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The Founders and Survivors project began in 2007 as a collaborative initiative between several universities, government agencies, demographers, genealogists, and population health researchers. The project extracted data related to convicts in Australia who were transported to Van Diemen’s Land or born there between 1803-1900.
In 1832 he issued a Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land, illustrated by a map of the island, and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company, [1] octavo, the map is by John Arrowsmith. [ 2 ] In 1836 he published an essay on Marine Insurances, their Importance, their Rise, Progress, and Decline, and their Claim to Freedom from Taxation ...
Known as Van Diemen's Land, the name changed to Tasmania, when the British government granted self-governance in 1856. [1] It was a colony from 1856 until 1901, at which time it joined five other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia .
Arriving in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land at the end of 1825, Savery was retained in government service and worked for the Colonial Treasurer, an appointment which caused controversy among other colonists. [6] In 1828 his wife and son came to the colony, and arguments between them culminated in his attempted suicide. [7]
Van Diemen's Land [note 1] 1825: 1851 Port Arthur: Van Diemen's Land: 1830 Richmond: Van Diemen's Land: 1830 Risdon Cove: Van Diemen's Land: 1794: Sarah Island, part of the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station: Van Diemen's Land: 1822: 1833 Saltwater River: Van Diemen's Land: 1879: 1970 Sullivans Cove: Van Diemen's Land: 1914 King George's Sound ...
Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The island, inhabited by Aborigines, was first encountered by the Dutch ship captained by Abel Tasman in 1642, working under the sponsorship of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
On 3 May 1804, a number of Aboriginal Tasmanians were killed by guards of the fledgling British settlement at Risdon Cove, Van Diemen's Land. The events occurred in mysterious circumstances, perhaps as the result of a misunderstanding. [ 1 ]
Chart of Van Diemen's Land produced by Matthew Flinders; it is now called Tasmania. In 1798, Flinders, by then a lieutenant, was given command of the sloop Norfolk with orders "to sail beyond Furneaux's Islands, and, should a strait be found, pass through it, and return by the south end of Van Diemen's Land". Flinders and Bass had, in the ...