Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser in 1839, settling on The Courier in 1840. By 1830 the newspaper
The_Courier_(Hobart)
English painter (1767–1849)
December 1849) was an English-born artist. In later life he migrated to Van Diemen’s Land and became a pastoralist during the early colonial period. He has
John_Glover_(artist)
Ship used in Australia in the early nineteenth century
Scottish Ralston Family to be fitted out for their emigration to Van Diemen's Land. Under the command of Captain McMeckan she departed from Stranraer
Amity_(brig)
Westernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand
Anthony van Diemen, Governor General of Batavia (now Jakarta) in January 1643, on the same voyage of discovery during which he named Van Diemen's Land (now
Cape_Maria_van_Diemen
Era of Australian history
of Van Diemen's land. From 1816, penal transportation to Australia increased rapidly and the number of free settlers grew steadily. Van Diemen's Land became
History of Australia (1788–1850)
History_of_Australia_(1788–1850)
found guilty of the crime and sentenced to seven years to be served in Van Diemens Land. Newspaper reports around the time of Bannon's crimes noted that a
William_Bannon
Irish nationalist and American Union army officer (1823–1867)
first sentenced to death but received transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in Australia. In 1852, Meagher escaped and made his
Thomas_Francis_Meagher
Heeres J. E. (ed.): Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of His Discovery of Van Diemens Land and New Zealand in 1642: With Documents Relating to His Exploration
History_of_Australia
Bridge in Richmond, Tasmania
of Van Diemen's Land whilst it was still a part of the Colony of NSW; David Lambe, who succeeded Wilson, was the first Colonial Architect of Van Diemen's
Richmond_Bridge_(Tasmania)
other industries. Numerous other convict settlements were made in Van Diemens Land, including secondary prisons, such as the particularly harsh penal
History_of_Tasmania
Irish convicted criminal and confessed cannibal
1824) was an Irish convict who was transported to the penal colony in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Australia for seven years for theft. He escaped from
Alexander_Pearce
Royal Navy officer, navigator and cartographer (1774–1814)
name Australia to describe the entirety of that continent including Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), a title he regarded as being "more agreeable to the
Matthew_Flinders
Australian convict administrator
use these funds to become a landholder in the Australian colony of Van Diemen’s Land. John Giles Price arrived at Hobart Town in May 1836 bearing letters
John_Giles_Price
Early figure in the history of Van Diemen's Land
conversation with his wife. His wife Maria managed their business in Van Diemens Land, and he had several children in England as well. He died in London
Edward_Lord
Australian farmer
In the following year he landed in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), where he was allotted a few acres of land at Bagdad, which were increased to 500 acres
George_Armytage_(grazier)
Extinct subspecies of bird
further support the notion of its abundance in Van Diemen's Land. The proliferation of places in Van Diemen's Land named after the emu also indicates the plentiful
Tasmanian_emu
2011 novel by Rohan Wilson
Aboriginal raised by settlers at Cross Marsh (now Kempton), in the south of Van Diemens Land, and married her at Batsman's property on 16 August 1830. Shortly afterwards
The_Roving_Party
forgery William Bannon (1826–1904), Irish soldier, transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1849 for theft George Barrington (1755–1804), Irish author and
List of convicts transported to Australia
List_of_convicts_transported_to_Australia
Chairman of the Van Diemen's Land Company
Chairman and Managing Director of the Van Diemen's Land Company, and author of works on the wool trade and Van Diemen's Land. Bischoff was of a German family
James_Bischoff
Topics referred to by the same term
Diemen, a Dutch football player Van Diemen Gulf, а gulf in Australia Van Diemen's Land, the former name for Tasmania Van Diemen Strait, also known as Osumi
Van_Diemen_(disambiguation)
Australian singer-songwriter (born 1948)
charts and was certified platinum. In April 2014, Morris released Van Diemen's Land which focused on larger events rather than individuals, from the prison
Russell_Morris
English political reformer (1788–1870)
Cuffay in Van Diemens Land", RN, 31 July 2011. "Britain's Black Revolutionary", BBC Radio 4. "Isle of Denial: William Cuffay in Van Diemen's Land", ABC Radio
William_Cuffay
19th century study of Indigenous Tasmanians
The Last of the Tasmanians; or, The Black War of Van Diemen's Land is an 1870 work of history and anthropology by James Bonwick which chronicles and attempts
The_Last_of_the_Tasmanians
Former hospital in Tasmania, Australia
mentally handicapped persons in 1827, soon after the separation of Van Diemens Land from New South Wales. Its name was changed on 27 March 1968 to the
Royal_Derwent_Hospital
Fictional island states in Gulliver's Travels
northwest Sumatra, and northwest of Van Diemen's Land, though the map is considerably foreshortened; Van Diemen's Land is shown south of the Sunda Strait
