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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 ...
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.
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 ...
John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia.In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize.
John Montagu (21 August 1797 – 4 November 1853) was a British army officer and civil servant who served as Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land from 1834 to 1842, and Colonial Secretary of the Cape Colony from 1843 to 1853.
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 ...
George Augustus Robinson (22 March 1791 – 18 October 1866) was an English born builder and self-trained preacher who was employed by the British colonial authorities to conciliate the Indigenous Australians of Van Diemen's Land and the Port Phillip District to the process of British invasion and colonialisation. [1]
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]