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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.
Indefatigable arrived at Hobart Town in 1812 and was the first vessel to transport convicts to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). There was a break until 1818 when Minerva arrived. Thereafter one or more vessels arrived each year until 26 May 1853 when St Vincent became the last to arrive.
Van Diemen's Land Gazette and General Advertiser: Hobart: 1814 Van Diemen's Land Chronicle: Hobart: 1841 Van Diemen's Land Monthly Magazine: Hobart: 1835 Voice: Hobart: 1927–1953 Waratah Whispers: Waratah: 1981–1989 Weekender: Burnie: 1968–1976, 1987–1992 Weekly Courier: Launceston: 1901–1935 Weekly News: Hobart: 1868–1869 Weekly ...
These were the forerunners of Local Government Areas and in 1852 were Launceston, Norfolk Plains, Campbelltown, Clyde, Oatlands, Oyster Bay, New Norfolk, Richmond and Hobart Town. Tasmania also had hundreds in the early days of the colony under Governor Arthur , [ 8 ] with each 100-square-mile (260 km 2 ) hundred being divided into four 25 ...
The Van Diemen's Land Company was very unpopular in Hobart Town. The settlers felt that it would use all the convict labour, and be favoured by government. The company started out trying to grow wheat and barley but found the crops often ruined by heavy rain.
The Hobart Town Gazette was established in 1816 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (known as Tasmania since 1856) as The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter.In 1821 the name was changed to the Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser.
By 1812 a new penal colony had been established at Hobart Town in Van Diemen's Land and it had received its first convicts from Britain. Norfolk Island no longer served any purpose and the last settlers and convicts were removed by February 1814. [ 1 ]
In 1824, Bent, as proprietor of the Hobart Town Gazette, established the first free press in Australia. The first Australian novel, Quintus Servinton, was written in 1831 by convict Henry Savery and published in Hobart. [114] Written during his imprisonment, it is a semi-autobiographical work about the life of a convict in Van Diemen's Land.