Lilliput_and_Blefuscu
Australian bushranger, cannibal, and murderer (c. 1791–1826)
a convict bushranger, murderer, and cannibal in the mid-1820s in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). In contemporary newspaper reports of his
Thomas_Jeffrey
French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1737–1793)
included in the map of Van Diemens Land prepared by Beautemps-Beaupré. On 28 February d'Entrecasteaux sailed from Van Diemen's Land towards Tonga, sighting
Antoine_Bruni_d'Entrecasteaux
was renamed in 1852 but until old stamp supplies were used up the Van Diemens Land stamps were used. The first stamps inscribed Tasmania were issued in
Postage stamps and postal history of Tasmania
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Tasmania
2014 studio album by Russell Morris
Van Diemen's Land is a studio album by Australian singer–songwriter Russell Morris. It was released on 11 April 2014 by Fanfare, Ambition Records. The
Van_Diemen's_Land_(album)
later commuted to transportation for life to the penal colony at Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). In 1849 O'Donoghue, together with William Smith O'Brien
Patrick O'Donoghue (Young Irelander)
Patrick_O'Donoghue_(Young_Irelander)
Australian historian (1942–2025)
study of history; The Fabrication of Aboriginal History: Volume One: Van Diemen's Land 1803–1847 (2002), which accuses a number of Australian historians
Keith_Windschuttle
Radio show
Conflict in Van Diemen's Land is a 1945 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd. It concerned Governor Arthur's war against Tasmanian Aboriginals
Conflict_in_Van_Diemen's_Land
Massacre in Van Diemen's Land
Corps stationed at the fledgling British settlement of Risdon Cove, Van Diemen's Land. Although some details of the massacre have been debated, eyewitness
1804_Risdon_Cove_massacre
Former newspaper in Hobart, Tasmania
The True Colonist Van Diemen's Land Political Despatch, And Agricultural And Commercial Advertiser was a newspaper published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The_True_Colonist
Colonial government appointed conciliator, remover and Protector of Aborigines
colonial authorities to conciliate the Indigenous Australians of Van Diemen's Land and the Port Phillip District to the process of British colonization
George_Augustus_Robinson
blue eyes. Another Dutch claim in present-day Australia, that to Van Diemen's Land, dated from 1642 when Abel Tasman claimed the present-day island of
Evolution of the Dutch colonial empire
Evolution_of_the_Dutch_colonial_empire
of the name of Hobart comes from the first Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, David Collins, who named the new settlement in honour of the then
History_of_Hobart
11 British ships establishing an Australian penal colony
closure of the Norfolk Island settlement, he resettled in Van Diemen's Land later taking a land grant (80 acres at Herdsman's Cove Melville) in lieu of
First_Fleet
Australian politician
difficult time obtaining grants to productive land and decided to move to Launceston in Van Diemen's Land where their prospects would likely improve. In
Edward_Henty
English colonial administrator (1784–1854)
Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras from 1814 to 1822 and of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) from 1824 to 1836. The campaign against Aboriginal
Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Arthur,_1st_Baronet
Indigenous Tasmanian girl
who was kidnapped, adopted and later abandoned by the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane Franklin. Mathinna was born
Mathinna_(Tasmanian)
Town in Tasmania, Australia
1791-1852; Royston & Brown; Van Diemen's Land Company (1843). "A map of Stanley on the estate of the Van Diemens Land Company at Circular Head [cartographic
Stanley,_Tasmania
1821 play by John H. Amherst
Michael Howe, The Terror of Van Diemen's Land is an 1821 British play by John H. Amherst about the bushranger Michael Howe. It was the first play ever
Michael Howe, The Terror of Van Diemen's Land
Michael_Howe,_The_Terror_of_Van_Diemen's_Land
Town in Tasmania, Australia
identical Sisters Hills, which were named by Matthews Flinders (Chart of van Diemens Land by M Flinders, south coast sheet VI, published in 1814). It has a beach
Sisters_Beach,_Tasmania
English surveyor and explorer (1780–1852)
the New South Wales colony and later assistant to James Meehan in Van Diemen's Land. In 1813, following the instructions of Governor Macquarie, Evans
George_Evans_(explorer)
The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania is the senior judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and the highest ranking judicial officer in the
Chief_Justice_of_Tasmania
Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
and reached the coast of Tasmania, which he named Van Diemen's Land after his patron, Anthony van Diemen. He then sailed northeast, and was the first European
Abel_Tasman
Australian bushranger
was a British convict who became a bushranger and gang leader in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Australia. Howe was born at Pontefract, Yorkshire
Michael_Howe_(bushranger)
War between British colonists and Aboriginal Tasmanians (1824–1832)
