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Van Diemen's Land was released in Australian cinemas on 24 September 2009, and was rated MA15+ for "strong violence and coarse language". [9] It received mostly positive reviews, and earned an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews with an average 6.6/10 rating. [10]
Joseph Tice Gellibrand was born in England, the second son of William Gellibrand and Sophia Louisa (née Hynde). Gellibrand studied law, was called to the bar and on 1 August 1823 was appointed Attorney-General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) with a salary of £700 a year and the right "to practise as a barrister under the same restrictions as are observed in this country".
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.
He is descended from Irish convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land during the Great Famine in Ireland. [6] Flanagan's father was a survivor of the Burma Death Railway and one of his three brothers is Australian rules football journalist Martin Flanagan. Flanagan was born with severe hearing loss, which was corrected when he was six years old. [7]
Dobson was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), [1] the son of John Dobson and full brother to Alfred and half-brother to William Lambert Dobson, [2] and Frank Dobson. [3] Dobson was educated at The Hutchins School and worked for a merchant firm before commencing legal training with Allport, Robson & Allport.
The leading members of the association were John Batman, a farmer, Joseph Gellibrand, a lawyer and former Attorney-General, [2] Charles Swanston, banker and member of the Legislative Council, [2] John Helder Wedge, surveyor and farmer, Henry Arthur, nephew of Lieutenant Governor George Arthur of Van Diemen’s Land, and various others including ...
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.
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 ...