British penal settlement was established in Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's Land) in 1803, the Aboriginal population was 3,000 to 7,000 people. Until
Black_War
English convict
was made a couple of months later to abandon the site and move to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Buckley and five others escaped during a rain storm on
William_Buckley_(convict)
Australian politician
(1792 – 1837) was the first Attorney-General of the British colony of Van Diemen's Land (now the Australian island state of Tasmania), where he gained notoriety
Joseph_Gellibrand
Australian settler and politician
as graziers in the colony had failed, and decided to relocate to Van Diemen's Land where he would invest the family capital into the creation of a merchant
James_Henty
Scotland, and attended the Kirkcudbright Academy. He emigrated to Van Diemens Land and in 1835 established the third permanent European settlement in
Samuel Anderson (Australian settler)
Samuel_Anderson_(Australian_settler)
British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)
Mackenzie River expedition of 1825, and served as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1837 to 1843. During his third and final expedition, an attempt
John_Franklin
Tasmanian ethnic group
European men (free settlers, soldiers and convicts) who arrived in Van Diemen's Land from 1803 onwards. They are distinct from the Palawa, a group of Aboriginal
Lia_Pootah
Town in Tasmania, Australia
almost half the population of Norfolk Islanders were relocated to Van Diemen's Land. Between 29 November 1807 and 2 October 1808, 544 soldiers, convicts
New_Norfolk
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Australia
Arthur was named after George Arthur, the lieutenant governor of Van Diemen's Land. The settlement started as a timber station in 1830, but it is best
Port_Arthur,_Tasmania
2018 Australian drama film directed by Jennifer Kent
Charlie Shotwell, Michael Sheasby, and Magnolia Maymuru. Set in 1825 in Van Diemen's Land, it follows a young Irish convict (Franciosi) seeking vengeance against
The_Nightingale_(2018_film)
English criminal
trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now known as Tasmania). He is widely regarded as the model for the
Ikey_Solomon
Tasmanian-born colonial architect
was a Tasmanian-born colonial architect who practised initially in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and then in New Zealand. He was New Zealand's first (and
William_Clayton_(architect)
British Army officer and first Premier of Tasmania
detached as a garrison force for the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station, Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) in 1829, and Champ was amongst them. As a lieutenant
William_Champ
British explorer (1791–1875)
John Franklin. During her husband's period as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land, she became known for her philanthropic work and her travels throughout
Jane_Franklin
Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864)
"Young Irelanders" he was convicted of sedition and transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Pardoned, in 1856 he returned to Ireland, where he published
William_Smith_O'Brien
Cadastral division in Tasmania, Australia
administrative division whilst Van Diemen's Land was administered as two units. It was defined as all of Van Diemen's Land north of the 42nd parallel (now
Cornwall_Land_District
2008 Australian film
life as he awaits execution. In 1824, the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce
The_Last_Confession_of_Alexander_Pearce
Book on flora of Australia
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is a book by the botanist Robert Brown
Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen
Prodromus_Florae_Novae_Hollandiae_et_Insulae_Van_Diemen
Australian actor (born 1970)
appeared in films including Metal Skin (1994), Ghost Rider (2007), Van Diemen's Land (2009), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Arthur_Angel
Family in Tasmania, Australia
Sydney in 1812 as a clerk, before quickly being transferred to then Van Diemens Land, where he quickly rose through the ranks under Governor Macquarie.
Archer_family
Australian portrait and miniature painter
South Wales and Van Diemens Land in 13 parts published monthly, each with two aquatint views of New South Wales and two of Van Diemen's Land, with descriptive
Joseph_Lycett
Commandant of Norfolk Island
By May 1855, the last of the convicts and guards were removed to Van Diemen's Land, leaving only a small caretaker party. Maconochie, Michael. "British
H._Day
Australian explorer (1801–1839)
in the then-British colony of New South Wales, Batman settled in Van Diemen's Land (modern-day Tasmania) in the 1820s, where he rose to prominence for
John_Batman
1840s-1852 Australian organization
opposed penal transportation to Australia. It was established in Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) in the late 1840s, and expanded rapidly with
Australasian Anti-Transportation League
Australasian_Anti-Transportation_League
This is a list of people executed in Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1901) and since 1901, the federated island state of Tasmania
List of people legally executed in Tasmania
List_of_people_legally_executed_in_Tasmania
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